CPR & First Aid
LPS Healthcare provides accredited CPR & First Aid training thru the American Heart Association. We currently provide BLS ( Basic Life Support) and HeartSavers for Adult, Child and Infants.
All courses include AED Training.
Please review with your employer which course is required for your profession. All of our courses are in person to meet regulatory requirements.
BLS Course
(with First Aid)
The BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
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Who should take this course?
The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.
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What does this course teach?
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High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
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The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
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Important early use of an AED
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Effective ventilations using a barrier device
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Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
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Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants
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First Aid
HeartSaver Course
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
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Who should take this course?
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
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What does this course teach?
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First aid basics
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Medical emergencies
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Injury emergencies
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Environmental emergencies
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Preventing illness and injury
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Adult CPR and AED use
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Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
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Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR