The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. The course reflects science and education from the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?
The American Heart Association’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-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

What does this course teach?
•    High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
•    BLS concepts from the Chain of Survival
•    Delivering effective breaths or ventilations
•    Importance of early use of and how to use an AED
•    Performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
•    Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants

Initial certification and recertification of healthcare providers
Upon successful completion of the course, students receive an AHA BLS Provider course completion card, valid for two years.

Cost: $80 for the course, plus $19 for the optional manual. Payment by cash, check, credit card, or 312 Requisition is accepted. Medical students at the University of Rochester have the course fee waived, but are responsible for the cost of the manual.

Note: If you're over 15 minutes late to the course, both entry and refunds will be denied. You will need to register and pay for a new course.