RWJUH EMS & Trauma Education BLS for the Healthcare Provider

EMS Education

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (Professional-level CPR)
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Credit
The NJ DHSS-OEMS allows EMT-Bs to use this professional-level CPR certification for 2 elective CEUs toward recertification. The EMT must keep track of this credit as it is not automatically registered in their learming management system (LMS) record.

Description
This course, offered according to the newly released 2005 AHA Guidelines for Emergency Cardiovascular Care, is designed to meet the needs of healthcare professionals who respond to cardiac and respiratory emergencies. It teaches:

The steps of 1- and 2-rescuer CPR for adult, child, and infant victims
Usage of barrier devices and bag-mask ventilation
Safe utilization of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for victims over 1 year of age
Signs and actions for severe airway obstruction in responsive and unresponsive victims
The links in the Chain of Survival and their importance
Signs of cardiac arrest, choking, stroke, heart attack

Students must pass both a skills and written test to complete the course and receive a completion card good for two years. This is the course required for students entering ACLS, PALS, and EMT-Basic training.

Prerequisites
Students must be physically able to perform all skills on a training manikin, which can be strenuous when done correctly. The American Heart Association requires that students adequately demonstrate all skills to their guidelines in order to complete the course.

Date(s) & Time(s) for 2011
All classes are a single session that runs 6:00-10:30 p.m.

Month

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Dates

25 or 27

23 or 24

22 or 31

04 or 26 or 28

24 or 26

14 or 21

19 or 21

23 or 25

20 or 22

03 or 25 or 27

15 or 17

13 or 15

Fee(s)
The fee for this program is $75.00 and includes the course textbook with reference CD-ROM.

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