RWJUH EMS & Trauma Education BLS for the Healthcare Provider

EMS & Trauma Education

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
(Professional-level CPR)
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Credit
The NJDOH&SS-OEMS allows EMTs to individually apply for 2 elective CEUs per calendar year for CPR renewal.

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 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 2008
All classes are a single session that runs 6:00-10:30 p.m.

Month	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.
Dates	23 or 24	21 or 28	26 or 27	29	1, 28, or 29	18 or 19	30 or 31	27 or 28	17 or 18	29 or 30	19 or 20

Fee(s)
The fee for this program is $65.00 and includes the course textbook with reference CD-ROM.

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