This full-color manual is the mandatory AHA Instructor text for the Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers course.
General Overview
This manual:
includes essential information and lesson plans Instructors need to teach the BLS course on an initial or a renewal basis, including the classroom-based and blended-learning versions
provides detailed lesson plans for teaching the BLS course (16 lesson plans for the classroom-based course and 15 lesson plans for the blended-learning course)
includes six page-divider tabs that make finding key sections quick and simple
includes an Instructor CD featuring supplemental information and tools:
Precourse Materials
Equipment List
Sample Precourse Letter to Students (Classroom Course)
Sample Precourse Letter to Students (HeartCode BLS)
Sample BLS Course Agenda
Sample HeartCode BLS Agenda
Course Materials
Adult CPR and AED Skills Testing Checklist
Skills Testing Critical Skills Descriptors
Infant CPR Skills Testing Checklist
Skills Testing Critical Skills Descriptors
Team Dynamics Diagram
Summary of High-Quality CPR Components for BLS Providers
BLS Lesson Plans
Blended BLS Lesson Plans
Life Is Why™ Activity Page
Manual is for use by American Heart Association BLS Instructors. Each Instructor must have his or her own copy of the Instructor manual for teaching the BLS course.
Dimensions and Specifications
8 1/2" x 11"
50 pages (plus 31 lesson plans), with 6 page-divider tabs
Full-color, 3-hole-punched loose-leaf manual that fits into a binder
Includes an Instructor CD
Additional Supplies Needed for Operation
To teach the BLS course, you will also need:
Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Manual(item no. EC15-1010)
Basic Life Support (BLS) DVD Set(item no. EC15-1011)
All required Instructor materials listed above are also available as part of the Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Package(item no. EC15-1012).
Other supplies needed to teach the BLS course:
DVD player
training manikins
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*The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge & proficiency in BLS, ACLS, & PALS & has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course material, do not represent income to the Association.
