Basic Life Support Course in Oakville
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Need First Aid Course too? See discount details
If you need both First Aid & CPR and Basic Life Support (BLS), you may qualify for a $20 discount on your second course.
After registering for one course, your confirmation email will include a promo code you can use toward the other course, if you have not already booked it.
BLS Certification and Recertification
By completing our Canadian Red Cross-approved Basic Life training course, you are provided with the essential WSIB approved certificate. We don’t currently offer Basic Life Support training for recertification. However, we offer the entire course at a discounted rate if you have previously completed a BLS course.
Select the “Renew Your Basic Life Support (HCP)” from the dropdown menu if you are renewing your certificate. Also, remember to bring your current BLS certificate to the training. Whether you are renewing your certification or taking the course for the first time, your certificate is valid for one year.
BLS Course Content
The content of the Basic Life Support training covers important lifesaving material in just four hours. Expect to cover topics that include more than just high-performance CPR. The modules include the Six Rights of Medication, handling trauma, hypothermia, anaphylaxis, opioid overdose, and choking are covered, ensuring you have a good knowledge of how to react in several different types of emergencies.
Most importantly, the course covers these three crucial topics: post-cardiac arrest care, post-event debriefing, and team communication. All-in-all, the training includes everything your role as a healthcare professional encompasses. Get more details about our Basic Life Support Course on our website.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Let us help you with the answers to your most frequently asked questions.
Both Basic Life Support and CPR training are two very different levels. The material covered is similar, but BLS includes essential life support details needed by professional healthcare workers. CPR Level C training is a general CPR training course recommended for all Canadians because it could help them save a life. On the other hand, Basic Life Support is specialized CPR needed by anyone working in professional healthcare in pre-hospital or hospital roles, including nurses, first responders, lifesavers, and dentists.
Basic Life Support training is a four-hour long course. During this time, you cover all the modules required for your certification. Upon completion, the certificate we provide you with is valid for one year.
If you are confused with the older HCP training that used to be valid for three years, that does not exist anymore. HCP was upgraded to BLS by the government in 2019 to ensure that healthcare professionals renew these vital lifesaving skills annually.
The three elements of Basic Life Support are CPR, rescue breathing and airway obstruction. These are used to treat patients suffering from cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, opioid overdose and more.
No. BLS is a more advanced form of CPR training. Our Canadian Red Cross approved Basic Life Support training provides you with a WSIB approved certificate that qualifies you to work in various healthcare professional roles. The BLS is a hands-on course, ensuring that you are adequately trained to handle any breathing emergency. Once you complete the course, you must prove your theoretical and hands-on skills by passing the practical and multiple-choice exams.
Our instructors are willing to give you advice should you fail one of the two parts and allow you a second chance to pass, but if you fail the section again, you will have to reschedule your re-training.
There are several things you can do to ensure you pass the course – read through your Basic Life Support e-book before attending the course to familiarize yourself with the topics, pay attention to your instructor, take notes, and ask questions.
If you feel you may struggle with the course or want to prepare for it, then taking the Standard First Aid &CPR/AED course in Oakville first can help you better understand Basic Life Support.