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Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support (HCP) Courses in Kitchener

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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.

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BLS Certification and Recertification

Our Basic Life Support training is Canadian Red Cross certified, WSIB approved, and valid for one year. Kitchener Basic Life Support (HCP) is not re-certifiable, but candidates with valid certifications can do the full training at a discounted rate with us.

Kitchener Basic Life Support Course Content

Our in-class section of the course has a duration of four hours.

Vital topics covered in the course include:

  • High-performance CPR
  • Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
  • Six Rights of Medication
  • Airway Management
  • Trauma
  • Hypothermia
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Opioid overdose
  • Choking
  • Post-cardiac arrest care
  • Team communication
  • Post-event debriefing

Airway Management & Oxygen Therapy (AMOT) is often an added requirement for some healthcare professionals, and you can register separately for select locations.  

Frequently Asked Questions:

Basic Life Support (HCP) training is an intensive CPR training for healthcare and emergency professionals, teaching them to recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies. The Kitchener Basic Life Support (HCP) Training includes other life-saving skills as well, allowing trainees to save lives confidently.

Basic Life Support training is an advanced level of CPR Level C training. CPR Level C is a general course for anyone wanting to assist in emergencies. First responders, nurses, dentists, firefighters, etc., take BLS courses to learn how to provide CPR in a healthcare environment.

The Basic Life Support training is a four-hour-long in-class course. Once completed, participants must pass an examination on both the practical and theoretical coursework to receive their Basic Life Support certification.

Basic Life Support’s purpose is to teach individuals to help save others experiencing cardiac arrest or respiratory distress. First-responders, healthcare providers, and other healthcare assistants take the course where they learn to provide high-performance CPR, the use of the AED, airway management, etc. Participants learn to offer assistance in any type of breathing emergencies in all age groups, including infants.

This course is designed to keep our healthcare workers confident in their life-saving skills.

The Red Cross Basic Life Support Training teaches professional healthcare workers life-saving techniques that ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.

Healthcare professionals play an important role in our lives. Doctors, nurses, etc. must have the proper skills to do their jobs. BLS training will provide them those skills, improving survival rates of patients.

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