Benefits of BLS Training Courses BLS, or Basic Life Support, is an essential training course for healthcare providers and individuals who may need to respond to medical emergencies. The course equips participants with the knowledge and skills to provide immediate care to patients in life-threatening situations. This post explores the benefits of BLS training and how it benefits both healthcare […]
Benefits of Online BLS Certification for Nurses Almost every medical facility in the country requires its nurses to be certified in basic life support (BLS). Unfortunately, many BLS nursing certification courses don’t accommodate the needs of a nurse’s busy schedule. Online certification courses in BLS for nurses fit within the heavy workload nurses already face. They bring all the benefits of traditional certification […]
Is BLS Certification Necessary for Entry-Level Nursing Jobs? Most medical facilities in the United States of America require certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for all their nurses, including entry-level nurses. However, while BLS certification is necessary for most entry-level nursing jobs, some employers will help you obtain it after hiring you. Other employers will appreciate that you’ve gone the extra mile to […]
9 Common Questions and Answers about BLS Certification Basic Life Support training (also known as BLS Certification or a BLS class) is one of the most commonly-issued certifications in the service and medical communities. It includes various emergency life-saving tools and techniques that you can perform on someone experiencing a life-threatening situation, such as respiratory distress, obstructed airway, or cardiac arrest. Those who […]
Understanding Secondary Trauma: The Impact of Witnessing Traumatic Events As we near the end of the NFL season, the cardiac arrest and successful resuscitation of Damar Hamlin and the recurrent concussions sustained by Tua Tagovailoa are still being discussed by football fans across the United States. The television broadcast of sports and almost immediate social media news access has exposed countless people to these […]
BLS Ventilation Support Video Hi, everyone. Welcome back. In today’s video, we’re going to talk about ventilation support and how it pertains to CPR and BLS maneuvers. Let’s start at the beginning, the basics, the head-tilt-chin lift. Remember, when a victim is unconscious, lying on their back, the most common airway obstruction is the tongue. We’re going to perform […]
Introduction to BLS Video Hi, everyone. Welcome to Part 1 Introduction to Basic Life Support. In the upcoming video series, we’re going to be covering all these topics you see here, but today we’re going to focus on the key points of performing basic life support. This is important because the science suggests we do this for our patient, […]
BLS – Choking Video Transcript:Hi, everyone. You guessed it. In today’s video, we’re talking about choking. Back in the day, we used to separate choking between a partial and a complete airway obstruction. Today the focus is more on is this a mild or a severe airway obstruction. With a mild airway obstruction, the patient is still able […]
Basic Life Support & CPR for Infants Video Hi, everyone. Welcome to part 5 in our BLS video series, CPR for infants. Let’s start with our initial response, which is just like in the child. What do we do first? If you witness this arrest, you saw the infant stop breathing in front of you, immediately call 9-1-1, get professional help coming, […]
