Catalog Info
Title when registering
Basic Life Support Healthcare
Credit Hours
0.50
Contact Hours Per Week
1 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description
Designed for individuals working in healthcare or for health career and nursing students preparing for their clinical assignments. Course introduces the theory and skills of CPR for victims of all ages. Features ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, supplemental oxygen, use of automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction. Upon successful completion of the course, including both written and skills testing, the student receives an American Heart Association healthcare provider card (valid for two years).
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other Details
Current American Heart Association, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers card.
Requirements are subject to change.
The information represented here is effective starting Fall 2019 and applies to the current catalog year.
If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the
My Progress section of HFC Self Service.