Basic Life Support Instructor Renewal

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About this event

Intended Audience: BLS Instructors

Objectives:

• Review the new 2020 American Heart Association guidelines.
• Demonstrate skills in the resuscitation of an adult victim of a respiratory and cardiac arrest in one rescuer and two rescuer situations.
• Demonstrate skills in the resuscitation of a respiratory and cardiac arrest in an infant and child.
• Demonstrate skills in the treatment of both a conscious and unconscious victim with an obstructed airway (adult, child and infant rescuers).
• Discuss the required knowledge, syllabus, skills, attitude and responsibilities of an instructor to facilitate adult learning.
• Discuss AHA course record requirements & Training Center affiliation.
• Discuss infection control practice.
• Demonstrate skills needed to assist in administration of EPI-pen, applying bandages for hemorrhage control, and doffing and donning PPE (gloves).

During Class Students must:

1. Successfully demonstrate all provider skills.
2. Successfully complete the provider written examination.
3. Successfully complete the instructor written examination.
4. Successfully evaluate other students during class.

Prerequisites for BLS Instructor Renewal Course:

1. A Current AHA BLS Instructor Card
2. Attend updates as required within the previous 2 years.
3. Teach 4 classes in your 2 year certification period to complete your renewal. Earn 4 credits by doing any combination of the following:
   1. Teach a minimum of 4 classroom provider courses in 2 years
   2. Conduct skills practice and testing sessions for e-Learning courses; each day of skills practice and testing sessions counts as 1 of the required 4 courses

Refund/Cancellation Policy:

MercyOne Genesis reserves the right to cancel a class due to insufficient enrollment or inclement weather.

If a class is canceled for those reasons, you will be given the option of a refund or to reschedule for a later date.

You will be notified of the decision via email, phone or both, based on the information given to us at registration.

**If you arrive more than 15 minutes late to class, you will be asked to reschedule**

No Shows: There will be no refunds for not showing up to class.

Cancellation notice is required to receive a refund.