Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid (BLS)
Not only is this course for SCUBA diving, it is a great course for the general public. Having the knowledge to potentially save someone's life is skill we should all have.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
DESCRIPTION
This course will teach you team care CPR and first -aid skills including one- and two-person CPR for adults, children and infants as well as pulse checks. Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms associated with cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and respiratory arrest and proper methods of shock and wound management. This course meets the current guide-lines issued by the International Liaison Council on Resuscitation, the American Heart Association and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
ACADEMIC
- Health-Care provider level basic life support
- First aid assessments
- Upper Airway Suctioning
- Scene safety assessment
- Initial assessments & positioning for care
- One- and two-person CPR for adults, children and infants
- Automated external defibrillator (AED) use
- Obstructed airway management
- Suctioning
- Wound management, bandage and splint application
- Shock management
EQUIPMENT
Will be provided
PREREQ
None
Getting Started
Sign up for your class by calling MAISI Scuba today.
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