In these busy times, some people prefer taking the first part of their BLS instruction in the blended learning format offered by the American Heart Association BLS. These courses are offered for initial or renewal training, and they have the same completion requirements that the classroom-based equivalent courses do. All the blended learning options include access to the related E-textbook in the price of the course. Students who successfully complete Part 1 receive a certificate that allows them entrance into a skills practice and testing session. You must bring your certificate of completion of Part 1 to your skills session in order to receive your certification card. The online component of the course is only the first step in obtaining your BLS.
BLS Provider Skills Session Audience
BLS training is intended for certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed, healthcare professionals, including:
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Paramedics
- Emergency medical technicians
- Respiratory, physical, and occupational therapists
- Physician’s assistants
- Residents or fellows
- Medical or nursing students in training
- Aides, medical or nursing assistants, and other allied health personnel
In addition, BLS training can be appropriate for first responders, such as police officers and firefighters, as well as for laypeople whose work brings them into contact with members of the public, such as school, fitness center, or hotel and restaurant employees. Or hotel and restaurant employees.
You will be issued the same American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard that is valid for two years after completing the in-person skills session as you would at the end of the classroom-based version of this course.
Steps to Completing Your Course
- Click on the Book Now button above to purchase your online course key and skills session voucher code. You will receive an immediate confirmation email that includes the course access code needed for the online component AND the skills session registration. You do not need to schedule the skills session until you have completed the online course (Part 1).
- Once you have received your course access keycode in the confirmation email, go to https:onlineaha.org. Enter your alphanumeric key code in the “New Users” box, and click on the activate button.
- Complete the online portion of the course at a convenient time. Make sure that you print your certificate of completion at the end of the course to bring with you to the skills session.
- Schedule your skills session by clicking Courses->American Heart Association page of this website after completing Part 1. You will select the “Skills Session Only” section to select a convenient time. Your alphanumeric key code will be used in the Promo Code box during registration to waive the skills session fee – you need not pay separately if you purchase the entire blended learning course from us.
- Complete the Skills Session as scheduled at our training center.
Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Completion Card that is valid for two years.
Please note that all blended-learning courses involve single-use AHA keycodes, so they are non-refundable once purchased – all sales are final.
