BLS-Skills Testing

BLS- Skills Testing

This skills session is the separate, hands on, in person, psychomotor skills assessment, live, with an AHA Instructor is required to earn a valid AHA BLS Provider eCard that is valid for two years.  Updated to reflect the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines

Online Part 1 sold separately and can be added to registration at checkout, or you may purchase on your own (link below)  Part 1 is called Heartcode BLS Online

Skills Practice and Testing done in Class

Certification Card Issued day of class completion and is issued from the American Heart Association

image of the 'BLS Basic Life Support Provider course,' a course by the American Heart Association featuring a blue-tinted illustration of a human heart and large blue text 'BLS' on a dark blue background.
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About the Course

Course Includes

This is the part 2 skills testing for the blended learning BLS Course.  You will come in person to complete:

Review of BLS Concepts

Adult CPR Testing

Infant CPR Testing

You must complete/Purchase-

Part 1 (Online Portion) Sold Separately and can be obtained at:

https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls

Certification Issued Same day

AHA (American Heart Association) E-Card issued same day as the course.  Certification card is good for 2 years.

Skills Learned

  • Importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
  • Application of the steps of the Chain of Survival
  • Signs of someone needing CPR
  • High-quality CPR skills acquisition for adults, children and infants
  • Importance of early use of an AED
  • AED skill demonstration
  • Effective ventilations with a barrier device
  • Multirescuer resuscitation and skill acquisition
  • Techniques for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children and infants

Meets requirements for 

Medical Training Programs and schools, Medical Residency, Healthcare provider employment, Such as Nurinsg, EMT/Paramedic, Physicians, Dental Providers, Behavioral Therapists/Aides. and many more.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.