Basic Life Support Certification for Health Care Professionals
About This Event
This recertification course reviews CPR for patients of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen), relief of a foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) in compliance with Massachusetts law 234 CMR for the dental industry. The two-hour program incorporates videotape demonstration, instructor-led discussions, and peer practice sessions. Participants who successfully complete the written examination and skills demonstration will receive a BLS for Healthcare Providers course completion card, valid for two years.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the links in the AHA Chain of Survival
- Describe the steps of CPR for an adult, child, and infant
- Do CPR using barrier device and bag-mask ventilation
- Perform one and two rescuer CPR for all ages
- Perform rescue breathing mouth to barrier
- Know how and when to use an AED on victims greater than eight years of age
- Perform skills for relief of a FBAO in the responsive and unresponsive victim of all ages
Additional Event Information
Target Audience
General dentists, specialists, dental auxiliaries
Event Format
In-person
CE Credits
3*