VOC ED 379CE - Basic Life Support and First Aid for Medical Assistants

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    This Basic Life Support and First Aid for Healthcare Workers course is a nine-hour course in which students will gain basic competency in promptly recognizing and administering essential first aid and life support, as well as understanding the criteria that would indicate necessity of a healthcare professional. Students will be required to demonstrate basic sterile first aid care, high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide for early use of an AED. The course contains both a lecture and practical component with the CPR/AED portion provided by an AHA credentialed instructor. Students who complete the course and pass the AHA written and skills exams, will be qualified to obtain the AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification card.