OSHA requires most occupations to maintain CPR and First Aid certification. Some of these professions includes: Healthcare/Medical Workers Childcare Employees Fitness Trainers Construction Workers and Foremen Teachers and Coaches Lifeguards

The Healthline First Aid CPR/BLS classes are taught by EMT professionals, and nearly all our students pass with no problems. If you do not pass, you may try re-taking the test up to 3 times.

No. If your CPR certification has expired, you must re-take the class. The American Heart Association and the American Red Cross CPR/BLS best practices are regularly updated.

There is no difference between BLS (Basic Life Support) and CPR certification. There is often confusion between the two terms. BLS typically refers to Healthcare Provider CPR levels of training – hands on experience outside the normal scope of a CPR class. BLS/Healthcare Provider CPR also focus on important emergency aspects like, oxygen administration, bleeding control and splinting.

Healthcare Provider CPR is the level of certification required by medical professionals like doctors, nurses, paramedics and Life Guards. Healthcare Provider CPR focuses more on equipment commonly found in a hospital. It requires a written and skills test upon completion and carries a 2 year certification period. Heart Saver CPR is required for daycare providers, construction professionals and is useful general knowledge. It focuses on a simpler version of CPR, using equipment commonly found in public settings. There is no required written test, but students will have to pass a skills test. It also carries a 2 year certification period.

Whether it is a Heartsaver CPR, BLS for Healthcare Provider, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, American Heart Association certifications expire the month listed on the card with no grace period. For CPR certifications, this is not as much concern time wise because there is very little difference between the certification and recertification class. This is not the case for ACLS and PALS. In a traditional class format, ACLS and PALS certification classes are approximately 16 hours, but a traditional recertification class is eight hours. To help avoid lapses in certifications, Healthline tracks our client’s certifications, and will notify you as that date approaches.

The American Heart Association’s BLS for Healthcare Provider written test is 25 questions, and covers the material found in the workbook as class video. The passing score is 84%, which means a student can incorrectly answer four questions without having to retake the exam. If a student does not pass the first written exam, they are given an opportunity to retest that same class. If the second test is not passed, a separate class time needs to be rescheduled after the student has time to review the material.

As covered in our CPR certification courses, CPR stands for Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation. Simplified: Heart and Lung Revival. The most important thing a first responder can do is ensure the integrity of the circulatory system (heart) and respiratory system (lungs). To become informed and ready to save lives,