Basic Life Support (December 18, 2025) at 1:00pm

“Due to the in-progress 2025 AHA Guidelines rollout, please email the UTSD Training Center at aha@uth.tmc.edu regarding inquiries concerning dates & times, registration and payment for DECEMBER 2025 BLS courses.”

AHA Basic Life Support Course (BLS HeartCode Part 2 Hands On Skills: $45 plus tax - NO REFUNDS!)
After successfully completing both the eLearning and hands-on session of the BLS Course, students should be able to:

• Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
• Describe all of the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
• Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
• Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children and infants
• Describe the importance of early use of an AED and demonstrate its use
• Provide effective ventilations by using a barrier device - Bag valve mask (BVM) for professional providers
• Describe the importance of team dynamics in multirescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants