AHA BLS Requirements

AHA Book Requirement

• The AHA requires that students have a current 2020 AHA BLS Provider Manual prior to, during, and after class.

• CPR Mobile will provide these manuals for reference during class; they are also sold in class for $20.

CLASS TOPICS

• Ages: adult, child, and infant

• Identifying and managing Cardiac Arrest and Respiratory Arrest in Adults, Children, and Infants

• Single-rescuer and multiple rescuer response to Cardiac Arrest

• Correct and safe use of a trainer Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

• Pediatric Respiratory Failure

• Special Considerations: Maternal Cardiac Arrest, Opioid-Associated Life-Threatening Emergencies, Advanced Airway

• Team Dynamics

• Chest Compression Fraction (CCF)

• Responsive Choking

• Unresponsive Choking

CLASS STRUCTURE

• Students watch instructional videos regarding each specific topic.

• Engaging classroom discussion solidifies knowledge required for the final exam.

• Students choose their own teams and practice skills using peer-to-peer real-time corrective feedback. Students learn to function as individual responders and as part of a group.

• Manikins with feedback devices help students find the correct compression tempo and depth.

• Real-time practice scenarios offer adequate time for students to develop confidence and skills prior to scenario tests.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• To receive certification, AHA requires students to perform skills to a standard that demonstrates proficiency. Please review all physical and cognitive performance requirements below.

• These classes are video-based with hands on demonstration. CPR Mobile must feel confident that each student is able to demonstrate use of all skills as set forth by the American Heart Association guidelines. No certification will be given if these skills are not demonstrated and met.  No refunds are given if the student does not demonstrate proficiency.

Physical Performance Requirements:

ADULT CPR SKILLS:

• ADULT Compressions: perform 1 minute of 30 high-quality compressions, 2" deep with full recoil, at a rate of 100-120 beats per minute. Manikins give real-time objective feedback.

• ADULT Ventilations: After each set up 30 compressions, provide 2 effective ventilations in under 10 seconds, then return to compressions. Students may use a bag-valve mask and/or pocket mask. Each breath should be given over 1 second and create an appropriately-sized chest rise on the manikin.

PEDIATRIC CPR SKILLS:

• INFANT Compressions: 15 (multiple-rescuer) or 30 (individual-rescuer) high-quality compressions, 1-1/2" deep with full recoil, at a rate of 100-120 beats per minute.

• INFANT Ventilations: After each set of 15 or 30 compressions, provide 2 effective ventilations in under 10 seconds, then return to compressions. Students may use a bag-valve mask and/or pocket mask. Each breath should be given over 1 second and create an appropriately-sized chest rise on the manikin.

SAFE, CORRECT USE OF THE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINER

• AED for Adult and Infant: student must turn on the trainer AED and then follow audible and visual prompts, apply pads correctly, ensure safety of all participants via effective communication, and leave AED and pads on for the duration of the scenario.

RESCUE BREATHING SKILLS

• Adult Rescue Breathing: 1 breath every 6 seconds

• Child Rescue Breathing: 1 breath every 3 seconds

• Infant Rescue Breathing: 1 breath every 2 seconds

If the child/infant has a pulse of less than 60 beats per minute, with signs of poor perfusion despite adequate oxygenation, begin CPR.

CONSCIOUS CHOKING SKILLS

• INFANT: Repeated sets of 5 back slaps followed by 5 chest thrusts until infant goes unresponsive

• ADULT/CHILD: Abdominal and/or chest thrusts until the object is relieved or the person goes unresponsive

UNCONSCIOUS CHOKING SKILLS

• Immediately start CPR, starting with compressions. Visually check the airway before giving breaths.

Cognitive Performance Requirements

• Students must pay attention to all videos played during class.

• Students must be able to integrate verbal feedback from instructor into the scenario practiced on a manikin.

• Students must be able to identify and treat cardiac arrest and respiratory failure/respiratory arrest.

• Students must answer 21 out of 25 questions correctly on the final exam (verbal, written, or electronic). The class is purposefully designed to prepare the student for the final exam. All 25 questions will be prepared for verbally throughout the duration of class; the final exam should feel like a summary of what you have already learned and practiced.

DISABILITIES:

Each student that enrolls in this class must be physically capable of performing approximately 1 minute of high-quality CPR (compressions and ventilations). Performing CPR requires strength and good physical health as it could be physically challenging for some students. If you are unable to perform high-quality CPR per AHA standards, you will not be granted a certification, and your payment will not be refunded.

AHA DISCLAIMER:

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