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Use our free, quick, and easy cpr study guide to help you prepare for certification. Basic life support bls provider manualbasic life support bls provider manual paperback specifications. This reference card is the electronic equivalent of the bls reference card. The basic life support bls for healthcare providers course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several lifethreatening emergencies. In order to educate as many people as possible about the fundamental skills needed to help someone survive a cardiac arrest event, the aha has produced a course of study called american heart association bls, the most current version of which was issued in 2015. The ahas bls course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 american heart association guidelines update for cpr and emergency cardiovascular care. Basic life support for healthcare providers american red cross.
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