Basic Life Support (BLS)

 

The American Heart Association allows you to complete your BLS card through a “blended” learning process.  Simply follow the steps below:

Step #1 – Register for the AHA’s online course – “HeartCode BLS” – by going to the following link:  https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls.entitled . The online course takes approximately 45 minutes and, upon successful completion, you will receive an online “HeartCode” certificate.

Step #2 – After receipt of the certificate, go to the AIEME home page and click on the “Calendar” tab.  From there you can register for any of our courses entitled “BLS Skills check-off.”  These courses are shaded in red and, after registration, you will receive a confirmation letter containing the Zoom login credentials.

Step #3 – Attend the skills-check off course virtually and successfully complete your skills demonstration. You will need to have access to both an adult and infant manikin, a bag mask device and either an actual AED or AED trainer. This equipment is often available from the education department of your center or local hospital.

Step #4 – Please have your online HeartCode certificate available to show to your faculty member.  This can be either a printed document that the faculty member can see on Zoom or, should you have the certificate on your mobile device, you can position that in front of the camera so the faculty member can view this. It is NOT necessary to scan / email the certificate in prior to the course.

Your completion card will be sent typically the same day but no later than one (1) business day.