The purpose of the American Red cross Basic Life Support Instructor course is to provide the learner with the tools and resources needed to ensure that individuals with a duty to respond (public safety professionals and healthcare providers) have the requisite knowledge and skills to do so. As an instructor, the course emphasis should be on providing high-quality care integrating psychomotor skills with the skills of critical thinking and problem solving to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.

Intended Audience for this course:

• Individuals certified in BLS with a history of teaching health related topics to include CPR/AED/First Aid
• Individuals who would like the ability to instruct a variety of courses. The BLS Instructor Certification opens up bridging possibilities into other courses (CPR/AED/First Aid/etc.)

Who typically takes a BLS provider course:

• Public safety personnel, such as first responders (law enforcement officers and firefighters), emergency medical responders (eMRs), emergency medical technicians (eMts), advanced eMts (AeMts) and paramedics
• Medical personnel, such as pharmacists, nurses, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dentists and students entering the field
• Members of emergency response teams, such as athletic trainers, corporate response teams, security personnel and ski patrollers .

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