AHA BLS Provider Certification & Recertification
The Basic Life Support credential required by hospitals, nursing schools, EMS agencies, and dental practices. Learn online, verify hands-on in about 30 to 60 minutes.
Register for AHA BLS Provider
Includes AHA online course key + hands-on simulation verification.
- Select an individual appointment on our official calendar
- Receive your AHA online course key to complete at home
- Verify hands-on skills in ~30–60 min and receive your same-day eCard
What Does the AHA BLS Provider Course Cover?
The American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) course trains healthcare providers to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, and provide early use of an AED.
Who Requires This Certification?
This course is specifically structured for personnel in healthcare and clinical environments, including:
- Registered Nurses (RNs), LPNs, Nurse Practitioners & Nursing Students
- Physicians, Residents, Physician Assistants (PAs) & Medical Students
- Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) & Paramedics
- Dental Hygienists, Dentists & Oral Surgery Assistants
- Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists & Radiologic Technologists
- Hospital Techs, Phlebotomists & In-Patient Clinical Staff
None - open to all. Bring a photo ID and your AHA online-part completion certificate to your verification appointment.
Curriculum & Skills Tested on the Manikin
Precision depth (2.0–2.4 inches), rate (100–120 bpm), complete chest recoil, and minimizing interruptions in compressions.
2-finger and 2-thumb-encircling techniques, brachial pulse checks, and clearing foreign-body airway obstructions.
Rapid pad placement, rhythm analysis safety, and delivering effective two-rescuer bag-valve-mask ventilations with chest rise.
Frequently Asked Questions About BLS Provider
Survival Group is an authorized AHA Training Center, and BLS at our stations issues official American Heart Association eCards. AHA certification is widely accepted across Connecticut, and many hospitals, nursing schools, and EMS agencies specify it for clinical staff. Because each employer sets its own requirements, confirm with your HR department or program director before booking.
Yes. If you have already purchased and completed HeartCode BLS directly through elearning.heart.org, bring your online completion certificate to your appointment. Choose the "Skills Check Only" option when scheduling.
AHA eLearning courses like HeartCode BLS can be used to claim continuing education credit through the American Heart Association's online portal. Credit eligibility and amounts are determined by the AHA and your professional licensing board, and vary by discipline - check the AHA portal for what currently applies to you, or ask our team when you check in.