BLS-301 · Gold · Advanced
Basic Life Support
A focused, hands-on course for healthcare and professional responders.
Who it's for: People whose work requires CPR at the healthcare or professional responder level. No prerequisites; learners must be able to kneel and give compressions for 2 minutes, or ask about adaptations.
- Price
- $72 USD
- Length
- 8 hours online + 3 hours in person
- Access
- 180 days
- Outcome
- Certificate after in-person skills sign-off
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After this course you can
- Recognize cardiac arrest and decide on CPR or ventilation support in no more than 10 seconds
- Give high-quality CPR to adults, children, and infants with 1 or 2 rescuers
- Ventilate with a pocket mask and a bag-valve-mask without overinflating
- Clear a choking airway and manage opioid and drowning emergencies
- Lead or join a resuscitation team using closed-loop communication and debriefs
- Act within your scope, Ontario consent and Good Samaritan rules, documentation and injury reporting duties, and your organization's advance directive policy
How you pass
- Online partWork through the modules, then score 80% on the practice exam and 80% on the final exam.
- In-person skills sign-offA 3h skills session. Your skills are signed off in person by a qualified instructor.
- CertificateIssued once your skills are signed off, with a link employers can check.
6 modules plus exams
Module 1: Recognition and the Verten Survival Links
- Module overview8 min
- Practice19 min
- Scenario practice (coached, not scored)10 min
- Knowledge test12 min
- Collapse in the stairwell1 min
- Demonstration (in person)16 min
Module 2: Professional Duties and the Law in Ontario
- Module overview12 min
- Practice29 min
- Scenario practice (coached, not scored)8 min
- Knowledge test14 min
- The pallet in aisle 91 min
- Demonstration (in person)16 min
Module 3: Adult High-Quality CPR, Ventilation, and AED
- Module overview8 min
- Opening the airway and using a pocket mask6 min
- Practice18 min
- Scenario practice (coached, not scored)9 min
- Knowledge test12 min
- Night shift on the ward1 min
- Demonstration (in person)17 min
Module 4: Child and Infant CPR, Ventilation, and AED
Your certificate
Certificate of Achievementby assessed practical demonstrationYour nameBasic Life SupportSkills observed and signed off in person by a qualified instructor.Verten Academy
SampleEmployers verify it online
Every certificate has its own ID and a public page at academy.verten.ai/en/verify/ followed by that ID. An employer can open the link or scan the QR code on the certificate to confirm the course, your name and the date it was issued.
This certificate is valid for 12 months after your skills session.
Verten's first aid training is delivered with ACA Emergency Response Training Inc., a training partner of a WSIB-approved first aid provider.
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About this course
A focused, hands-on course for healthcare and professional responders. You will learn to recognize cardiac arrest fast, check a pulse in no more than 10 seconds, give high-quality CPR to adults, children, and infants, ventilate with a pocket mask and a bag-valve-mask, use an AED on any age, manage choking, opioid, and drowning emergencies, and work as part of a high-performance resuscitation team. Certifies CPR Level HCP with AED and bag-valve-mask, valid 1 year.
Course details
- Length: 8 hours online across 6 modules, plus a Final Exam and a 3-hour in-person skills session
- Format: Blended: 8 h online + 3 h in-person skills session. In-class: 4.5 h.
- Prerequisites: None. Designed for people whose work requires CPR at the healthcare or professional responder level. Learners must be able to kneel on the floor and give compressions for 2 minutes; ask about adaptations.
- Course version: 1.0