Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED-BL-r.21 (2024)

FAQs

What does BL mean in CPR? ›

Basic life support (BLS) includes CPR but is an overall higher level of medical care typically administered by public safety professionals, first responders, paramedics, healthcare providers, and qualified bystanders.

While BLS certification covers CPR, it is much more in-depth than a typical CPR course. At the same time, these certifications do not address first aid strategies for minor injuries and other non-life-threatening circ*mstances.

Basic Life Support - Blended Learning. Basic Life Support - Instructor-Led Training. Advanced Life Support - Blended Learning.

The Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED course incorporates the latest science and teaches students how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies to help victims of any age - adults(about 12 years and older) and pediatric (infants and children up to 12 years of age).

The main distinction is that BLS is more comprehensive and is geared toward medical professionals and first responders, whereas CPR and AED use are skills anyone can learn. To clarify, anyone can attend and obtain either certification, and doing so would be a great way to safeguard yourself and those around you.

No, the class is not generally considered difficult – however, compared to lay rescuer CPR & First Aid classes, there is a greater amount of information covered and the skill requirements are slightly more technical.

The AHA CPR Certification is more widely accepted by healthcare professionals as it is considered slightly more extensive as well as more challenging. While the Red Cross allows an 80% or higher on their exams as passing, the AHA requires a score of 84% or greater.

CPR is a procedure to keep the blood pumping when the heart stops, while an AED is a machine that will get the heart started again after it stops. The American Heart Association has stated that the survival rate of the victims nearly doubles when AED is administered along with CPR.

American Red Cross CPR/AED training courses allow you to learn how – and when – to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Training options include online courses, in-person class work, and our best-in-class blended Simulation Learning, which combines online information with hands-on skills sessions.

In a doctor's prescription, "BL" typically stands for "Both Legs." This abbreviation is commonly used to indicate that a medication or treatment should be applied to or used on both legs of the patient.

What is the full meaning of BL? ›

Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) The full form of BL is 'Bachelor of Laws'.

3540. Treat the most dangerous and life threatening condition first, remembering the four B's: breathing, bleeding, broken bones, and burns.

The process for child CPR (older than 1 year up to around puberty) is very similar to adult CPR with the primary difference being that you don't push as hard. Pushing on a child's chest as hard as you would an adult's chest could cause serious damage. If you are giving rescue breaths, they should not be as hard either.

Press down on the child's chest so that it compresses about one third to one half the depth of the chest. Give 30 chest compressions. Each time, let the chest rise completely. These compressions should be fast and hard with no pausing.

Child CPR should be performed on children aged one to puberty, around 13 or 14 years old. If the child fits into this age group, proceed as follows: Check to see if the child responds to verbal and gentle physical calls to attention.

Giving breaths of oxygen brings more oxygen into the person with cardiac arrest. You can think of the steps in CPR in order by remembering CAB: C is for chest compressions. A is for opening a person's airway. B is for giving them rescue breaths.

CPR-B teaches parents, grandparents, babysitters or childcare workers the CPR and choking procedures for adults, children and infants. CPR-B includes the importance of early defibrillation and how to use an AED. CPR-B certification is included in Emergency First Aid. Prerequisite: None.

The purpose of the Emergency CLAD and BL Permits is to allow qualified individuals to be employed while completing requirements for the English Learner Authorization/CLAD Certificate or Bilingual Authorization and showing progress toward obtaining the certificate or authorization with each renewal.

CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It can help save a life during cardiac arrest, when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.