BLS vs. CPR/AED??

I have no clue on the different wording. In my work world, BLS is just that. Basic CPR/choking. AED is NOT taught. I think I'd call and clarify what they mean by it.

These terms (BLS/CPR) are often used interchangeably. If you took a CPR for healthcare providers I think you are probably covered. I wouldn't go ahead and take different one unless I was specifically asked.

In my BLS for Health Professionals class, we did CPR, AED, and choking.

In my BLS for Health Professionals class, we did CPR, AED, and choking.

mine too - infants and adults.

The American Heart Association's BLS for healthcare Professionals is universally the preferred/required class for hospital folk.

bls of health care providers is essentially the same class as AHA hearsaver (cpr, AED, choking). The differences are that the health care provider course covers checking pulses, use of a bag valve mask and advanced airways.

bls of health care providers is essentially the same class as AHA hearsaver (cpr, AED, choking). The differences are that the health care provider course covers checking pulses, use of a bag valve mask and advanced airways.

I think the heartsaver class is compressions only now too.

My CPR for healthcare providers covered CPR, AED, and choking as well. Tokmom, I'm surprised your class didn't teach AED. It only adds about 5 minutes to the course. I thought the classes for non-healthcare providers even covered AED's now. Perhaps your instructor was a little lazy, lol.

The BLS is 5minutes longer and most of the time is good for 2 years. The Red Cross's is good for a years...and usually $25. Most hospitals prefer the BLS from the American Heart Association.

if you will look on the American Heart Asso website you will see that Basic Life Support is the type of course (versus Advanced, like ACLS and PALS) and CPR is the type of SKILLS you learn in BLS courses.

Healthcare Provider is designed for licensed staff. Heartsaver-AED is designed for unlicensed staff. Other courses are for friends, family, first aid---.

Heartsaver AED will teach CPR, including how to use an AED if one is available.

Healthcare Provider teaches all of that, plus bag-mask-valve, providing oxygen, recognizing stroke & heart attack, ------ more than just skills.

The BLS is 5minutes longer and most of the time is good for 2 years. The Red Cross's is good for a years...and usually $25. Most hospitals prefer the BLS from the American Heart Association.

CPR/AED from the American Red Cross is good for 2 years now.

My nursing program requires CPR for the Professional Rescuer from the Red Cross.. I wonder why if hospitals prefer BLS from AHA.

I'm enrolled in a Red Cross CPR for healthcare professionals class for my nursing program. The cert. is good for two years and it costs $80. The AHA BLS for healthcare professionals isn't as readily offered in my area. Our program will take any CPR for healthcare professionals cert. and we do clinicals in several hospitals throughout the state so I'm not sure why a hospital would prefer AHA over Red Cross.