Workshop:  Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers: A Refresher Course

Course ID - CTD0414-1

Short Title:  BLS/Refresher Course

(Course ID, Reference #, or Keyword title can be used to find and register for this course in Odyssey) 

Description: This workshop is Intended to recertify faculty who are required to have CPR certification. Participants will be taught using the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines.  This course is designed to teach CPR skills for victims of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen).  Skill instructions will include the use of the automated external defibrillator and relief of foreign body airway obstruction.

Objectives

 As a result of successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe the links in the AHA Chain of Survival
• Describe the steps of CPR
• Describe the sign of 5 major emergencies in adults
• Use an AED (automated external defibrillator)
• Relieve FBAO (foreign body airway obstruction)
• Perform CPR according to AHA standards
• Perform rescue breathing according to AHA standards
  

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Registration information
Course ID: - CTD0414-1
Course Title: BLS/Refresher Course
Reference # - see table 

How to Register

Registration for CT&D workshops are through the Student Information and Registration system.  The process for registering for a CTD workshop will be the same as registering for a regular class at MDC.  

New - Easier registration for workshops

You can access the Registration System and register for a CTD workshop using the same user name and password that use to login to your computer.    Example:   Richard Johnson  would be rjohnson     (You will NOT need to create a separate student myMDC account to register for a CTD workshop) 

Make a note of the Reference Number for the workshop then go to Registration Instructions

Once you have registered for a class, you can print your schedule.    Please make every effort to attend once you've registered as seats are limited.     However, If you need to drop, you can also do this through the Web Registration screen.     CTD classes will appear on your transcript as non-credit classes.

If you need special assistance to participate in this workshop due to a disability, please call CT&D at 7-2366 so that appropriate arrangements can be made.  College Training and Development complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.