CANADIAN RED CROSS BLS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) CERTIFICATION
Certified Basic Life Support (BLS) training in BC. Gain essential high-performance CPR and AED skills for healthcare and emergency response professionals.
The Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is a globally recognized program built for healthcare providers (HCPs), emergency responders, and professional first aiders. Metro Safety delivers hands-on, scenario-based BLS training that follows the latest Canadian Red Cross and ILCOR guidelines and aligns with WorkSafeBC and national standards. Unlike standard CPR courses, BLS focuses on high-performance resuscitation, team-based response, and effective AED use — so nurses, paramedics, firefighters, dental staff, and health-science students can respond quickly and confidently to cardiac arrest, airway obstruction, and respiratory emergencies.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) CERTIFICATION COURSE MODULES
Built directly from the WorkSafeBC Basic First Aid Participant Guide.
Core BLS Skills
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Perform high-performance CPR on adults, children, and infants
- Operate an AED safely and effectively
- Manage foreign-body airway obstruction (choking)
- Deliver assisted ventilation with a bag-valve mask
TOPICS COVERED
- Glove removal and scene safety
- Primary assessment (ABCs)
- CPR and AED integration
- Airway obstruction management
- Assisted ventilation
- BLS special considerations (pregnancy, opioid emergencies, drowning)
Optional Add-On Components
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Extend BLS with airway management and/or oxygen therapy where required by employer
TOPICS COVERED
- Stand-alone BLS — 4 hours
- BLS + Airway Management — 5 hours
- BLS + Oxygen Therapy — 5 hours
- BLS + Airway Management + Oxygen Therapy — 6 hours
- Recertification — 2 hours
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE
- Nurses, paramedics, EMTs, and other frontline medical staff
- Dental professionals and dental assistants
- Firefighters, police officers, search and rescue teams
- Lifeguards and aquatic staff
- Nursing, medical, and allied-health students
- Anyone professionally required to hold CPR-HCP or BLS certification
Prerequisites: None. Participants must attend 100% of the course, demonstrate all skill competencies, and pass a closed-book written evaluation with a minimum 75%.
WHY CHOOSE METRO SAFETY
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
- Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support certificate — valid 1 year
- Canadian Red Cross BLS Field Guide
- Hands-on practice with AED trainers and BVM equipment
- Digital wallet card accessible through your Red Cross Learning Centre account
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
UPCOMING DATES
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