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Does BLS include first aid?

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Do the AHA's BLS courses include first aid? No, first aid is not included in the AHA's BLS courses. read more

Basic Life Support can be considered as part of first aid, but first aid encompasses more than BLS does. The primary goal of BLS is to give professional responders the fundamental skills needed to sustain life with CPR/Rescue Breathing and restore an effective rhythm with use of an AED. read more

CPR by itself is a simple set of skills- to be CPR certified means you have learned a core set of skills, and whatever else the certifiying agency decided to include. Similarly, First Aid is the care given to people in the field, and again, there is not a lot of standardization between certification programs. read more

For BLS providers, when emergencies arise, it's your job to be able to provide care to whomever is in need. That's why Red Cross BLS classes cover best practices for delivering care to infants, children and adults. read more

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