Policies & Procedures

 

 

Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS)

Course content
  • One and two person adult resuscitation
  • One person child & infant resuscitation
  • Obstructed airway management in the adult, child, & infant
  • Mouth-to-mask & bag-valve-mask ventilation
  • Automated external defibrillation using Philips AED
Requirement

Required for every physician
*BLS Healthcare Provider may be achieved at either Provider or Instructor level.

Certification

Two years

Course schedule
  • Provider training for all incoming residents during orientation to DHMC;
  • Recertification available every March and June thereafter.
  • Provider training held second Wednesday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Cost of course

$10