Basic Life Support (BLS)
Clinical-grade resuscitation for healthcare providers — Red Cross BLS with skills verification.
American Red Cross Basic Life Support for healthcare providers and students, taught by Jeremy (American Red Cross certified instructor). Earn a NyxPulse Certificate of Completion here. Optionally complete a skills session for an official Red Cross BLS digital certificate.
NyxPulse certificate included · Instructor: Jeremy
Complete the course here for your NyxPulse Certificate of Completion. Optionally book a skills session if you also need an official American Red Cross digital certificate.
Read the dual pathway details →Curriculum
BLS Foundations for Healthcare Providers
Understand why high-performance BLS matters in clinical environments.
- Who BLS is for — and why quality matters
- Chain of survival in clinical settings
- High-performance CPR metrics
- Personal protective equipment during resuscitation
Adult BLS Sequence
Perform high-quality adult BLS including AED use and coordinated roles.
- Adult assessment and activation
- Adult high-quality compressions
- Bag-mask and advanced airway awareness
- AED and defibrillator workflow
Pediatric & Infant BLS
Adapt BLS for children and infants with correct technique and AED considerations.
- Why pediatric arrest is different
- Child and infant compressions and ventilations
- Pediatric AED considerations
Airway Emergencies & Special Situations
Manage choking and adjust BLS for special resuscitation cases.
- Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction
- Opioid-associated emergency response
- Cardiac arrest in pregnancy
- Drowning and respiratory-arrest emphasis
Team Dynamics, ROSC Hand-off & Skills Session
Run a coordinated code response and complete dual-certification pathways.
- Roles, closed-loop communication, and leadership
- Practice-while-waiting and rapid response culture
- After ROSC — hand-off basics
- NyxPulse certificate and optional Red Cross BLS skills
Learning Outcomes
- Perform BLS-level CPR and ventilation as a healthcare provider
- Operate effectively in a resuscitation team
- Adapt BLS for pediatric, opioid, pregnancy, and drowning situations
- Complete NyxPulse certification and optional Red Cross BLS skills verification