Healthcare providers & students
BLS Provider
Basic Life Support is the professional-rescuer level course that hospitals, clinics and Florida licensing boards expect from clinical staff. It's the most common card we teach.
In this class
Practice until it holds up
BLS is taught the way it has to be used — on your knees, hands on a manikin, working through the sequence until it stops being something you remember and starts being something you do.
Classes stay small, so there is real manikin time per person and real feedback on your technique rather than a room watching one demonstration.
Who this class is for
If you're on this list, BLS is almost certainly the course you need. If you're not sure, call or text — we'll confirm before you book.
- Nurses, RNs, LPNs and nursing students
- Physicians, PAs and NPs
- Paramedics, EMTs and first responders
- Dental teams and dental hygienists
- Medical assistants and techs
- Respiratory, radiology and lab staff
What we cover
Every topic is taught hands-on. You'll practice until the skills hold up under pressure, not just until you've seen them demonstrated.
- High-quality CPR for adults, children and infants
- One- and two-rescuer team dynamics
- Bag-mask ventilation technique
- Early AED use and rhythm recognition basics
- Choking relief for responsive and unresponsive patients
- The Chain of Survival, in and out of hospital
Ways to take it
Initial certification
Full course for first-time BLS providers.
Renewal
Streamlined course to refresh skills and re-card before you expire.
Group or onsite
We train your whole unit or practice at your facility.
Hands on the equipment
Where the AED pads go
On an adult, pads go anterolateral: one on the upper right chest just below the collarbone, the other on the lower left side below the armpit line. The heart needs to sit between them.
For a child under eight or under about 55 lb, use pediatric pads with a dose attenuator if the AED has them. If it doesn't, adult pads are better than no defibrillation — just make sure they don't touch each other.
You'll place them yourself, on a manikin, before you leave the class.
- 1Upper right chest — just below the collarbone
- 2Lower left side — below the armpit line
About your card
Official American Heart Association course curriculum, taught by a certified, AHA-authorized Instructor. On successful completion you receive an official AHA course completion card, valid for two years — the card Florida healthcare employers and licensing boards expect.
If your employer has given you a written requirement, send it over before you book and we'll confirm this is the right course for it.
Looking for a different class?
Ready to book your BLS class?
Tell us your deadline and we'll work around it. Calling or texting gets the fastest answer.
Request a BLS class
Send this over and we'll confirm a date and time that works for you.
- readybeattraining@gmail.com
- Serving Port Charlotte, FL and surrounding areas
- By appointment — classes scheduled around your availability, including evenings and weekends.