BLS certification involves taking a course and an exam in order to learn all of the basics involved in providing basic care to patients prior to arriving to the emergency room. BLS stands for basic life support, and involves all of the actions that a person takes for a patient. This involves providing CPR and [...]

When you go to the doctor, you trust that she knows what she is doing. She puts that icy cold stethoscope on your skin that sends goosebumps up and down your body. She also sometimes pokes and prods you with strange instruments, and you’re hoping that she actual has a reason for causing all of [...]

Basic life support (more popularly known as BLS) includes all of the activities that are performed to a victim while and prior to being transported to the emergency room for further and more intensive care. CPR is one of the most important activities during the BLS process because it allows the victim to breathe and [...]

If you’ve ever been involved or interested in the health industry, then you have probably heard dozens of acronyms, and it’s kind of hard to keep up with all of them. From CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) to EMT (Emergency Medical Technician), there are several of them in the medical world. BLS is another one of those [...]