Emergencies can happen at any time, and as a BLS provider, it is your responsibility to respond quickly, efficiently, and confidently. Understanding and performing the core BLS steps ensures that you can stabilize patients, maintain life functions, and improve outcomes until advanced medical help arrives. At Safety Training Seminars, our AHA-aligned BLS training teaches you these steps through hands-on practice, interactive scenarios, and evidence-based protocols.
American Heart Association® BLS CPR Classes are designed for healthcare professionals and first responders who need high-quality, hands-on life-saving training. Our courses follow the latest AHA guidelines and focus on real-world skills you can confidently apply in emergency situations. Whether you’re a nurse, doctor, EMT, dental professional, or part of a clinical team, our BLS CPR certification ensures you meet workplace and regulatory requirements.
The Assess, Recognize, and Care approach is a systematic, continuous process for handling emergencies safely and effectively. Since a patient’s condition can deteriorate rapidly, frequent reassessment and appropriate interventions are critical.
Based on the assessment, deliver appropriate interventions:
While some BLS steps are universal, others depend on the patient’s condition. Training and practice are key to confidently performing all steps under pressure.
Our BLS Participant’s Manual provides comprehensive step-by-step guidance, allowing you to review protocols for different situations, reinforce your learning, and stay prepared for real-life emergencies.
Always ensure scene safety, check the patient’s responsiveness, and assess airway, breathing, and pulse before providing care.
Yes. While the core assessment and care principles remain the same, compressions, rescue breaths, and airway management techniques differ based on the patient’s age and size.
Regular practice, refresher courses, and reviewing the BLS Participant’s Manual ensure your skills remain sharp and ready when needed.
Safety Training Seminars offers American Heart Association® BLS, CPR, ACLS, PALS & NRP certification classes across a wide network of locations throughout Northern and Central California. Our training centers make it easy for healthcare professionals, first responders, and workplace teams to find convenient, local BLS CPR classes with flexible scheduling and same-day certification.
We currently provide BLS CPR classes in Alameda, Antioch, Bakersfield, Berkeley – Downtown, Berkeley – Solano, Brentwood, Campbell, Carmichael, Chico, Citrus Heights, Concord – Treat, Concord – Willow Pass, Daly City, Danville, Davis, Dublin, Elk Grove, Fairfield, Folsom, Fremont, Fresno, Hayward, Livermore, Lodi, Los Gatos, Martinez, Millbrae, Milpitas, Modesto, Morgan Hill, Napa, Newark, Oakland – Fruitvale, Oakland – Lake Merritt, Oakland – Piedmont, Palo Alto, Petaluma, Pleasant Hill, Redding, Redwood City, Rocklin, Roseville, Sacramento – Arden, Sacramento – Midtown, Sacramento – Oak Park, Sacramento – Rosemont, San Francisco – Bayshore, San Francisco – Mission Bay, San Francisco – Mission District, San Francisco – Nob Hill, San Francisco – Parnassus/UCSF, San Francisco – Sunset, San Francisco – Telegraph Hill, San Jose – Downtown, San Jose – Japantown, San Jose – South, San Jose – Willow Glen, San Leandro, San Mateo, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa – Downtown, Santa Rosa – Larkfield-Wikiup, Stockton, Sunnyvale, Tracy, Vacaville, Vallejo, Visalia, Walnut Creek – Downtown, Walnut Creek – Shadelands, and Woodland.
Each location follows the latest AHA guidelines, offering a streamlined format that includes an online course combined with hands-on skills testing. With daily classes, multiple time slots, and convenient neighborhood locations, Safety Training Seminars makes earning or renewing your BLS, CPR, ACLS, PALS & NRP certification Classes simple, efficient, and accessible wherever you’re located.