Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and AED (Blended)

Course Overview

BCLS Course (CPR + AED) Singapore (Blended)

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) course is a concise training focusing on the use of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) during emergencies. Basic Cardiac Life Support and AED is a nationally certified course and the guidelines are set by Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC).

For BCLS + AED instructor certification, please see BCLS + AED instructor course.

Why is CPR and AED usage learned in conjunction?

When CPR is performed, its purpose is to mimic the action of the heart and continue pumping blood through the body — transporting oxygen to the brain, thereby keeping it alive.

On the other hand, the purpose of the AED is to send electric shocks through the body in an effort to jumpstart the heart, allowing it to continue pumping blood to the brain.

Therefore, in the event of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) where there is a sudden loss of heart function, breathing & consciousness, both CPR and AED are required to ensure blood movement when the heart has ceased pumping and to restart the heart, respectively.

Course Title

Basic Cardiac Life Support + AED (Practical and Asynchronous)

Course Objectives: BCLS (CPR + AED) Course

This course aims to provide relevant knowledge and skills on CPR and the relief of foreign body airway obstruction in conscious and unconscious infant and adult casualties. This course will also provide you with the knowledge and skills on how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on an adult casualty. 

• Recognizing and managing heart attack
• Understanding the chain of survival 
• Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an adult victim 
• Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an infant victim 
• Use of an automated external defibrillator on an adult victim 
• Recognizing and managing an adult choking victim 
• Recognizing and managing an infant victim