{"id":703,"date":"2026-05-25T16:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:50:51","slug":"basic-life-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/basic-life-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Life Support (BLS) Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n        \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-cu-black-50 pt-10 pb-12\" style=\"\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-cu-black-800 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Basic Life Support (BLS) Courses\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"basic-life-support-bls-courses\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basic Life Support (BLS) Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration is currently open for Carleton University nursing students. Registration for non-Carleton nursing students will open July 1st 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Carleton University Simulation Collaborative (CUSC) offers Basic Life Support (BLS) training for students, healthcare professionals, and community members seeking certification or renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our courses are the Heart and Stroke BLS curricullum and provide participants with the knowledge and hands-on skills required to respond confidently in emergency situations. Training includes high-quality CPR, automated external defibrillator (AED) use, and team-based emergency response techniques. Particpants who pass the course recieve a Heart and Stroke Foundation certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"bls-initial-certification\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">BLS Initial Certification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The BLS Initial Certification Course is designed for individuals who have not previously completed a CPR or BLS certification course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Duration: 5 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start Time: 10:00 a.m. (participants should arrive 15 minutes early)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost: $60 (includes BLS manual)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registration through the Heart &amp; Stroke Portal is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cpr.heartandstroke.ca\/s\/courses?language=en_US\">Register through <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Heart and Stroke Foundation<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"bls-renewal-course\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">BLS Renewal Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The BLS Renewal Course is intended for individuals who have successfully completed a full BLS course within the previous 12 months and require recertification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Duration: 3 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start Time: 9:00 a.m. (participants should arrive 15 minutes early)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost: $45<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registration through the Heart &amp; Stroke Portal is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cpr.heartandstroke.ca\/s\/courses?language=en_US\">Register through Heart and Stroke Foundation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"location\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton University Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, 350 Legget Drive, Kanata, ON K2K, 2W7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parking is free on the site indicated by the circled area below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"754\" data-id=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-05-25-\u4e0b\u53484.11.09.png\" alt=\"map\" class=\"wp-image-709\" style=\"width:411px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-05-25-\u4e0b\u53484.11.09.png 904w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-05-25-\u4e0b\u53484.11.09-512x427.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-05-25-\u4e0b\u53484.11.09-320x267.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/\u622a\u5c4f2026-05-25-\u4e0b\u53484.11.09-768x641.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"601\" data-id=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-25-161611.png\" alt=\"parking\" class=\"wp-image-710\" style=\"width:412px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-25-161611.png 934w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-25-161611-512x329.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-25-161611-320x206.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-25-161611-768x494.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                    <div id=\"mapBlock-1b8e9890-312d-41dd-8b9b-2880125d958d\" class=\"overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-google-map\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 400px;\" data-coordinates='{\"lat\":45.3403947,\"lng\":-75.9093451}' data-address=\"350 Legget Dr, Kanata, ON K2K 2W7\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\" data-zoom=\"15\"><\/div>\n    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic Life Support (BLS) Courses Registration is currently open for Carleton University nursing students. Registration for non-Carleton nursing students will open July 1st 2026. The Carleton University Simulation Collaborative (CUSC) offers Basic Life Support (BLS) training for students, healthcare professionals, and community members seeking certification or renewal. 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