American Heart Association - Basic Life Support (BLS)

American Heart Association BLS certification and renewal classes in Scottsdale and Tucson, Arizona. Guardian Medical Education provides instructor-led Basic Life Support training for healthcare professionals, students, first responders and others who need current CPR, AED and team-resuscitation skills. Scottsdale classes also serve the greater Phoenix metro area.

The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. The course aligns with the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The American Heart Association’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

What does this course teach?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• BLS concepts from the Chain of Survival
• Delivering effective breaths or ventilations
• Importance of early use of and how to use an AED
• Performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants

BLS Certification & Renewal in Scottsdale, Phoenix Metro & Tucson

Select an upcoming Scottsdale or Tucson date when registering. Guardian Medical Education serves healthcare professionals and students across Scottsdale, Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa and Tucson.