CPR

For the AHA BLS card most readers mean here, CPR certification lasts 2 years. The bigger issue is not the number itself but making sure the card stays current before a job, school, or clinical site checks it.

Getting CPR certified sounds simple until a form, employer, or school uses one course name and a search result uses another….

CPR is the emergency skill. BLS is the broader hands-on class that teaches CPR with AED use, choking relief, age-group differences, and the structure many schools, employers, and healthcare programs ask for.

CPR is the emergency response used when a person is unresponsive and not breathing normally or is only gasping. It gives bystanders a way to keep blood moving until an AED or EMS can take over.