Class Enrollment

BLS HeartCode/Skills
Date/Time:	Thu 1/15/2026 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location:	C2609 Experimental Classroom/Simulation Center
Class Price:	See Options

The AHA’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-facility and prehospital settings. Topics include:

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants 
• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED 
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR 
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants 

What do I need to do before class?  What do I bring with me to class? 

• Complete the BLS HeartCode online program by emailing RSTC@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or 717-531-1834 and requesting the online program (employees only). IF YOU ARRIVE WITHOUT YOUR PRINTED CERTIFICATE YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO TEST-Assignments for e-courses will NOT be made earlier than 90 days before you test.

If you are a PSH or a PSU COM employee/student, you will be charged in the following scenarios:  

• Withdrawal and cancellation received within 24 hours of the course. 
• Failure to show.
• If you received an online course, started the online course, but failed to complete the online course or show for the classroom portion. 

How do I cancel?   

• If PSH or PSU COM employee/student, withdraw on Compass. 

• If not PSH or PSU COM employee/student, contact RSTC at RSTC@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or 717-531-1834. 

Where’s my card?  

RSTC attempts to process all courses within 5 days, excluding holidays and weekends.   

If you have any questions about the course, contact RSTC at RSTC@pennstatehealth.psu.edu or 717-531-1834.