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This comprehensive course combines the Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS), Airway Management (AM), and Oxygen Therapy (OT) certifications to fully prepare healthcare providers to respond effectively to cardiac and respiratory emergencies in a team-based professional environment.

Basic Life Support with AM and OT

4.9★★★★★(14,900+ Google Reviews across BC)

Earn three Canadian Red Cross certifications in BC in one 6-hour class: Basic Life Support (BLS), Airway Management, and Oxygen Therapy. Built for nurses, nursing students, and professional responders, this BLS with AM and OT course covers high-performance CPR, airway adjuncts, suction, and supplemental oxygen. Choose a class in Victoria, Duncan, Nanaimo, Vancouver, or Burnaby, and leave fully certified.

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What students should expect

Who needs it? Nurses, nursing students, care aides, medical and dental teams, firefighters, and other professional responders.

Hands-on team practice: CPR and AED for all ages, bag-valve-mask ventilation, OPA and NPA airways, suction, pulse oximetry, and oxygen delivery devices. No airway or oxygen experience is needed.

Your certificates

Get a temporary certificate in class, then virtual Canadian Red Cross certificates by email, viewable anytime in your MyRedCross account.

BLS is valid for 1 year; Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy for 3 years. To attend a recertification, you will need to bring proof of current (not expired) certification.

Why book with Alert First Aid

Seven BC classrooms — Victoria (Downtown, Tillicum, James Bay), Duncan, Nanaimo, Vancouver, and Burnaby.

Only need BLS? Book Basic Life Support.

We come to you — private classes for clinics and care teams across anywhere in BC.

Top 3 Red Cross Provincial Training Provider, 2025

An official Canadian Red Cross Training Partner, ranked among the top 3 in BC.

BC Google Reviews

4.9★★★★★Based on 14,900+ Google reviews

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"I attended my BLS course with Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy add-ons recently with instructors Madi and Adam…"

Chase F.

Victoria Downtown

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"…My time was honoured with honest, respectful and clinically accurate theory & Scenarrios…"

Coral D.

Vancouver Kingsway

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"Just took the BLS course here. Sabrina, our course instructor, was phenomenal…"

Shannon J.

Nanaimo Downtown

Full Course Length 6 hours Register Now

Recertification 6 hours

Course Details

Course Content

Our 6-hour Basic Life Support with Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy course combines three Canadian Red Cross certifications in one class. It's built for nurses, nursing students, and professional responders who need team-based resuscitation, airway, and oxygen skills in facility or pre-hospital settings. Alert First Aid is a top 3 Red Cross Training Partner in BC.

BLS is valid for 1 year; Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy are each valid for 3 years. To attend a recertification, you will need to bring proof of current (not expired) certification. Topics include:

High-performance CPR, all ages
AED use
Airway obstruction
Assisted ventilation with a BVM
Cross-finger & tongue-jaw lift
OPA & NPA airway insertion
Suction
Supraglottic airways (awareness)
Pulse oximetry
Oxygen cylinders & regulators
Oxygen delivery devices
Team roles & communication

Need BLS, AM & OT for Your Team?

Alert First Aid brings BLS with Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy directly to your clinic, care home, or workplace — anywhere in BC. Private group courses come with flexible scheduling and volume pricing, and we've trained over 200,000 people across BC.

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FAQs

Is BLS different than CPR?

No. CPR C is geared toward ‘lay rescuers’, or people who work in the community but may need to know CPR in case of a life-threatening emergency. BLS, or ‘Basic Life Support’ is geared toward Professional Responders and Health Care Professionals who work in a clinical environment outside of a hospital. CPR C will focus on basic life saving principles and how to do CPR in a variety of situations. BLS will focus on a very specific, detailed approach to performing CPR as part of a 2 person BLS team. BLS also covers more in-depth assessment and life saving treatments using more specialized equipment.

Certification

This course earns three Canadian Red Cross certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Airway Management, and Oxygen Therapy. Canadian Red Cross certificates are virtual. You'll receive a temporary certificate at the end of class, and your permanent virtual certificates will be emailed to you and available anytime in your MyRedCross account. BLS is valid for 1 year; Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy are each valid for 3 years.

Training Schedules & Locations

Victoria Victoria - Downtown Nanaimo Nanaimo - Downtown

Recertification

Training Schedules & Locations

There are no certification classes at this time. Please check back.

Materials

The Basic Life Support (BLS) course includes the following materials:

Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support Field Guide (virtual)
Canadian Red Cross Comprehensive Guide to First Aid (virtual)

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Who should take this course?

In-facility care providers
nursing staff
care aides
medical and dental professionals
pre-hospital care providers
fire service
rescue team
sports-medicine
lifeguards
ski patrol

Looking for a group class?

If you have a group of people and would like us to come to you to teach a
Basic Life Support with AM and OT course, we offer this course in the following locations:

Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or send us an email at info@alertfirstaid.com to arrange a group course.

Awesome! Both Connor & Andrea were incredible instructors.

Jen Paquet Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Scenarios were well thought out and realistic. Enjoyed all the variety and encouragement. Mike was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Thank you. Training aids were extensive, demos helpful and info current.

Chris Smith Wilderness & Remote First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Chris was great - dynamic, fun, professional - great teacher! Answered questions well and made sure everyone was content before continuing to other subject matter.

Carli Griffin Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Great combination of teaching and learning as well as handson information. I learned a lot. Thank you!!

Marissa Emergency Childcare First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Covered a lot of material and was presented in a fun way! Instructor provided great feedback and was very fun!

Katy Kerr Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Great instructor, fully engaged & engaging all day.

Wendy S. Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Excellent instructor! The BEST first aid course I have taken over the years. Thank you so much.

Barbara Boveu Emergency First Aid, Victoria BC More Testimonials

Great course. Very fun learning environment. Learned a lot in little time.

John Barry Standard First Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

Thank you Gary, lots of enthusiasm and you talked in a gentle way and kept the course interesting. I appreciate the time you took to answer our questions.

Ally Ehmann Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

"Great course! I didn't think I would learn this much in only three hours. Chris was excellent and was very thorough with all of the key points that we need to know in case of an emergency. Hopefully I won't need to use what I've learned, but if I do I'll be prepared! Thanks so much!!"

Amanda Wowchuk CPR-C, Victoria, B.C. More Testimonials