Nanaimo - Downtown Basic Life Support with AM and OT
6-hour Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support with Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy in downtown Nanaimo, for nurses and healthcare providers.
Earn three Canadian Red Cross certifications in Nanaimo 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. Our downtown Nanaimo centre has free parking and serves Lantzville, Ladysmith, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach. You'll leave fully certified.
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
Free parking — 109 Finlayson Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 2P4. Use the lot entrance on Finlayson Street.
Only need BLS? Book Basic Life Support.
We come to you — private classes for clinics and care teams across Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, and the Comox Valley.
Top 3 Red Cross Provincial Training Provider, 2025
An official Canadian Red Cross Training Partner, ranked among the top 3 in BC.
"Just took the BLS course here. Sabrina, our course instructor, was phenomenal…"
"…hands on drills gave me confidence and skills that will help in me in my role at work…"
"It was so much fun and very informative! Sabrina was an amazing instructor…"
Course Details
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.
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)
Where to find us:
Visit our Nanaimo - Downtown training courses here.
Nanaimo - Downtown
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:
Nanaimo | Parksville | Qualicum Beach | Lantzville | Comox | Courtenay | Cumberland | Campbell River
Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or email us at grouptraining@alertfirstaid.com to arrange a group course.