Basic Life Support Provider Manual - A Comprehensive Guide Covering the Latest Guidelines

BLS Provider Manual, physician-authored BLS book updated to the October 2025 AHA guidelines for CPR and ECC. Basic Life Support provider manual for the 2025/2026 course year. For nursing students, nurses, CNAs, EMS, EMTs, paramedics, first responders, and other healthcare providers who need a clear BLS review before class, clinicals, or recertification. Why this book instead of another non-AHA BLS book: Physician-authored study aid, uncommon among BLS books on Amazon Actually built for the 2025 AHA BLS update, not a 2020 manual with a new cover year Names the 2025 changes testers care about: two-finger infant compressions are gone; infant CPR is one-hand or two-thumb encircling hands only; choking is 5 back blows + 5 abdominal thrusts; Chain of Survival now includes recovery; naloxone is part of the opioid response Teaches the skill first, then the full algorithm: compressions, airway, breaths, and AED are broken out before you run the adult or pediatric protocol Color algorithms plus a one-page adult / child / infant table (ratio, depth, rate, ventilation) so you are not flipping chapters to compare ages Special situations most short BLS books skip: AED on wet skin, chest hair, pacemakers, and medication patches; pediatric pads; choking in pregnancy Adult CPR, child CPR, infant CPR, CPR and AED, opioid emergencies, and choking in one manual Companion for an American Heart Association BLS / AHA BLS healthcare provider course — this is not an official AHA course book and does not confer a BLS card Is this book for you? Buy it if you need to understand current BLS, high-quality CPR and AED, choking, and opioid response, and walk into a skills session or recert without guessing what changed. What this manual covers that many BLS books leave thin Why seconds matter: heart–lung cycle, and how cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, and airway obstruction differ 5 Hs and 5 Ts as a fast checklist for reversible causes One-rescuer and two-rescuer adult BLS Pediatric differences that get missed: 30:2 vs 15:2, one-hand vs two-thumb infant compressions, and pediatric AED Breaths with a pocket mask or bag-mask (E-C clamp), and when hands-only CPR is the right call Opioid-associated emergency: CPR plus naloxone, not naloxone instead of CPR Choking: mild vs severe, 5-and-5 sequence, no blind finger sweeps, unresponsive choking, infant and pregnant modifications AED on wet skin, chest hair, pacemakers, medication patches, and children under 8 Chapter questions with an answer key, plus a full index Who uses this book Nursing students who need BLS before clinicals. Working nurses, CNAs, and patient-care staff renewing every two years. EMS, EMT, paramedic, and first-responder students who want the 2025 sequences in one place. Instructors and recertifying healthcare providers who want a readable companion next to official AHA BLS course materials. Aligned with the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Independent educational resource from Medical Creations. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the American Heart Association. Reading this book does not complete a certified BLS course. Also from Medical Creations: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Manual and Workbook, and EKG/ECG Interpretation.