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Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers at Training Direct - Bridgeport Campus in Bridgeport, Connecticut, trains healthcare providers in basic cardiac life support. The course provides instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults, children, and infants, along with automated external defibrillator use. It covers the chain of survival, recognizing cardiac arrest, adult, child, and infant CPR techniques, circulation, airway and breathing, choking rescue techniques, defibrillation, and related legal and ethical issues. Delivered in person at the Bridgeport campus, the American Heart Association class runs for one day and five contact hours. The published program information does not state admission requirements.
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Training Direct - Bridgeport Campus
Training Direct is an allied health training institution with a Bridgeport campus in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school prepares students for healthcare-related occupational fields through programs in Certified Nursing Assistant, CPR / Basic Life Support, Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), Medical Billing and Coding, Patient Care Technician, and Phlebotomy. Its Bridgeport offerings are designed to support entry-level healthcare work and include training related to electronic medical records, nurse aide duties, patient care, blood collection, cardiac testing, and medical billing and coding. Training Direct also provides American Heart Association classes and identifies Spanish-language assistance as available. The campus is part of Training Direct, a division of Dorsey College, and focuses its local offerings on allied health and medical career preparation.