Basic Life Support - Instructor’s Manual for Instructor-Led Training

Sep 22, 2026

Instructor-led training materials for the American Red Cross Basic Life Support program, outlining emergency care procedures aligned with contemporary U.S. science and accepted practices at the time of publication. The manual emphasizes reader responsibility to monitor updates to emergency care procedures. It also contains legal terms governing access, use, downloading, and reproduction restrictions for copyrighted course materials, including limitations on creating electronic versions, adaptations, derivative works, and website posting without permission.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages183

Reading Time7 h 41 min

AccessFree to download

Terms and Conditions for Course Materials

Program Scientific and Technical Basis

Referenced Guidelines and Consensus Documents

Dedication and Acknowledgments

Scientific Advisory Council Members

Basic Life Support Instructor’s Manual for Instructor-Led Training Basic Life Support Instructor’s Manual for Instructor-Led Training This Instructor’s Manual for Instructor-Led Training is part of the American Red Cross Basic Life Support program. The emergency care procedures outlined in the program materials reflect the standard of knowledge and accepted emergency practices in the United States at the time this manual was published. It is the reader’s responsibility to stay informed of changes in emergency care procedures. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS (the “Terms and Conditions”) BEFORE AGREEING TO ACCESS, USE OR DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS MATERIALS. BY PURCHASING, DOWNLOADING, OR OTHERWISE USING OR ACCESSING THE MATERIALS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND HEREBY AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY BOTH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS TERMS OF USE (AVAILABLE AT [redcross.org/terms-of-use](redcross.org/terms-of-use)) . YOU AGREE THAT THE INCLUDED COURSE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND THAT ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF THESE COURSE MATERIALS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. The following materials (including downloadable electronic materials, as applicable) including all content, graphics, images and logos, are copyrighted by, and the exclusive property of, The American National Red Cross (“Red Cross”) . Unless otherwise indicated in writing by the Red Cross, the Red Cross grants you (“Recipient”) the limited right to download, print, photocopy and use the electronic materials only for use in conjunction with teaching or preparing to teach a Red Cross course by individuals or entities expressly authorized by the Red Cross, subject to the following restrictions: ■ The Recipient is prohibited from creating new electronic versions of the materials. ■ The Recipient is prohibited from revising, altering, adapting or modifying the materials, which includes removing, altering or covering any copyright notices, Red Cross marks, logos or other proprietary notices placed or embedded in the materials. ■ The Recipient is prohibited from creating any derivative works incorporating, in part or in whole, the content of the materials. ■ The Recipient is prohibited from downloading the materials, or any part of the materials, and putting them on Recipient’s own website or any other third-party website without advance written permission of the Red Cross. ■ The Recipient is prohibited from removing these Terms and Conditions in otherwise-permitted copies, and is likewise prohibited from making any additional representations or warranties relating to the materials. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by the Red Cross. The Red Cross does not permit its materials to be reproduced or published without advance written permission from the Red Cross. To request permission to reproduce or publish Red Cross materials, please submit your written request to The American National Red Cross by going to the Contact Us page on redcross.org and filling out the General Inquiry Form. Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2019 by The American National Red Cross. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Red Cross emblem, and the American Red Cross name and logos are trademarks of The American National Red Cross and protected by various national statutes. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-73299-573-4 Science and Technical Content The technical content within the American Red Cross Basic Life Support program is consistent with the most current science and treatment recommendations from: ■ The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2015-2018 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations ■ The 2015-2018 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care ~~Dedication ~~ This program i

FAQs

Who provides the Basic Life Support instructor-led training materials in this manual?

The materials are part of the American Red Cross Basic Life Support program.

Why does the manual stress that readers must stay informed about procedure changes?

Emergency care procedures can change over time, so the reader is responsible for updates after publication.

What are key restrictions under the included terms for using the course materials?

Recipients may not create new electronic versions, revise or modify the materials, create derivative works, or post downloaded materials on their own or third-party websites without prior written permission.

Sep 22, 2026

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