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BLSBASIC LIFE SUPPORTInstructor Essentials Faculty guide ContentsPreparing for the Course 1Instructor Essentials Overview 1Educational Design 1Steps to Become an Instructor 1Role of Faculty 1Find or List a Course 2Faculty to Instructor Candidate Ratio 2Room Requirements 2Course Equipment and Materials 3Ordering Materials 4Who Can Take the Course 4Sample Precourse Letter to Instructor Candidates 5Teaching the Course 7Understanding Icons 7Using Lesson Plans 8BLS Instructor Essentials Course Outline 9Sample BLS Instructor Essentials Course Agenda 11BLS Instructor Essentials Course Faculty Lesson Plans BLS IE 1-41February 23, 2018 2017 American Heart AssociationInstructor Essentials OverviewWelcome to the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Essentials Course.

be teaching the hands-on session of the BLS Instructor Essentials Course. The purpose of this Faculty Guide and the Lesson Plans is to provide Faculty with materials that contain new information and educational practices that are incorporated into the 2015 product development cycle. These materials are to be used as a guide for teaching and

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