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This course is designed to teach medical students Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR and Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), which is the psychiatric equivalent to CPR but for psychological emergencies. The BLS portion teaches one and two rescuer CPR, management of an obstructed airway, and CPR for infants and children. Upon completion of the course, students receive an American Heart Association certificate in BLS. The QPR portion of the course will allow students to master techniques on how to recognize and respond to an individual in psychological distress and to help in suicide prevention. Our faculty are certified QPR instructors and students will become QPR certified during this course through the QPR Institute certification process. All medical students must be certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support before the end of the first (autumn) quarter. Students who provide documentation of certification received within six months prior to the date of matriculation will be exempted from the requirement. Other Stanford students may take the CPR portion of the course with the permission of the head TA (see below for contact details) and course directors. Note that QPR is taught in the evening and CPR is taught over 4 hours on a weekend day.

The purpose of this course is to provide medical students re-certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS). Initial certification (EMED 201) occurs in the first year and expires 2 years from the initial course. This course will fulfill the requirements of the current BLS certification needed to complete the mandatory Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training prior to graduation. Student will refresh their skills in one and two rescuer CPR for infants and adults, management of an obstructed airway, and use of an automated external defibrillator. This course is offered every quarter on medical school RRAP days (the third Friday of every 2nd quarter) and requires a permission code to enroll to allow us to balance students across the four available sessions. Note that to be fully registered for the course you must complete a separate form sent out by the head TA in addition to registering in the quarter you take the course; you will not receive course dates and information without completing this form. If you have any questions, or if you are a non-medical student who wishes to take the course, please email the head TA, Haley Morin, at hdmorin@stanford.edu.