BLS INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What classes can a certified CPR instructor teach? Answer: Heart
Saver, Friends and Family, BLS, Heart Code Checkoffs, Blood Borne
Pathogens, Renewal Courses
⩥ What can I NOT teach with just BLS instructor course? Answer:
Anything advanced—ALS, PALS
⩥ Where can I find the PAM? Answer: Program Administrative Manual
(PAM) can be found on Atlas site.
⩥ What does the PAM offer? Answer: Policies, ethics, training center
organization, and other AHA related policies.
⩥ What is Atlas? Answer: The site provided by AHA for tracking
personal cards and certificates, accessing the PAM, and placing
rosters/releasing cards to classes.
⩥ Can I use the AHA logo for personal use? Answer: YES, if following
the rules and regulations found on Atlas in the PAM.
, ⩥ What are the core competencies for Instructor candidates? Answer:
Skills, course delivery, testing, remediation, professionalism,
administration.
⩥ What are the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction cycle? Answer: Prepare,
teach, test, remediate as needed, close the class, and keep current.
⩥ Why is it important to use the AHA materials? Answer: To ensure
alignment with AHA guidelines and focus on the exact skills AHA
teaches.
⩥ What is the purpose of the Lesson Plans? Answer: To ensure the
course is taught as designed.
⩥ What is the student-to-instructor lead ratio? Answer: 9 students to one
instructor lead.
⩥ What is the student-to-instructor ratio? Answer: 3 students to one
instructor and one mannikin set
⩥ What is the student-to-mannikin ratio? Answer: 3 students per one
mannikin set.
⩥ Do students who take the HeartCode BLS online course still need a
skills check off? Answer: YES.
2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What classes can a certified CPR instructor teach? Answer: Heart
Saver, Friends and Family, BLS, Heart Code Checkoffs, Blood Borne
Pathogens, Renewal Courses
⩥ What can I NOT teach with just BLS instructor course? Answer:
Anything advanced—ALS, PALS
⩥ Where can I find the PAM? Answer: Program Administrative Manual
(PAM) can be found on Atlas site.
⩥ What does the PAM offer? Answer: Policies, ethics, training center
organization, and other AHA related policies.
⩥ What is Atlas? Answer: The site provided by AHA for tracking
personal cards and certificates, accessing the PAM, and placing
rosters/releasing cards to classes.
⩥ Can I use the AHA logo for personal use? Answer: YES, if following
the rules and regulations found on Atlas in the PAM.
, ⩥ What are the core competencies for Instructor candidates? Answer:
Skills, course delivery, testing, remediation, professionalism,
administration.
⩥ What are the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction cycle? Answer: Prepare,
teach, test, remediate as needed, close the class, and keep current.
⩥ Why is it important to use the AHA materials? Answer: To ensure
alignment with AHA guidelines and focus on the exact skills AHA
teaches.
⩥ What is the purpose of the Lesson Plans? Answer: To ensure the
course is taught as designed.
⩥ What is the student-to-instructor lead ratio? Answer: 9 students to one
instructor lead.
⩥ What is the student-to-instructor ratio? Answer: 3 students to one
instructor and one mannikin set
⩥ What is the student-to-mannikin ratio? Answer: 3 students per one
mannikin set.
⩥ Do students who take the HeartCode BLS online course still need a
skills check off? Answer: YES.
