{"id":50,"date":"2016-05-11T19:32:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T19:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2024-04-16T11:41:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:41:59","slug":"cpr-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/education-certification\/student-resources\/cpr-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Approved CPR Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/cpr_banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3605\" height=\"424\" \/>The Virginia Office of EMS requires that all individuals hold current certification in CPR by the approved end date of their EMT or EMR program<strong>. <\/strong>Under revised OEMS policy&#8211;effective March 2020&#8211;CPR has been made a co-requisite for BLS program enrollment.\u00a0 Completion of an approved course which tests the following skills is required:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-28022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/03\/cpr_tile-1024x755.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/03\/cpr_tile-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/03\/cpr_tile-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/03\/cpr_tile-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/03\/cpr_tile.png 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>One and Two Rescuer C.P.R. &#8211; ADULT and CHILD<\/li>\n<li>Infant Resuscitation<\/li>\n<li>Complete Airway Obstruction &#8211; Unconscious Victim<\/li>\n<li>Complete Airway Obstruction &#8211; Conscious Victim<\/li>\n<li>Complete Airway Obstruction &#8211; Unconscious Infant<\/li>\n<li>Complete Airway Obstruction &#8211; Conscious\/Choking Infant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virginia Office of EMS requires that all individuals hold current certification in CPR by the approved end date of their EMT or EMR program. 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