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Heart disease is still the 10th leading cause of death worldwide, with a percentage of 17,9 million people dying every year. In addition to heart disease, traffic accidents also cause death throughout the world. 1,24 million people die each year due to traffic accidents and 91% of traffic accidents occur in the developing countries including Indonesia. The first hour is a very important moment in handling the rescue of patients or emergency victims, which can suppress up to 85% of the risk of death. The handling referred here is Life Support. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between knowledge level and the attitude about Basic Life Support (BLS) in the students of Health Vocational High School of Bali Medika. This study employed a correlation analytic research design with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique used was a stratified random sampling technique with simple random sampling. To conduct this study, 161 respondents were recruited as the sample. The data were collected using a questionnaire on the level of knowledge and the attitude on BLS. The data were analyzed using Spearmans rho statistical test with a significance level of α = 0.05. Findings indicated that p-value <0.001, which means there was a correlation between the level of knowledge and attitudes about Basic Life Support (BLS) in the students of Health Vocational High School of Bali Medika. There is a correlation between the level of knowledge and attitudes about Basic Life Support (BLS) in the students of Health Vocational High School of Bali Medika, the better the level of knowledge about BLS, the better the attitude of the students of Health Vocational High School of Bali Medika about BLS.