American Heart Association Courses

Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED (BLSWN 710)

The Heartsaver First Aid course trains students to provide basic first aid procedures and skills to adult and child patients.  Students will participate in hands-on CPR and AED training during the class.  Additional topics include safety, hand washing, and other skills recommended by OSHA.  This course is appropriate for police, firefighters, security guards, teachers, trainers, and others that are required by work to respond in an emergency.  This course is also suitable for the general public and anyone who wants to learn first aid or CPR.  Demonstration of skills is required in order to qualify for a course completion card.

Cost:  $49.00 Does not include book

Call 740-699-3866 to register

Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLSWN 720)

This course provides health care professionals with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify, evaluate, and manage patients suffering from cardiac arrest, stroke, foreign-body airway obstruction, and other cardiopulmonary emergencies until advanced treatment is available.  Students will practice adult, child, and infant CPR and automated external defibrillation skills.  This course is intended for nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, first responders, nurse’s aides, medical assistants, respiratory therapists, and other allied health personnel.  Students are required to pass a written exam and skills test in order to qualify for a course completion card.

Cost:  $49.00 Does not include book

Call 740-699-3866 to register

AHA BLS/CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor Course

This course is designed to train students to become AHA instructors for all BLS and Heart Saver courses including adult and pediatric disciplines.  BLS for Health Care Providers, First Aid, CPR, AED, including Family and Friends courses will be discussed.  Students are required to complete an electronic AHA BLS Instructors Essentials Course and student teach.  The Basic Life Support program is intended to train medical, nursing, allied health, and Emergency medical personnel to recognize, assess, and manage adults, infants, & children with stroke, acute coronary syndromes, choking, cardiopulmonary arrest and or a variety of Basic Emergencies.

Complete the BLS Instructor Essentials Course online at https://www.onlineaha.org/

1. Attend the classroom portion of the course
2. Bring copies of your current AHA CPR or First Aid provider cards and the BLS Essentials certificate
3. Student teach with one of our instructors

Cost:  $59.00

Call 740-699-3866 to register

(ACLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support

ACLS is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to identify, evaluate, and manage adult patients suffering from cardiac arrest, ischemic chest pain, and other acute coronary syndromes.  Participants will practice a variety of simulated scenarios and learning stations aimed at increasing the student’s skill level with airway management, rhythm recognition, BLS techniques, medication administration, defibrillation, and other electrical interventions.   This course is appropriate for paramedics, nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, and some other medical professionals.  Students are required to pass a written exam and skills test in order to qualify for an ACLS Course Completion Card.  Please complete and bring a copy of the pre-test on-line at www.heart.org/eccstudent using code: acls15.

(PALS) AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support

PALS is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to identify, evaluate, and manage critically ill or injured pediatric patients.  Participants will practice a variety of simulated scenarios and learning stations aimed at increasing the student’s skill level with airway management, BLS and ALS techniques, medication administration, defibrillation, and trauma interventions.   This course is appropriate for paramedics, nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, and some other medical professionals.  Students are required to pass a written exam and skills test in order to qualify for a PALS Course Completion Card.  Please complete and bring a copy of the pre-test on-line at www.heart.org/eccstudent using code: pals15.