Course Descriptions: 

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers:

        Healthcare Professionals, after successfully completing this course you will be able to quickly recognize and properly react to life-threatening emergencies. This course demonstrates proper techniques and protocols for CPR administered in a healthcare setting (i.e.: hospital, nursing home, home health, etc.). Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) training is another aspect of the BLS for HCP Course. Trainees will not only learn when to use an AED, but appropriate placement of the pads and how to operate the keystrokes of an AED appropriately. Adult, child and infant choking relief are also covered in this course.

This course is generally required for individuals serving in any medical occupation or capacity which offers patient care. Please verify with your employer directly to ensure that this course is appropriate for your personal occupational training needs.

 For more information on the established guidelines for this course, please visit the American Heart Association’s website:

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/HealthcareProviders/BasicLifeSupportBLS/BLS-for-Healthcare-Providers---Classroom_UCM_303484_Article.jsp

Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid:

        Heartsaver training courses are intended for individuals with limited to no professional healthcare training skills, whom need CPR/AED and/or First Aid certifications in order to comply with occupational regulatory guidelines. Upon successful completion of the Heartsaver CPR/AED Classroom course, trainees will be equipped with the skills necessary to perform high-quality CPR, AED training, and relief of adult choking in a newly implemented AHA training technique referred to as Practice-While-Watching.

        The Heartsaver First Aid Classroom course covers first aid basics such as scene safety, assessing the problem, calling for assistance, etc. Other medical emergencies such as shock, breathing difficulties, and choking are also addressed in this course. Review of proper actions for injury emergencies (bleeding, burns, broken bones), and environmental emergencies (bites, temperature-related, and poison emergencies) are included in training topics for this course.

        Additional information on the American Heart Association’s Heartsaver CPR/AED Classroom Course can be found at:

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CorporateTraining/HeartsaverCourses/Heartsaver-CPR-AED---Classroom_UCM_303776_Article.jsp

        Additional information on the American Heart Association’s Heartsaver First Aid course can be found at:

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CorporateTraining/HeartsaverCourses/Heartsaver-First-Aid---Classroom_UCM_303589_Article.jsp

*Please note: The American Heart Association no longer offers stand-alone (without AED instruction) Heartsaver CPR course. Based upon the 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC (Emergency Cardiovascular Care) science, individuals suffering from sudden cardiac arrest have a greater chance of survival when high-quality CPR includes the use of an AED.

Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens:

        This classroom course teaches employees how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood and bloodborne pathogens (or blood-containing materials) according to site and/or occupation specific information.  It is designed to meet OSHA requirements when paired with site-specific training information (per the BBP Standard 1910.1030). OSHA holds companies responsible for ensuring that employees receive both general and site-specific BBP training.

For more information on the AHA Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course please visit:

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CorporateTraining/HeartsaverCourses/Heartsaver-Bloodborne-Pathogens_UCM_303716_Article.jsp

Family and Friends CPR:

        The Family & Friends CPR course teaches Hands-Only Adult CPR, child CPR with breaths, adult and child AED use, infant cpr and choking relief for adult, child and infant. This course was designed for individuals seeking to acquire the skills necessary to perform CPR but do not need a course completion card.