Healthcare Provider Classes

BLS – Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

Duration: 4 Hours

Intended Audience: Nurses, Doctors, Firefighters, EMTs, Hospital/Clinic personnel, Dental Workers, or anyone interested in the healthcare field

Description: The American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider course is a higher level CPR class that is designed to train healthcare professionals on recognizing and responding to several life-threatening emergencies. Nearly all Healthcare workers are required to have at least this BLS class. Skills include: Providing CPR for adults, children and infants, using an Automated External Defibrillator and relieving choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. The course is intended for certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed healthcare professionals.

ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Duration: 9-10 Hours

Intended Audience: Physicians, ER nurses, respiratory therapists, and advanced emergency medical personnel that would have to function in a team leader role or apply advanced resuscitation techniques for adult patients on a frequent basis.

Pre-Requisites: Students must have a working knowledge of cardiac rhythm interpretation, intubation/IV techniques and advanced cardiac skills. Excellent BLS skills are required for this course and BLS Re-Certification can be added on at checkout. This is a challenging course requiring several written and practical exams.

Description: The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training course incorporates information needed to apply advanced life support measures, while functioning in a team leader role. All of our classes listed are initial certification courses unless otherwise specified. With BLS as a prerequisite, minimal breaks and smaller class sizes, initial certification is able to be completed in one full day.

PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Duration: 12-15 Hours

Intended Audience: Physicians, ER nurses, respiratory therapists, and advanced emergency medical personnel that would have to function in a team leader role or apply advanced resuscitation techniques for pediatric patients on a frequent basis.

Pre-Requisites: Students must have a working knowledge of cardiac rhythm interpretation, intubation/IV techniques and advanced cardiac skills. Excellent BLS skills are required for this course and BLS Re-Certification can be added on at checkout. This is a challenging course requiring several written and practical exams.

Description: Designed to aid the advanced pediatric healthcare provider in developing the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage critically ill infants and children, resulting in improved patient outcomes. These are generally two day courses and students are required to attend both dates.