Class Schedule

Find the course you are looking for below from our full catalog of courses. We offer BLS, ACLS, and PALS for healthcare providers; Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid and CPR/AED for childcare providers; and Basic First Aid and CPR/AED for the layresponder (ASHI). Find a class date and time that fits your schedule and register.

The American Heart Association's Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely, and effective manner.

Course content:

  • Critical concepts of high-quality CPR
  • The American Heart Association Chain of Survival
  • 1-rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child, and infant
  • 2-rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child, and infant
  • Bag-mask techniques for adult, child, and infant
  • Rescue breathing for adult, child, and infant
  • Relief of choking for adult, child, and infant
  • CPR with an advanced airway

This course is designed for all healthcare professionals, including EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Medical Assistants, Physical Therapists, etc.

Continuing Education available for: EMTs and Paramedics

The American Heart Association’s BLS for Healthcare Providers Online Part 1 Course, Web-based and accessible 24 hours a day, provides a flexible alternative to classroom training. Through case-based scenarios, interactive activities and videos, this course teaches the concepts of both single-rescuer and team basic life support. 

This course is designed for all healthcare professionals, including EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Medical Assistants, Physical Therapists, etc.

Continuing Education available for: EMTs, Paramedics, LVNs, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Physical Therapists, and Medical Assistants

Once registered, a keycode will be emailed to the student for the course. When the student finishes the course, simply print out the Completion Certificate, and then call us to schedule a skills testing session, or schedule one below. After the skills testing session, the student will recieve their AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers card, the same card that you would recieve in the classroom course.

This is just a skills testing session, for those who have already completed the online portion of the BLS for Healthcare Providers Online Course Part 1.

After completing the course, simply print out the Completion Certificate, attend a skills testing session.

After the skills testing session, the student will recieve their AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers card, the same card that you would recieve in the classroom course.

This package is designed for new Paramedic or RN grads that are looking to enhance a resume to help in job hunting. The New Grad package includes ACLS and PALS Initial courses. If you have a current BLS card, you can add a BLS challenge for an additional $30.

Simply register for the New Grad package here, and we will contact you to schedule you in one of our upcoming ACLS and PALS classes.

This package is designed for medical professionals needing ACLS and PALS certifications. The Medical Renewal package includes ACLS and PALS Renewal courses. If you have a current BLS card, you can add a BLS challenge for an additional $20.

Simply register for the Medical Renewal Package package here, and we will contact you to schedule you in one of our upcoming ACLS and PALS classes, or simply select any of our upcoming classes and input the dates at registration.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

Course content includes

  • Key changes in advanced cardiovascular life support, reflecting the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device and use of an (AED)
  • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
  • Airway management
  • Related pharmacology
  • Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stroke
  • Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
  • Effective Resuscitation Team Dynamics

ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

Continuing Education can be provided for Registered Nurses and Paramedics

This Course is offered in 1 day, which may take up to 12 hours

You can add a BLS Challenge and receive your BLS card the same day as your ACLS card. In order to challenge the BLS course and receive a BLS for Healthcare Providers card, the student must have a current (non-expired) BLS card. There will be no BLS instruction, only the skills that are not performed in the ACLS class and the BLS written exam.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care, and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

Course content includes

  • Key changes in advanced cardiovascular life support, reflecting the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device and use of an (AED)
  • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
  • Airway management
  • Related pharmacology
  • Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stroke
  • Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
  • Effective Resuscitation Team Dynamics

ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

Continuing Education can be provided for Registered Nurses and Paramedics

This Course takes up to 6 hours

You can add a BLS Challenge and receive your BLS card the same day as your ACLS card. In order to challenge the BLS course and receive a BLS for Healthcare Providers card, the student must have a current (non-expired) BLS card. There will be no BLS instruction, only the skills that are not performed in the ACLS class and the BLS written exam.

HeartCode® ACLS Part 1 is a Web-based, self-paced instructional program that uses eSimulation technology to allow students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. In this environment, students apply their knowledge to real-time decision making and skills development. Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each simulation to facilitate learning. After completing the cognitive portion of the course, students practice and test their skills with an AHA Instructor.

This program presents 10 interactive hospital-based cases to teach ACLS knowledge, building on the foundation of lifesaving BLS for Healthcare Providers skills and the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR.

HeartCode ACLS Part 1 is for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies, specifically those seeking an alternative (nonclassroom) method for completing an initial or update ACLS Course.

HeartCode ACLS Part 1 requires prior knowledge that will be applied in using the ACLS treatment algorithms. Unprepared or inexperienced students may require additional time to complete HeartCode ACLS Part 1. To be successful in any ACLS course, students should be able to identify ECG rhythms and should know pharmacology specific to cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiopulmonary emergencies before beginning the course. It is strongly recommended that students review the ACLS course materials contained within the program and complete the Precourse Self-Assessment prior to attempting the patient cases.

Continuing Education can be provided for Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, Dentists

Once registered, a keycode will be emailed to the student for the course. When the student finishes the course, simply print out the Completion Certificate, and then call us to schedule a skills testing session. After the skills testing session, the student will recieve their AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) card, the same card that you would recieve in the classroom course.

Upon successful completion of the cognitive and skills tests, students receive a course completion card

This is just a skills testing session, for those who have already completed the online portion of the Heartcode ACLS Online Course.

After completing the course, simply print out the Completion Certificate, attend a skills testing session.

After the skills testing session, the student will receive their AHA ACLS card, the same card that you would receive in the classroom course.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Course Content

  • 1- and 2-rescuer child CPR and AED use
  • 1- and 2-rescuer infant CPR
  • Cardiac, respiratory and shock case discussions and simulations
  • Key changes in pediatric advanced life support, reflecting the new science from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Management of respiratory emergencies
  • Resuscitation team concept
  • Rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy
  • Systematic Approach to Pediatric Assessment
  • Vascular access

The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Continuing Education can be provided for Registered Nurses and Paramedics

This Course is offered in 1 day, which may take up to 14 hours

You can add a BLS Challenge and receive your BLS card the same day as your PALS card. In order to challenge the BLS course and receive a BLS for Healthcare Providers card, the student must have a current (non-expired) BLS card. There will be no BLS instruction, only the skills that are not performed in the PALS class and the BLS written exam.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Course Content

  • 1- and 2-rescuer child CPR and AED use
  • 1- and 2-rescuer infant CPR
  • Cardiac, respiratory and shock case discussions and simulations
  • Key changes in pediatric advanced life support, reflecting the new science from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Management of respiratory emergencies
  • Resuscitation team concept
  • Rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy
  • Systematic Approach to Pediatric Assessment
  • Vascular access

The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Continuing Education can be provided for Nurses and Paramedics

This Course takes up to 6 hours

You can add a BLS Challenge and receive your BLS card the same day as your PALS card. In order to challenge the BLS course and receive a BLS for Healthcare Providers card, the student must have a current (non-expired) BLS card. There will be no BLS instruction, only the skills that are not performed in the PALS class and the BLS written exam.

HeartCode® PALS Part 1 is a web-based, self-directed program that teaches healthcare providers knowledge and skills needed to recognize and prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children.

This program uses eSimulation technology to allow students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. In this environment, students apply their knowledge to real-time decision-making and skills development. Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each simulation to facilitate learning about pediatric advanced life support.

The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Continuing Education can be provided for Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, Dentists

Once registered, a keycode will be emailed to the student for the course. When the student finishes the course, simply print out the Completion Certificate, and then call us to schedule a skills testing session. After the skills testing session, the student will recieve their AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) card, the same card that you would recieve in the classroom course.

This is just a skills testing session, for those who have already completed the online portion of the Heartcode PALS Online Course.

After completing the course, simply print out the Completion Certificate, attend a skills testing session.

After the skills testing session, the student will receive their AHA PALS card, the same card that you would receive in the classroom course.

ASHI's Use and Administration of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors program teaches students about the causes of severe allergic reactions and how to recognize and treat anaphylaxis. It covers how to use an epinephrine auto-injector, the legal considerations for administering epinephrine, and how to prepare for an anaphylactic emergency.

The ASHI CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid combination training program helps students develop the knowledge, skills and the confidence to respond to a medical emergency. This 4-5 hour class is an excellent choice for both the community and workplace setting and conforms to the 2015 Guidelines Update for CPR, ECC, and First Aid.

Course Highlights

  • Real-life scenario videos, full-color printed materials and clear, concise course content
  • 2-year certification
  • Classroom options available

Course Topics Include:

  • Role of the first aid provider
  • Protecting yourself
  • Sudden cardiac arrest
  • Caring for cardiac arrest: CPR
  • Using an AED
  • Multiple provider approach to CPR
  • Choking
  • Control of bleeding
  • Shock
  • Stroke
  • Poisoning
  • Altered mental status
  • Head, neck, and back injuries
  • Nosebleed
  • Burns
  • Heat and cold emergencies

This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid, CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.

Once registered, a keycode will be emailed  to the student for the course. When the student finishes the course, simply print out the Completion Certificate, and then call us to schedule a skills testing session.

Completion of the online portion alone does not result in certification. Online training must be supplemented with hands-on practice.

After the skills testing session, the student will recieve their ASHI First Aid and CPR/AED card, the same card that you would recieve in the classroom course.

American Safety and Health Institute CPR and AED is designed specifically for laypeople and is an excellent choice for both the community and workplace setting. This extremely flexible program will help prepare people to respond to a cardiac arrest and choking. This program conforms to the 2020 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC.

Class topics

• Oxygen and the Human Body
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Early Defibrillation
• Chain of Survival
• Secondary Cardiac Arrest
• Opioid Overdose
• CPR and AED Provider
• Recognizing an Emergency
• Deciding to Help
• Personal Safety
• Infectious Bloodborne Diseases
• Standard Precautions
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Legal Considerations — Consent, Implied Consent, Abandonment and Good Samaritan Laws
• Calling for Help
• Chest Compressions
• Rescue Breaths — Establishing an Airway, Using a CPR Mask, Using an Overlay Shield
• Recovery Position
• Caring for Cardiac Arrest
• Multiple Provider Approach to CPR
• Administration of Naloxone with Narcan Nasal Spray* or Evzio Auto-Injector*
• Automated External Defibrillation
• Choking — Mild Obstruction, Severe Obstruction

Once registered, a keycode will be emailed  to the student for the course. When the student finishes the course, simply print out the Completion Certificate, and then call us to schedule a skills testing session.

Completion of the online portion alone does not result in certification. Online training must be supplemented with hands-on practice.

After the skills testing session, the student will recieve their ASHI CPR/AED card, the same card that you would recieve in the classroom course.

American Safety and Health Institute Basic First Aid is designed specifically for laypeople and is an excellent choice for both the community and workplace setting. This extremely flexible program will help prepare people to respond to a first aid emergency. This program conforms to the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC.

 

Once registered, a keycode will be emailed to the student for the course. When the student finishes the course, simply print out the Completion Certificate, and then schedule a skills testing session.

Completion of the online portion alone does not result in certification. Online training must be supplemented with hands-on practice.

After the skills testing session, the student will recieve their ASHI Basic First Aid eCard, the same card that you would recieve in the classroom course.

  • Heartsaver First Aid Pediatric First Aid and CPR/AED Online with skills session - $85
  • Price includes Online Access Key & Skills Session Appointment.
  • NO REFUNDS on Online Courses.
  • Length: Online average 4.5 - 5 hours / Skills Session 30-45 minutes. 
  • American Heart Association Certification Card received at end of skills appointment.
  • Appointment Times listed are for the Skills Session. You must complete the online portion at home before your appointment time. 
  • Online Access Key is emailed to you once you complete registration. 

The American Safety and Health Institute Bloodborne Pathogens Online course teaches students how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or blood-containing materials.

This course is designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction. 

The course uses the PACT acronym (Protect, Act, Clean, Tell) and slogan, “Make a PACT, Know How to Act,” to help students learn and easily recall bloodborne pathogens training. Students learn how to:

  • Protect themselves from exposure to bloodborne pathogens 
  • Act when exposed to blood or blood-containing materials in the workplace
  • Clean themselves and the area when exposed to blood or blood-containing materials in the workplace 
  • Tell or report any exposure to blood or blood-containing materials in the workplace

This course features:

  • Interactive questions and video segments
  • Content is based on the PACT acronym to reinforce critical learning points
  • Downloadable Participation Certificate is available
  • Can start, stop and return to online modules as needed
  • Provides an alternative to classroom-based course

This course is designed for any workers with a reasonable chance of coming into contact with bloodborne pathogens such as:

  • Correctional Officers
  • Childcare workers
  • Security Guards
  • Maintenance workers
  • School personnel
  • Hotel Housekeepers
  • Health and Fitness Club Staff 
  • Tattoo Artists

This package is designed for medical professionals needing ACLS, PALS and BLS certifications - INITIAL CERTIFICATION. This package includes online with classroom work. 

 

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

Course content includes

  • Key changes in advanced cardiovascular life support, reflecting the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device and use of an (AED)
  • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
  • Airway management
  • Related pharmacology
  • Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stroke
  • Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
  • Effective Resuscitation Team Dynamics

ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

 

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Course Content

  • 1- and 2-rescuer child CPR and AED use
  • 1- and 2-rescuer infant CPR
  • Cardiac, respiratory and shock case discussions and simulations
  • Key changes in pediatric advanced life support, reflecting the new science from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Management of respiratory emergencies
  • Resuscitation team concept
  • Rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy
  • Systematic Approach to Pediatric Assessment
  • Vascular access

The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

This package is designed for medical professionals needing ACLS, PALS and BLS certifications - RENEWAL ONLY. This package includes online work  with classroom work. 

 

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

Course content includes

  • Key changes in advanced cardiovascular life support, reflecting the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device and use of an (AED)
  • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
  • Airway management
  • Related pharmacology
  • Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stroke
  • Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
  • Effective Resuscitation Team Dynamics

ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

 

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Course Content

  • 1- and 2-rescuer child CPR and AED use
  • 1- and 2-rescuer infant CPR
  • Cardiac, respiratory and shock case discussions and simulations
  • Key changes in pediatric advanced life support, reflecting the new science from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Management of respiratory emergencies
  • Resuscitation team concept
  • Rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy
  • Systematic Approach to Pediatric Assessment
  • Vascular access

The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

This package is designed for medical professionals needing ACLS, PALS and BLS certifications - INITIAL CERTIFICATION. This package includes online with classroom work. 

 

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

Course content includes

  • Key changes in advanced cardiovascular life support, reflecting the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device and use of an (AED)
  • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
  • Airway management
  • Related pharmacology
  • Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stroke
  • Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
  • Effective Resuscitation Team Dynamics

ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

 

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Course Content

  • 1- and 2-rescuer child CPR and AED use
  • 1- and 2-rescuer infant CPR
  • Cardiac, respiratory and shock case discussions and simulations
  • Key changes in pediatric advanced life support, reflecting the new science from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Management of respiratory emergencies
  • Resuscitation team concept
  • Rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy
  • Systematic Approach to Pediatric Assessment
  • Vascular access

The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

This package is designed for medical professionals needing ACLS, PALS and BLS certifications - RENEWAL ONLY. This package includes online work  with classroom work. 

 

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

Course content includes

  • Key changes in advanced cardiovascular life support, reflecting the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device and use of an (AED)
  • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
  • Airway management
  • Related pharmacology
  • Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stroke
  • Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
  • Effective Resuscitation Team Dynamics

ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

 

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Course Content

  • 1- and 2-rescuer child CPR and AED use
  • 1- and 2-rescuer infant CPR
  • Cardiac, respiratory and shock case discussions and simulations
  • Key changes in pediatric advanced life support, reflecting the new science from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  • Management of respiratory emergencies
  • Resuscitation team concept
  • Rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy
  • Systematic Approach to Pediatric Assessment
  • Vascular access

The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

 

 

Don't have time to attend one of our classroom courses? Try one of the American Heart Association's online courses. Take the classroom portion of the course online, then just schedule a skills testing session (30-45 mins.) with one of our instructors, and receive the same card you would receive in the traditional classroom course.

 

Do you have a business that needs a group to be certified? Everyday Heroes will come to your location to conduct any of our courses, BLS, ACLS, PALS, Basic First Aid, CPR/AED, Pediatric First Aid and CPR/AED to your employees onsite. Click here or call us at (916) 607-0001 to submit your information and schedule an onsite course.