American Heart Association CPR
BLS for the Healthcare Provider
Course Description
$75.00 Initial Certification (4 Hours 20 minutes)
$50.00 Re-Certification (3 Hours)
The NEW Initial BLS for the Healthcare Provider Course is for those individuals who have never had a CPR course and plan to work in the medical industry. This BLS for the Healthcare Provider Course is specifically intended for healthcare participants who currently work or plan to work in a healthcare setting. This course is 4 hours 20 minutes long and is intended for the person requiring BLS CPR certification.
BLS for the Healthcare Provider is video driven with frequent pauses for individual hands on skills and time for mock scenario practice. All of the new American Heart Association’s 2005/2006 guidelines are presented and practiced. If the Healthcare provider has let their BLS card expire, that person may need to take the Initial BLS Healthcare Provider Course.
An American Heart Association course completion BLS Card is issued for two years to each participant in a BLS for Healthcare Provider course that successfully completes the written examination and performs a Skills demonstration. All participants are invited back as often as they like as many times as they like for one full year for FREE once they are certified by Infusion Community Training Center.
Each participant will be issued a new AHA participant manual along with a CD-Rom that includes the new updated guidelines for quick computer reference. Continuing Education Units are available for medical professionals requiring CEUs for their medical license.
The New Renewal BLS for Healthcare Providers Course is designed for those individuals with a current active BLS card. The current BLS card must be presented at the time of class. This course is three hours in length and covers the new performance AHA guidelines. Skills performance is demonstrated and a test is given (20 questions). An 84% must be achieved.
The AHA understands Healthcare Providers have knowledge and skills acquired from years of experience and past CPR certifications. An Online Renewal BLS for Healthcare Providers Course is now available. The renewal course allows the Healthcare Provider to complete Part 1 which consists of twelve mandatory checkpoints and take the online BLS test. All components but the psychomotor skills portion can be done online. An online Certificate will be generated when successfully completed. The individual will present the certificate to a certified AHA Instructor to demonstrate the skills of the Adult, Child, and Infant CPR (1 and 2 person using the new 2005/2006 Guidelines). An AHA BLS Card will be issued upon satisfactory completion.
Heartsaver CPR with AED
Course Description
Cost – $45.00
The Heartsaver CPR Course is designed to teach CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO) to all lay rescuers, particularly those who are expected to respond to emergencies in the workplace. Participants include security guards, firefighters, police, and other lay responders. Although the course may be used to teach CPR to all lay rescuers, it is specifically designed for lay rescuers who are required to obtain a course completion card for credential documenting completion of a CPR course. All rescuers are trained in CPR and relief of foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO).
The course runs slightly more than 3 to 4 hours for adult CPR. The course is longer for infant and child CPR and the AED. The combined course for adult, infant, and child victims lasts 5 ½ to 6 ½ hours. The course includes diverse learning opportunities, including a videotaped presentation of the Chain of Survival and warning signs of cardio vascular emergencies; instructor-led discussion to reinforce the signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke, and choking; videotaped skills demonstration and practice; instructor-led practice scenarios; and peer practice sessions.
CPR for Family and Friends
Course Description
Cost – $25.00
The CPR for Family and Friends Course targets all lay rescuers, such as school children, family members of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death, and other laypersons who want to learn rescue skills for loved ones. The course teaches rescuers skills in CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). It presents information about the AHA adult Chain of Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke, and choking in adults. The text includes information about healthy heart living and actions to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease in adults. The course also presents information about the AHA pediatric infant and child Chain of Survival, signs of choking in infants and children, prevention of sudden infant death syndrome, and prevention of the most common fatal injuries in infants and children.
The book provides material to teach 3 separate courses: adult CPR (course length: about 2 hours), infant and child CPR (course length: about 2¼ to 2½ hours), and CPR for all ages (course length: about 4½ hours). The course includes multiple learning activities: a videotaped overview of the Chain of Survival and other cognitive information, videotaped skills demonstration and practice, instructor-led practice scenarios, and a peer practice session.