BLS Providers-Classroom (Initial or Renewal) AHA

This course is designed for healthcare professionals who need to learn CPR and other critical lifesaving techniques for use in a variety of clinical and emergency settings, both inside and outside of hospitals. The AHA’s Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Course has been updated to incorporate the latest guidelines from the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Course Overview:
Participants will learn fundamental life-saving skills applicable in both healthcare facilities and emergency response environments. The training emphasizes delivering high-quality CPR, increasing chest compression efficiency, and fostering effective teamwork in high-stress situations. Instruction covers rescue techniques for adults, children, and infants.

Certification:
Upon successful completion, students will receive an AHA BLS e-card, which remains valid for two years.

The ACLS Instructor-led course emphasizes the critical role of cardiac arrest prevention, the value of effective team dynamics, and the delivery of continuous, high-quality CPR. It focuses on understanding systems of care, as well as the early recognition and management of cardiopulmonary arrest, post-cardiac arrest care, acute cardiac rhythms, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Is  a classroom course that fulfills the 8-hour EMSA child care training in pediatric first aid, CPR, and AED. As an American Heart Association program, it meets part of California EMSA regulatory requirements for child care personnel. Participants learn how to recognize, respond to, and manage illnesses and injuries in infants and children during the crucial first minutes until EMS arrives.

What’s covered: the four steps of pediatric first aid; CPR and AED use for adults, children, and infants; how to assist a choking adult/child/infant; asthma care; common illnesses and injuries; a child/infant safety checklist; and guidance on child behavior and effective interaction.

Who it’s for: anyone responsible for responding to emergencies in child care settings—child care workers, teachers, foster care providers, camp counselors, youth organization staff, and youth sports coaches—as well as parents, grandparents, babysitters, and guardians.

Designed for youth ages 10 and up, this course introduces the fundamentals of babysitting through interactive, hands-on training.

Participants will learn essential caregiving tasks such as diapering, bottle and spoon feeding, and dressing infants and young children. The course also covers basic first aid, personal safety, emergency response for life-threatening situations, how to assist a choking child, and CPR techniques.

This comprehensive 5-hour training includes:

• A Babysitting Basics Certificate of Completion
• A 2-year CPR/First Aid certification from the American Heart Association