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American Heart Association PALS Provider Certification - 2 Year Certification

Recommended for any healthcare professionals and medical personnel who may respond to pediatric emergencies.

The PALS Class covers:

• High-quality Child CPR AED and Infant CPR
• Recognition of patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
• Recognition of cardiopulmonary arrest early and application of CPR within 10 seconds
• Apply team dynamics
• Differentiation between respiratory distress and failure
• Early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
• Differentiation between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
• Early interventions for the treatment of shock
• Differentiation between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
• Clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias

• Post–cardiac arrest management
• The systematic approach to Pediatric Assessment
• Management of pediatric respiratory emergencies
• Vascular access (Including intraosseous training)
• Airway Management
• PALS Pharmacology
• Basic Life Support (BLS) review
• Numerous pediatric case studies and simulations
• How to be both a leader and a team member in a pediatric resuscitation team

This classroom, Instructor-led course uses a series of videos and 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. 

For healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. This includes 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 course lasts approximately eight (8) hours.  This class is a one-day course.  

All students who successfully complete all requirements will receive their official American Heart Association PALS Provider via email using the AHA eCard system!  Your course completion card will be valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of your class.

All students are required to have a current AHA PALS Provider student manual (workbook) during the class day.  IF a student arrives at class without a student manual (workbook), they will be required to purchase one for the course or will be rescheduled to a later course.

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers - Online With Skills Check

How Does This Course Work?

This course is for Initial and Renewal.

(2 Year AHA Certification)  – Same-Day Certification Card!

Recommended for: MDs, RNs, EMTs, Paramedics, Dentists, and Medical Personnel with Busy Schedules

The BLS Online Class Covers:

• Adult, Child, and Infant CPR
• Conscious and Unconscious Choking for victims of all ages
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use and special considerations
• Breathing Barriers, Bag Valve Masks, and 2 Rescuer CPR
• Cardiopulmonary Emergencies and Special Resuscitation Situations

The BLS online certification class includes two parts:

• Part 1 – A self-paced series of online training modules (30 minutes – 2 hours based on experience)
• Part 2 – Skills practice at our facility (15 - 30 minutes)

YOU MUST BRING YOUR CERTIFICATE AS PROOF OF COMPLETION TO YOUR SKILLS SESSION. THE INSTRUCTOR WILL ASK FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE.

*IF YOU CHOSE TO CANCEL AND RECEIVE A REFUND: We can provide a full refund ONLY if the student has not opened the online part 1 key.

The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings. This class covers the Basic Life Support Initial and Renewal certification.

What does this course teach?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Is there a required textbook for this course?

The AHA requires that all students have a student manual for the course, therefore, students must bring a 2025 BLS Student Manual, hard-copy or eBook (purchased seperately.) Without the book, the student will not be permitted to participate in the course. 

Student Discount

Are you a current or prospective student in a college-level healthcare program? If so, give us a call to receive a student discount code for $15 off your BLS class!

The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings. This class covers the Basic Life Support Initial and Renewal certification.

What does this course teach?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Is there a required textbook for this course?

The AHA requires that all students have a student manual for the course, therefore, students must bring a 2025 BLS Student Manual, hard-copy or eBook (purchased seperately.) Without the book, the student will not be permitted to participate in the course. 

Student Discount

Are you a current or prospective student in a college-level healthcare program? If so, give us a call to receive a student discount code for $15 off your BLS class!

❤️ AHA Heartsaver CPR AED

2025 Guidelines – Blended Learning

The American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED Course, updated to reflect the 2025 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC, teaches participants how to recognize cardiac arrest, perform high-quality CPR, use an automated external defibrillator (AED), and respond to choking emergencies involving adults, children, and infants.

This blended learning course combines the flexibility of the official AHA Heartsaver CPR AED Online course with an instructor-led, hands-on skills session conducted by CPR By Jeremy at your home, workplace, school, or facility.

During the course, participants learn and practice how to:

• Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• Use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Respond to choking emergencies
• Recognize when to activate the emergency response system
• Respond confidently until additional help arrives

This course is ideal for teachers, coaches, childcare providers, fitness professionals, workplace employees, safety teams, community members, and others who prefer the flexibility of blended learning while still receiving hands-on skills practice.

💻 Blended Learning – Online Course Included
Your registration includes access to the official AHA Heartsaver CPR AED Online course and your instructor-led, hands-on skills session with CPR By Jeremy.

⏱ Course Length:
Online portion: approximately 1–2.5 hours
Hands-on skills session: approximately 1.5–2 hours

📋 Certification: American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED eCard, valid for 2 years.

Summary

The American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED blended learning course equips students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid breathing and cardiac emergencies involving adults children and infants. It is designed for students who need a certification that satisfies OSHA workplace or other regulatory requirements. This class is taught in a blended learning format and the online portion (accessed via mobile desktop or tablet) must be completed prior to attending the Instructor-led skills session. Upon successful completion a valid 2 year digital certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED is issued.

Summary

The American Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR/AED blended learning course equips students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid breathing and cardiac emergencies involving adults. It is designed for students who need a certification that satisfies OSHA workplace or other regulatory requirements. This class is taught in a blended learning format and the online portion (accessed via mobile desktop or tablet) must be completed prior to attending the Instructor-led skills session. Upon successful completion a valid 2 year digital certificate for Adult First Aid/CPR/AED is issued.

The hands-on component of the Red Cross Blended Learning program.

Audience: Busy professionals who need OSHA-compliant certification.

Prerequisite: Completion of the Red Cross "SimLearning" online course. This session focuses purely on practicing life-saving skills like high-quality CPR and controlling bleeding.

This course reflects science from the 2020 American Red Cross Guidelines for CPR and ECC.

This course covers specific topics, knowledge, and skills required for Licence Childcare Providers required to learn how to prevent and respond to medical emergencies involving infants, children, and adults.

Medic First is approved by the Health & Safety Institute (HSI) to teach the MEDIC First Aid PediatricPlus training program. HSI’s MEDIC First Aid PediatricPlus training program is approved statewide by the California EMS Authority (EMSA) and fulfills California training requirements for childcare providers (22 CA ADC §100000.17).”
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Childcare providers completing this course will have the EMSA stickers placed directly on their certification cards.

Completion Time: 8 hours

Certification: 2 Year

Who should take this course?

If you work in childcare, this is the right class for you. If you are not a childcare professional, the best class for you would be a standard CPR AED and First Aid Class.

The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.

What does this course teach?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

This course will train instructor candidates to teach basic-level American Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED courses. In order to participate in this course, you must possess a current basic-level American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED (or higher level) certification or equivalent and be at least 16 years of age on the last day of the instructor course. Upon registration, it is important that you review and follow the directions in the email attachment sent with your registration confirmation. This is a blended learning course consisting of online content a skills session and classroom segments. Online material must be completed before attending classroom activities. 

In order to take this class and receive certification as a First Aid/CPR/AED instructor, you must: 

• Possess a current American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED certificate or equivalent. 
  

  Acceptable equivalents include:

  • AHA HeartCode BLS or HeartSaver First Aid/CPR/AED.

  • HSI Adult CPR/AED or Basic Life Support.

  • National Safety Council Adult CPR/AED.

  • Canadian Red Cross Adult CPR/AED.

  • First Response Training International CPR, First Aid, AED.

  • Several EMS/licensure credentials and lifeguarding options.

Description

HeartCode® BLS Online is a self-directed, comprehensive eLearning program that uses adaptive learning technology to allow learners to acquire and demonstrate Basic Life Support skills using a personalized learning path that adapts in real time to a learner’s performance. The program is designed for healthcare professionals who need Basic Life Support training for their clinical duties. Utilizing a variety of eLearning assets such as dramatizations, Cognitive Assessment Activities, illustrations, knowledge checks and interactive activities, this program teaches BLS knowledge and skills. Students who successfully complete the cognitive portion and the hands-on session (skills) will receive an AHA BLS Provider course completion card (eCard), valid for two years.

HeartCode® BLS

Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, followed by a hands-on skills session.

HeartCode BLS Online is the online portion of BLS blended learning that will prepare students for hands-on practice and testing of BLS skills.

The online portion of HeartCode BLS can be completed in approximately 1 to 2 hours.

Time to complete the hands-on skills session varies from 60 minutes to 90 minutes, depending on the experience of the student.

Here is the link to the online course which must be completed prior to coming to skills session:

https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls

Description

Learn lifesaving skills with Heartsaver® Total - First Aid CPR AED Online. The American Heart Association Heartsaver® Total - First Aid CPR AED Online course provides high-quality training in first aid, CPR, and AED use. This course equips individuals and workplaces with the confidence to respond effectively to medical emergencies until emergency responders arrive. The online course format is a convenient way to learn at your own pace and schedule.

The Heartsaver® Total - First Aid CPR AED course is designed for individuals with little or no medical background who need first aid, AED and CPR training to meet work or other regulatory requirements like OSHA. It is also ideal for anyone who wants to be prepared to respond effectively to emergencies at work, home, or in the community. 

What will you learn with the course?

• Adult CPR and AED use

• First aid basics

• Medical emergencies (including choking)

• Injury emergencies

• Environmental emergencies

• Preventing illness and injury

• Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies and how to use Nalaxone

• Recognizing the signs of mental health crisis in the workplace

• Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR AED

Course Features & Benefits: 

• Flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere • Interactive activities reinforcing lifesaving techniques

• Engaging videos and real-life demonstrations

• Knowledge checks to ensure mastery

• Builds confidence and skills needed to take action

• Up-to-date medical science information

• High-quality training from the American Heart Association 

Course Format:

• Heartsaver Total - First Aid CPR AED Online is the required online course for the American Heart Association blended learning training.

• The blended learning format allows students to complete the online course at their convenience, followed by a hands-on skills session (sold separately) with an American Heart Association Training Center Instructor.

• Upon successful completion, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card, valid for two years. 

This product has been updated to reflect the latest science and education from the 2025 Guidelines for CPR & ECC. It replaces Heartsaver® Basic - First Aid CPR AED Online (20-1440).

Ideal for experienced healthcare providers who want to view the ACLS algorithms and pharmacology online before testing their skills.

This session provides the hands-on skills practice and testing required to receive your ACLS Provider card. This session covers Megacode (Team Leader) skills and airway management.

If you need the online HeartCode ACLS course, you may add-on during the registration.

You will pick the date for the in-person skills session during this registration. If you need a different date than what is listed, please contact us at [email protected] and we will work with you. 

Prerequisite: Valid BLS Provider. Completion of the online HeartCode ACLS course is mandatory prior to skills testing session. Please bring the printed or digital completion certificate to the session.

This course reflects science from the 2025 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC.

Description

HeartCode® BLS Online is a self-directed, comprehensive eLearning program that uses adaptive learning technology to allow learners to acquire and demonstrate Basic Life Support skills using a personalized learning path that adapts in real time to a learner’s performance. The program is designed for healthcare professionals who need Basic Life Support training for their clinical duties. Utilizing a variety of eLearning assets such as dramatizations, Cognitive Assessment Activities, illustrations, knowledge checks and interactive activities, this program teaches BLS knowledge and skills. Students who successfully complete the cognitive portion and the hands-on session (skills) will receive an AHA BLS Provider course completion card (eCard), valid for two years.

🩺 AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers

2025 Guidelines – Blended Learning with HeartCode BLS Included

The American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Course, updated to reflect the 2025 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC, teaches participants how to recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies involving adults, children, and infants.

This blended learning course combines the official AHA HeartCode BLS online course with a personalized, instructor-led hands-on skills session conducted by CPR By Jeremy at your home, workplace, school, or facility.

During the course, participants will practice:

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• Use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Effective ventilations using barrier and bag-mask devices
• Team dynamics and communication during resuscitation
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction

This course is designed for licensed and non-licensed healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, EMTs, paramedics, other healthcare providers, and students entering medical, nursing, or allied health programs.

💻 Blended Learning – HeartCode BLS Included
Your registration includes access to the official AHA HeartCode BLS eLearning course as well as the required hands-on skills session. Complete the online portion before your scheduled skills session.

⏱ Course Length:
Online portion: approximately 1.5–2 hours
Hands-on skills session: approximately 1.5–2 hours

📋 Certification: American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard, valid for 2 years

I’d also use “HeartCode BLS Included” rather than just “HeartCode Included.” It is clearer and looks more professional in the course listing.

The American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

The HeartCode format is a blended learning delivery method, which consists of students completing an online course prior to an in-person skills test. You must complete the HeartCode BLS online prior to your testing session (purchased separately for $37).  Bring a hard-copy of the Completion Certificate with you to your skills session. We cannot test you without this certificate. If you have not yet completed the course online, you can find the link to purchase here: https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings. This class covers the Basic Life Support Initial and Renewal certification.

What does this course teach?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Is there a required textbook for this course?

Yes, the AHA requires that all students have a student manual for the course, however, the BLS Provider Manual eBook is included in the purchase of the HeartCode BLS Online Course.

The AHA’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, early and continuous high-quality CPR, and high-performing teams. The course reflects science and education from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Intended Audience

For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response

What does this course teach?

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to

Define systems of care

Apply the BLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments sequence for a systematic evaluation of adult patients

Discuss how the use of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) may improve patient outcomes

Discuss early recognition and management of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), including appropriate disposition

Discuss early recognition and management of stroke, including appropriate disposition

Recognize bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome

Perform early management of bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome

Model effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team

Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance

Recognize respiratory arrest

Perform early management of respiratory arrest

Recognize cardiac arrest

Perform prompt, high-quality BLS including prioritizing early chest compressions and integrating early automated external defibrillator (AED) use

Perform early management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post–cardiac arrest care

Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to the team

Summary

The American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED blended learning course equips students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid breathing and cardiac emergencies involving adults children and infants. It is designed for students who need a certification that satisfies OSHA workplace or other regulatory requirements. This class is taught in a blended learning format and the online portion (accessed via mobile desktop or tablet) must be completed prior to attending the Instructor-led skills session. Upon successful completion a valid 2 year digital certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED is issued.

Summary

The American Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR/AED blended learning course equips students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid breathing and cardiac emergencies involving adults. It is designed for students who need a certification that satisfies OSHA workplace or other regulatory requirements. This class is taught in a blended learning format and the online portion (accessed via mobile desktop or tablet) must be completed prior to attending the Instructor-led skills session. Upon successful completion a valid 2 year digital certificate for Adult First Aid/CPR/AED is issued.

The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.

What does this course teach?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants