STARTING WITH APRIL 2017, WE WILL HAVE A NEW AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AFFILIATION, WHICH WILL ENABLE EMERGENCY TRAINING CONCEPTS AND CONSULTING LLC TO BECOME A RECOGNIZED NATIONAL TRAINING SITE. OUR CONTINUING AFFILIATION WITH ERTSS OF FAYETTVILLE, GA. WILL ENABLE US TO PROVIDE FASTER ISSUING OF CARDS TO PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDE TRAINING OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF OHIO. Better partnerships mean betters services to our clients.
Emergency Training Concepts and Consulting LLC, is committed to the mission of the American Heart Association and its Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Program: The Mission of the American Heart Association's Emergency Cardiovascular Care Program is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke by improving the Chain of Survival in every community.
We conduct courses that conform to current “Program Guidelines” (Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care), the current Program Administration Manual, and the curriculum set out in the applicable AHA instructor manuals. In addition, we support the Chain of Survival through educational programs for the public in cooperation with the AHA when applicable, as well as healthcare professionals. The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in CPR and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association, and any fees charged for such a course do not represent income to the association. Since the 2020 Guidelines were released, the AHA will be rolling out new course materials (books, DVD's, manuals), as courses transition it will be reflected in the descriptions below.
We conduct courses that conform to current “Program Guidelines” (Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care), the current Program Administration Manual, and the curriculum set out in the applicable AHA instructor manuals. In addition, we support the Chain of Survival through educational programs for the public in cooperation with the AHA when applicable, as well as healthcare professionals. The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in CPR and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association, and any fees charged for such a course do not represent income to the association. Since the 2020 Guidelines were released, the AHA will be rolling out new course materials (books, DVD's, manuals), as courses transition it will be reflected in the descriptions below.
The 2020 Guidelines Highlights provides a summary by topic of the 2020 changes to resuscitation guidelines. A MUST review before courses! |
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Courses for Healthcare Personnel
BLS Provider: The Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Course is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen); use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). It is intended for participants who provide health care to patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out-of-hospital. For certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed healthcare professionals.
Course Length: 4 hours – $65.00 - Provider (includes materials) Renewal 3 hours - $50.00 (materials not included)
ACLS Provider: The ACLS Provider Course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest. Providers are expected to learn to manage 10 core ACLS cases: a respiratory emergency, 4 types of cardiac arrest (simple VF/VT, complex VF/VT, PEA, and asystole), 4 types of prearrest emergencies (bradychardia, stable tachycardia, unstable tachycardia, and acute coronary syndromes), and stroke. Course Prerequisites: Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider Card Completion of a Basic EKG course or a background and understanding of EKG interpretation.
Course Length 12 hours – $155.00 Provider (includes materials) Renewal 8 hours - $115.00 Renewal (materials not included)
ACLS EP: The ACLS Experienced Provider Course is designed for seasoned ACLS providers who wish to renew their provider status. This course provides a stimulus for expert clinicians and scientists to identify areas in resuscitation that deal with special circumstances. DATES/TIMES TBA - call
PALS Provider: The goal of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course is to provide the learner with (1) information needed to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest; (2) information and strategies needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children; and (3) the cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock, or cardiopulmonary arrest. Course Prerequisites: Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider Card Completion of a Basic EKG course or a background and understanding of EKG interpretation.
Course Length 14 hours – $155.00 Provider (includes materials) Renewal 8 hours - $115.00 Renewal (materials not included)
PEARS Course: To improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured infants and children, resulting in improved outcomes. To develop the knowledge and skills needed by healthcare providers for emergency evaluation and initial stabilization of seriously ill infants and children. This course is intended for healthcare providers who might encounter pediatric patients in their profession but who do not routinely provide care for children with high-acuity illness or injury. This includes RN’s, LPN’s, first responders and EMTs and healthcare providers who care for children outside critical care areas. Course Prerequisites: Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider Card.
Course Length 8 hours $130.00 - Provider (includes materials)
ECG and Pharmacology: The ECG & Pharmacology Course addresses a key knowledge gap in electrocardiogram (ECG) and pharmacology, and focuses on specific ECG recognition skills and drug treatment knowledge. The course is a pre-course option for ACLS students and other healthcare providers, or is also intended for ACLS students who complete ACLS pre-course self-assessment and find they need to improve their knowledge.
Course Length: 8 hours $40.00 (includes materials)
Airway Management: The Airway Management course includes five individual modules that can be taught as a pre-course option for ACLS students and other healthcare providers, or is also intended for ACLS students who complete ACLS pre-course self-assessment and find they need to improve their knowledge. The modules are designed for facilitator-led, small-group interaction and can be combined based on students' needs and scope of practice.
The five modules are: Bag-Mask Ventilation and Airway Adjuncts (required), Laryngeal Mask Airway, Esophageal-Tracheal Combitube, Endotracheal Tube, Impedance Threshold Devices
Course Length: 6 hours $40.00 (includes materials)
Rapid STEMI: This program supports the efforts of American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline(R), a national initiative to improve quality of care and outcomes in heart attack patients by improving healthcare systems' readiness and response to STEMI patients. Intended for use by out-of-hospital healthcare providers, as well as emergency department personnel and other STEMI systems-of-care providers. Based on the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC. This program enables providers to increase assessment, diagnosis, and rapid treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). It emphasizes assessing patients and providing treatment within the recommended 30-minute door-to-needle time and 90-minute door-to-balloon time. Included is information on: 1) Systems of care for STEMI, 2) Effective STEMI identification and treatment, 3) Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) pathophysiology. Also included is a "12-Lead Electrocardiogram" section, featuring electrocardiograms (ECGs) with annotations for self-study, plus an ECG ACS Ruler to help healthcare providers read and analyze ECGs.
Course Length: 4 hours $70.00 (includes materials)
Courses for the General Public
Heartsaver First Aid-CPR/AED-Bloodborne Pathogens Bundle: The Heartsaver Bundle combines the best AHA lay-rescuer offerings into a one day course. See individual course descriptions below.
Course Length: 8.5 hours $100.00 - Provider (includes materials) VALUE PRICED!!
Heartsaver CPR-AED: The Heartsaver CPR-AED Course is a modular course that teaches lay rescuers how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking for adult, child, and infant victims. Students also learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack and stroke in adults and breathing difficulties in children. The program is divided into a choice of 3 different courses. Heartsaver CPR for All Ages-teaches CPR-AED and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction in the adult, infant, and child. Heartsaver CPR for Adults-teaches CPR-AED and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for the adult. Heartsaver CPR for Infants and Children-teaches CPR-AED and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for infants (birth to 1 year of age) and children (1 year to 8 years of age).
Course Length: 4-6 hours $50.00 - Provider (includes materials)
Heartsaver First Aid and CPR-AED: The Heartsaver First Aid course combines adult, child and infant CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) with basic level of first aid procedures. Student of this course will be taught how to perform adult, child and infant CPR, Relieve a Foreign-body airway obstruction use a barrier device during rescue breathing use of an AED and provide basic first aid. This course also includes an exciting chapter on Environmental Emergencies.
Course Length: 7 hours $55.00 - Provider (includes materials)
Pediatric Heartsaver First Aid and CPR-AED: The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for child care workers in all 50 United States. It teaches child care providers and others to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. The course covers the Four Steps of Pediatric First Aid and modules in Pediatric First Aid, Child/Infant CPR AED, Adult CPR AED, and Asthma Care Training.
The intended audience would include Camp counselors, Child care workers, Coaches, Foster care workers, Others responsible for children including parents, grandparents, babysitters and guardians, Teachers, Youth group leaders
It is designed to meet the training requirements for child care workers in all 50 United States, and in a classroom format that is ideal for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback from an Instructor.
Course Length: 6 hours $55.00 - Provider (includes materials)
CPR in Schools: The Heartsaver CPR-AED in Schools course is designed to teach both adult and pediatric lay rescuer CPR to middle or high school students. The course presents information about the AHA adult and infant/child Chain of Survival, and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke, and choking in adults. The course also covers 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.
Course Length: 4-6 hours Previous AHA program discontinued, using Heartsaver program taught by AHA instructor , also is State of Ohio Teacher
CPR for Family and Friends Course: The CPR for Family and Friends course is a modular course that teaches rescuers skills in CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction. It presents information about the AHA adult Chain of Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke and choking in adults. The course also presents information on 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. Ideal to be taught at your home, picnic, or when bringing home new baby.
Course Length: 3 hours Call for classroom or onsite pricing
Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens: The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens course is designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction.
Heartsaver® Bloodborne Pathogens uses the PACT acronym and slogan to help students learn and retain what to do when there is danger of or has been exposure to bloodborne pathogens in the workplace:
· Protect yourself from exposure
· Act when exposed
· Clean yourself and the area involved
· Tell or report any exposure
Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens is intended for non-healthcare workers in the commercial market who must receive training per OSHA Standard 1910.1030
Course Length: 2 hours $30.00 - Provider (includes materials)
BLS Provider: The Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Course is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen); use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). It is intended for participants who provide health care to patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out-of-hospital. For certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed healthcare professionals.
Course Length: 4 hours – $65.00 - Provider (includes materials) Renewal 3 hours - $50.00 (materials not included)
ACLS Provider: The ACLS Provider Course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest. Providers are expected to learn to manage 10 core ACLS cases: a respiratory emergency, 4 types of cardiac arrest (simple VF/VT, complex VF/VT, PEA, and asystole), 4 types of prearrest emergencies (bradychardia, stable tachycardia, unstable tachycardia, and acute coronary syndromes), and stroke. Course Prerequisites: Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider Card Completion of a Basic EKG course or a background and understanding of EKG interpretation.
Course Length 12 hours – $155.00 Provider (includes materials) Renewal 8 hours - $115.00 Renewal (materials not included)
ACLS EP: The ACLS Experienced Provider Course is designed for seasoned ACLS providers who wish to renew their provider status. This course provides a stimulus for expert clinicians and scientists to identify areas in resuscitation that deal with special circumstances. DATES/TIMES TBA - call
PALS Provider: The goal of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course is to provide the learner with (1) information needed to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest; (2) information and strategies needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children; and (3) the cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock, or cardiopulmonary arrest. Course Prerequisites: Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider Card Completion of a Basic EKG course or a background and understanding of EKG interpretation.
Course Length 14 hours – $155.00 Provider (includes materials) Renewal 8 hours - $115.00 Renewal (materials not included)
PEARS Course: To improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured infants and children, resulting in improved outcomes. To develop the knowledge and skills needed by healthcare providers for emergency evaluation and initial stabilization of seriously ill infants and children. This course is intended for healthcare providers who might encounter pediatric patients in their profession but who do not routinely provide care for children with high-acuity illness or injury. This includes RN’s, LPN’s, first responders and EMTs and healthcare providers who care for children outside critical care areas. Course Prerequisites: Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider Card.
Course Length 8 hours $130.00 - Provider (includes materials)
ECG and Pharmacology: The ECG & Pharmacology Course addresses a key knowledge gap in electrocardiogram (ECG) and pharmacology, and focuses on specific ECG recognition skills and drug treatment knowledge. The course is a pre-course option for ACLS students and other healthcare providers, or is also intended for ACLS students who complete ACLS pre-course self-assessment and find they need to improve their knowledge.
Course Length: 8 hours $40.00 (includes materials)
Airway Management: The Airway Management course includes five individual modules that can be taught as a pre-course option for ACLS students and other healthcare providers, or is also intended for ACLS students who complete ACLS pre-course self-assessment and find they need to improve their knowledge. The modules are designed for facilitator-led, small-group interaction and can be combined based on students' needs and scope of practice.
The five modules are: Bag-Mask Ventilation and Airway Adjuncts (required), Laryngeal Mask Airway, Esophageal-Tracheal Combitube, Endotracheal Tube, Impedance Threshold Devices
Course Length: 6 hours $40.00 (includes materials)
Rapid STEMI: This program supports the efforts of American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline(R), a national initiative to improve quality of care and outcomes in heart attack patients by improving healthcare systems' readiness and response to STEMI patients. Intended for use by out-of-hospital healthcare providers, as well as emergency department personnel and other STEMI systems-of-care providers. Based on the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC. This program enables providers to increase assessment, diagnosis, and rapid treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). It emphasizes assessing patients and providing treatment within the recommended 30-minute door-to-needle time and 90-minute door-to-balloon time. Included is information on: 1) Systems of care for STEMI, 2) Effective STEMI identification and treatment, 3) Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) pathophysiology. Also included is a "12-Lead Electrocardiogram" section, featuring electrocardiograms (ECGs) with annotations for self-study, plus an ECG ACS Ruler to help healthcare providers read and analyze ECGs.
Course Length: 4 hours $70.00 (includes materials)
Courses for the General Public
Heartsaver First Aid-CPR/AED-Bloodborne Pathogens Bundle: The Heartsaver Bundle combines the best AHA lay-rescuer offerings into a one day course. See individual course descriptions below.
Course Length: 8.5 hours $100.00 - Provider (includes materials) VALUE PRICED!!
Heartsaver CPR-AED: The Heartsaver CPR-AED Course is a modular course that teaches lay rescuers how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking for adult, child, and infant victims. Students also learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack and stroke in adults and breathing difficulties in children. The program is divided into a choice of 3 different courses. Heartsaver CPR for All Ages-teaches CPR-AED and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction in the adult, infant, and child. Heartsaver CPR for Adults-teaches CPR-AED and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for the adult. Heartsaver CPR for Infants and Children-teaches CPR-AED and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for infants (birth to 1 year of age) and children (1 year to 8 years of age).
Course Length: 4-6 hours $50.00 - Provider (includes materials)
Heartsaver First Aid and CPR-AED: The Heartsaver First Aid course combines adult, child and infant CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) with basic level of first aid procedures. Student of this course will be taught how to perform adult, child and infant CPR, Relieve a Foreign-body airway obstruction use a barrier device during rescue breathing use of an AED and provide basic first aid. This course also includes an exciting chapter on Environmental Emergencies.
Course Length: 7 hours $55.00 - Provider (includes materials)
Pediatric Heartsaver First Aid and CPR-AED: The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for child care workers in all 50 United States. It teaches child care providers and others to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. The course covers the Four Steps of Pediatric First Aid and modules in Pediatric First Aid, Child/Infant CPR AED, Adult CPR AED, and Asthma Care Training.
The intended audience would include Camp counselors, Child care workers, Coaches, Foster care workers, Others responsible for children including parents, grandparents, babysitters and guardians, Teachers, Youth group leaders
It is designed to meet the training requirements for child care workers in all 50 United States, and in a classroom format that is ideal for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback from an Instructor.
Course Length: 6 hours $55.00 - Provider (includes materials)
CPR in Schools: The Heartsaver CPR-AED in Schools course is designed to teach both adult and pediatric lay rescuer CPR to middle or high school students. The course presents information about the AHA adult and infant/child Chain of Survival, and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke, and choking in adults. The course also covers 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.
Course Length: 4-6 hours Previous AHA program discontinued, using Heartsaver program taught by AHA instructor , also is State of Ohio Teacher
CPR for Family and Friends Course: The CPR for Family and Friends course is a modular course that teaches rescuers skills in CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction. It presents information about the AHA adult Chain of Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke and choking in adults. The course also presents information on 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. Ideal to be taught at your home, picnic, or when bringing home new baby.
Course Length: 3 hours Call for classroom or onsite pricing
Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens: The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens course is designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction.
Heartsaver® Bloodborne Pathogens uses the PACT acronym and slogan to help students learn and retain what to do when there is danger of or has been exposure to bloodborne pathogens in the workplace:
· Protect yourself from exposure
· Act when exposed
· Clean yourself and the area involved
· Tell or report any exposure
Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens is intended for non-healthcare workers in the commercial market who must receive training per OSHA Standard 1910.1030
Course Length: 2 hours $30.00 - Provider (includes materials)