Classroom - Adult & Pediatric First Aid CPR AED by American Red Cross

This course will prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children and infants and meets OSHA/workplace requirements. This is an instructor-led classroom session. Allow approximately 4 hours 30 minutes to complete the course. Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a digital certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED valid for two years.

The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED r.21 program is designed to help participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies. The courses in this program teach participants the knowledge and skills needed to give immediate care to an injured or ill person when minutes matter, and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed.

Learning Objectives

■ Describe how to recognize an emergency and gain confidence to act.

■ Explain how to lower the risk for infection when giving care.

■ Understand legal concepts as they apply to lay responders, such as consent.

■ Describe the emergency action steps: CHECK—CALL—CARE.

■ Identify when it is necessary to call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number.

■ Explain how to check an injured or ill person who appears to be unresponsive. ■ Explain how to check a responsive injured or ill person.

■ Demonstrate high-quality CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for a person who is in cardiac arrest.

■ Demonstrate first aid care for a person who is choking.

■ Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following sudden illnesses: shock, asthma attack, anaphylaxis, heart attack, opioid overdose, diabetic emergencies, high fever, vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration.

■ Describe methods used to control life-threatening bleeding, including the application of direct pressure and the application of a commercial tourniquet.

■ Demonstrate the application of direct pressure to control life-threatening bleeding.

■ Explain when a commercial tourniquet should be used, and describe the basic principles of using a tourniquet.

■ Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following injuries and environmental illnesses: burns; head, neck and spinal injuries (including concussion); heat stroke; hypothermia; poison exposure.

Classroom - Adult First Aid CPR AED by the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED r.21 program is designed to help participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies. The courses in this program teach participants the knowledge and skills needed to give immediate care to an injured or ill person when minutes matter, and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed.

Learning Objectives

■ Describe how to recognize an emergency and gain confidence to act.

■ Explain how to lower the risk for infection when giving care.

■ Understand legal concepts as they apply to lay responders, such as consent.

■ Describe the emergency action steps: CHECK—CALL—CARE.

■ Identify when it is necessary to call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number.

■ Explain how to check an injured or ill person who appears to be unresponsive. ■ Explain how to check a responsive injured or ill person.

■ Demonstrate high-quality CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for a person who is in cardiac arrest.

■ Demonstrate first aid care for a person who is choking.

■ Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following sudden illnesses: shock, asthma attack, anaphylaxis, heart attack, opioid overdose, diabetic emergencies, high fever, vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration.

■ Describe methods used to control life-threatening bleeding, including the application of direct pressure and the application of a commercial tourniquet.

■ Demonstrate the application of direct pressure to control life-threatening bleeding.

■ Explain when a commercial tourniquet should be used, and describe the basic principles of using a tourniquet.

■ Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following injuries and environmental illnesses: burns; head, neck and spinal injuries (including concussion); heat stroke; hypothermia; poison exposure.

Blended Learning - Adult and Pediatric First Aid CPR AED by Red Cross

This course will prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children and infants and meets OSHA/workplace requirements. This is a blended learning course including an online portion and an instructor-led classroom skill session.The online portion must be completed prior to attending the in-class portion and must be taken on a PC or tablet with a high speed Internet connection.Allow approximately 2 hours 30 minutes to complete theonline portion.Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a digital certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED valid for two years.

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Blended Learning - Adult and Pediatric CPR AED by Red Cross

This course will prepare you to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children and infants and meets OSHA/workplace requirements. This is a blended learning course including an online portion and an instructor-led classroom skill session.The online portion must be completed prior to attending the in-class portion and must be taken on aPC or tablet with a high speed Internet connection.Allow approximately 1 hour 30 minutes to complete the online portion.Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a digital certificate for Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED valid for two years.

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Classroom - BLS for Healthcare Providers by American Heart Association

COURSE INFORMATION

BLS is geared towards prehospital providers, like EMTs, paramedics, fire fighters, and in-facility hospital providers. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The BLS Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on High-Quality CPR and team dynamics.

COURSE REQUIRMENTS

Students attending the BLS Provider Course are required:

Must be at-least 18 years of age or with an adult
Purchase the 2020 BLS Provider Manual or eBook
Select a instructor-led classroom location
Provide a First Name, Last Name, Email and Phone Number
Be on time to attend - Tardiness of 15 minutes or less considered
Cancel within 24 hours of purchase for a full refund or reschedule twice

Certification
American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Course Completion Card is valid for two years.

In the classroom, students participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with an AHA BLS Instructor to complete BLS skills practice and skills testing. Students also complete a written exam.

If you choose to purchase a participants manual please ask front dest staff to provide it PRIOR to class start time.

Canellation of a course due to inclement weather will occur by 5:00 pm the previous day. We will contact you via email and phone. Please contact registrations@AthensCPR.com or 706-549-5882 on the next business day to reschedule your course.

Classroom - BLS Provider by American Heart Association - Renewals

This is a renewal course. You must have current unexpired provider level certification prio to enrolling in this course.

The American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Course covers core material including adult and pediatric CPR (including two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag mask), foreign-body airway obstruction, and automated external defibrillation.

COURSE INFORMATION

BLS is geared towards prehospital providers, like EMTs, paramedics, fire fighters, and in-facility hospital providers. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The BLS Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on High-Quality CPR and team dynamics.

COURSE REQUIRMENTS

Students attending the BLS Provider Course are required:

Must be at-least 18 years of age or with an adult
Purchase the 2020 BLS Provider Manual or eBook
Select a instructor-led classroom location
Provide a First Name, Last Name, Email and Phone Number
Be on time to attend - Tardiness of 15 minutes or less considered
Cancel within 24 hours of purchase for a full refund or reschedule twice at no additional fee

Canellation of a course due to inclement weather will occur by 5:00 pm the previous day. We will contact you via email and phone. Please contact registrations@AthensCPR.com or 706-549-5882 on the next business day to reschedule your course.

Classroom - Heartsaver® First Aid by The American Heart Association

Heartsaver^® First Aid Training

The Heartsaver First Aid course trains participants first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) and the 2015 AHA/Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid.

Who should take this course?

The AHA Heartsaver First Aid Course is designed for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements.

What does this course teach?

First aid basics
Medical emergencies
Injury emergencies
Environmental emergencies
Preventing illness and injury

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM (full)Athens CPR & Safety

Classroom - Heartsaver® Bloodborne Pathogens by AHA

The AHA Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course is designed for anyone 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, and Tattoo artists.

Purchase this course - $65.00

Blended Learning - BLS for Healthcare Providers & Skills Session by AHA

The American Heart Association offers the BLS ( Basic Life Support) course in a Blended format.

The blended format includes both “Online eLearning and Classroom Skill Sessions”

Once you register, you will receive an email with the keycode to access the online portion. You will then arrange a day/time for you to come in to complete the skills portion. You can either call or email to schedule.

The eLearning portion of the BLS blended learning course is designed to teach students the cognitive information needed for CPR and AED training. Upon completion of the online portion, students must complete hands-on skills session with an AHA BLS Instructor. This format provides the student with the convenience of completing the course at their own pace wherever they have access to the Internet. It includes interactive exercises and videos to engage students and provide periodic points of knowledge transference, along with audio and transcript for students who may have a hearing or visual disability, and much more.

BLS is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest. HeartCode BLS is the AHA’s blended learning delivery method for the BLS Course. Blended learning is a combination of eLearning (online portion), in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, followed by a hands-on session. HeartCode BLS includes 8 modules, 4 eSimulations, and two video tutorials.

Students can access the BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual, BLS Pocket Reference Card and more for 24 months.

This course may be used for initial or renewal BLS for Healthcare Providers Course completion.

Practice and Skills Test -- Parts 2 & 3.

After successful completion of Part 1, call us to schedule a time to complete the certification at our Training Center. 706-549-5882

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Blended Learning - BLS Skills Session Only by AHA

Hands on Skill session with a certified American Heart Association Instructor.

This session normally takes from 40 minutes to an hour.

Skills sessions are normally available between the following hours:

Tuesdays at 1:00 pm in Athens Location

Thursday at 5:00 pm in Athens Location

You MUST have the BLS for Healthcare Providers eLearning (part 1) completed to choose this option.

Bring your printed out AHA BLS eLearning Certificate of Completion with you.

Upon successful completion of the BLS Skills Session students receive a course completion card valid for two years.

Skills Check (Classroom) length is approximately 1 hour

BLS eLearning Part 1, the online course is sold seperately.

If you do not have the Certificate of Completion from the eLearning, Please DO NOT Show up to Class.

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eLearning - Achieving Accuracy in BP Measurement by AHA

This web-based eLearning course, jointly developed by the AHA and the American Medical Association, is a competency training course focused on proper in-office blood pressure (BP) measurement. The course is designed to educate healthcare professionals on how to measure BP accurately on all three BP measurement devices: manual; semi-automated; and automated. It also aims to help clinicians achieve competence in consistent, accurate BP measurement and improve confidence in their ability to better identify patients at risk for hypertension.

Course content includes:

Recognizing the latest BP categories
Consistently and accurately taking BP measurements
Discussing BP with patients
Improving patient care

Product Specifications:

Self-directed, eLearning course is for use by a single student
Meets web accessibility requirements
Approximate completion time: 30 minutes
Certificate of completion available upon successful course completion
Course content available for 24 months (2 years) following activation

Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion.

Purchase this course - $40.00

eLearning - COVID-19 Ventilator Reskilling Course by AHA

Due to COVID-19 and the heightened demand for ventilator management, health care providers with minimal understanding of mechanical ventilation or ventilators may be tasked with managing these complex patients. This self-directed, adaptive eLearning course has been designed to help health care providers in the acute care setting improve knowledge and competence in mechanical ventilation skills.

This adaptive course focuses on the information participants need most. At the beginning of the course participants can identify their skill level and the course continuously uses knowledge checks to measure level of knowledge and adjust the focus of the content.

The course educates participants in
• Respiratory Physiology
• Basic Functions of a Ventilator
• Ventilator Use in Respiratory Failure
• Goals of Care in Respiratory Failure

Purchase this course - $65.00

eLearning - HeartCode® Bloodborne Pathogens Online by AHA

Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Online teaches employees how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or blood-containing materials. This course is designed to meet OSHA requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction. This course provides students with the convenience of completing the course at their own pace wherever they have access to the Internet. It includes interactive exercises and videos to engage students and provide periodic points of knowledge transference, along with audio and transcript for students who may have a hearing or visual disability, and much more.

Purchase this course - $40.00

eLearning - HeartCode® BLS by The American Heart Association

Students will learn single-rescuer and team basic life support for adults, children and infants through 5 interactive exercises, scenarios and a written test. Navigation controls allow students to move easily through content as they learn how to recognize life-threatening emergencies, provide high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilation and provide early use of an AED. Course also teaches relief of choking.

This self-paced course is accessible anytime from any computer. Students can access the BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual, BLS Pocket Reference Card and more for 24 months.

This course may be used for initial or renewal BLS for Healthcare Providers Course completion.

Purchase this course - $50.00

eLearning - Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED by AHA

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Online is the eLearning portion of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED blended learning course and is designed to teach students the cognitive information needed for first aid, CPR and AED training. Upon completion of the online portion, students must complete hands-on skills session with an AHA BLS or Heartsaver Instructor. This course provides students with the convenience of completing the course at their own pace wherever they have access to the Internet. It includes interactive exercises and videos to engage students and provide periodic points of knowledge transference, along with audio and transcript for students who may have a hearing or visual disability, and much more.

Purchase this course - $40.00

eLearning - BLS Instructor Essentials by The American Heart Association

Self-directed, online portion of the BLS Instructor Essentials blended learning course covering steps for becoming an AHA Instructor and steps of the instruction cycle.

Purchase this course - $50.00

eLearning - Opioid Education for Healthcare Providers

Opioid Education for Healthcare Providers is a self-directed, eLearning course is for use by a single student that includes modules such as recognition and treatment of opioid overdose (use of CPR and reversal agents), details of the opioid epidemic and opioid use disorder, pathophysiology of pain and opioids leading to addiction, and managing acute pain with alternative pain management options.

This 30 minute long course educates participants in the pathophysiology of opioid overdose; special considerations on how to care for overdose patients, including naloxone administration; recognizing the need for high-quality CPR; and use of a defibrillator.

Purchase this course - $40.00

eLearning - Opioid Education for Non-Clinical Staff and Lay Responders

America is facing an opioid crisis.

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, and most drug overdoses involve opioids

Learn what an opioid overdose looks like and how both healthcare providers and lay rescuers can help combat this epidemic.

For Non-Clinical Staff & Lay Rescuers

Opioid Education for Non-Clinical Staff and Lay Responders is intended for:

Management and employees in workplace settings
Non-clinical hospital and healthcare staff
General public

Learn about the current opioid epidemic in the US and examples of prescription and illegal opioids. Identifying a possible opioid overdose and how to use naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose are also discussed in this course.