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CPR Saves Lives

Currently, about 9 in 10 people who have cardiac arrest outside the hospital die. CPR can help improve those odds. If it is performed in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest, CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival.

Facts

Certain people, including people in low-income, Black, and Hispanic neighborhoods, are less likely to receive CPR from bystanders than people in high-income white neighborhoods.

Women may also be less likely to receive CPR if they experience cardiac arrest in a public place.

Cardiac Arrests Often Happen at Home

About 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside of hospitals each year—and about 7 in 10 of those happen at home. Unfortunately, about half of the people who experience cardiac arrests at home don’t get the help they need from bystanders before an ambulance arrives.

If you see cardiac arrest happen (see sidebar), call 9-1-1 right away and then do CPR until medical professionals arrive. Keep reading to learn how to perform CPR.

Mission Statement

Our mission, first and foremost, is to provide knowledge, skills and training in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Educating the surrounding communities with instruction on how to recognize someone who needs CPR and how to perform this life saving skill, providing the necessary skills and confidence to act in emergency situations to help their friends and loved ones is now and will always be our mission.

Online Courses

Once you've completed your online portion, print your course completion certificate and call for your hands on skills session.

BLS/CPR - $79

This is a full CPR course for healthcare professionals. The BLS Provider Manual or e-book manual contains all the information students need to successfully complete the BLS Course.

Student Wordbook

HeartCode® BLS/CPR Online - $60

This is blended learning for healthcare providers through the American Heart Association (AHA). Complete the online portion of the HeartCode BLS then print and present the Certificate of Completion at the hands-on skills session. Ideal for BLS Renewals. Access to the BLS Provider Manual eBook (20-3102) is included with HeartCode BLS. You will be able to access the Provider Manual from within the course.

Student Course

Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED On-line - $60

This course teaches child care providers and others to respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. The AHA’s Heartsaver Pediatric course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs first aid and/or CPR training and a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. The course is intended for those involved in childcare who have a duty to respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Childcare workers, teachers, foster care workers, camp counselors, youth organizations, and coaches for children’s sports organizations. This course is also ideal for parents, grandparents, extended family, babysitters, and guardians. This course can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared to act in a pediatric emergency. Participants must complete the online portion through the American Heart Association (AHA), print and present the Certificate of Completion at the hands-on skills session.

Student Course

Student Workbook

Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED On-line - $60

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED trains ANYONE with little or no medical training to provide First Aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Non-healthcare professionals must complete the online portion through the American Heart Association (AHA), print and present the Certificate of Completion at the hands-on skills session. Ideal for non-healthcare professional renewals. Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED is a comprehensive course path designed for those requiring training to meet OSHA or other regulatory agency requirements.

Student Course

Student Workbook

Heartsaver® First Aid Online - $60

This course is designed to teach participants the cognitive information needed for first aid training. Topics covered include: First Aid Basics, Medical Emergencies, Injury Emergencies, and Environmental Emergencies. Participants must complete the online portion through the American Heart Association (AHA), print and present the Certificate of Completion at the hands-on skills session.

Student Course

Student Workbook

Heartsaver® CPR AED Online - $60

Heartsaver CPR AED Course provides the highest quality training in the lifesaving skills of CPR and how to use an AED. The course empowers students to act with confidence in the event of an emergency at work, home, or in the community. Participants must complete the online portion through the American Heart Association (AHA), print and present the Certificate of Completion at the hands-on skills session.

Student Course

Student Workbook

STOP THE BLEED® Interactive Course - $40

Stop the Bleed encourages bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. In a STOP THE BLEED® course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. STOP THE BLEED® Interactive Course is free to all participants and can be taken multiple times to learn and refresh knowledge of the STOP THE BLEED® Course. in order to receive your certificate of completion Please remember to bring the e-mail with your quiz results to the Skills-Only Course!

Student Course

Advisor: BLS - $75

This course accommodates participants who pass the cognitive portion of the HeartCode BLS Provider Course but cannot perform the physical skills of CPR. By successfully advising others how to perform CPR and use an AED, HeartCode BLS students with disabilities can receive an Advisor: BLS card. Access to the BLS Provider Manual eBook (20-3102) is included with HeartCode BLS. You will be able to access the Provider Manual from within the course.Students should check to make sure that their workplaces will accept these cards.

Course Material

HeartCode® ACLS - $169

Providers, who previously hold an ACLS card, first complete the online portion of HeartCode ACLS and then complete a hands-on skills session with an AHA ACLS Instructor. HeartCode blended learning delivers quality resuscitation education regardless of where providers are located and gives them more control to complete the course at their own pace. Access to the ACLS Provider Manual eBook (20-3100) is included with HeartCode ACLS. You will be able to access the Provider Manual from within the course. This product has been updated with new science from the 2020 Guidelines for CPR and ECC.

Student Course

BLS/CPR Instructor - $399

The American Heart Association is always seeking professionals to conduct training in First Aid, CPR, AED and Advanced Cardiovascular Care. If you are like me, and passionate about saving lives, motivated to teach others and are comfortable speaking in a group setting, have had your CPR card for at least one year, sign up today and become a CPR Instructor. Prince George's Community College is now accepting Instructor Candidate Applications.

Process:

Have a current CPR Card for one year;
Successfully complete the Instructor Essentials Course for the discipline for which you are becoming an Instructor, including both the online portion and the classroom/hands-on session. Bring the Certificate to the New Instructor Course.
Successfully be monitored assisting one and teaching one class within 6 months of completing the hands-on session of the Instructor Essentials Course.
All paperwork needed will be provided during the course.

Student Wordbook

NARCAN and HANDS-ONLY TRAINING- $25

This Naloxone (NARCAN) training course will teach you how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and administer the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone.

Naloxone (NARCAN) Administration training course is suitable for laypersons, including, but not limited to: businesses, organizations, community members, correctional facilities, educators, faith groups, government and health care professionals, parents and caregivers, pharmacies, school nurses, senior living facilities, sober living communities, treatment and recovery centers, and more.

Training will include:

1. Education on recognizing the symptoms and signs of opioid overdose;

2. Training on responding to an opioid overdose;

3. The proper use and administration of naloxone;

4. Proper rescue breathing technique;

5. The importance of contacting emergency medical services;

6. The care of an individual after the administration of naloxone.

A Narcan kit with 4 mg Narcan will be distributed after successful completion of the course.

HeartCode® PALS- $169

HeartCode PALS is the AHA’s blended learning delivery method for the AHA’s PALS Course. HeartCode blended learning delivers quality resuscitation education regardless of where providers are located and gives them more control to complete the course at their own pace. Providers first complete the online portion of HeartCode PALS and then complete a hands-on skills session with an AHA PALS Instructor or a HeartCode compatible manikin.

Access to the PALS Provider Manual eBook (20-3120) is included with HeartCode PALS. You will be able to access the Provider Manual from within the course.

My Clients

Education and Training

CPR required education and hand on training. If cardiac arrest happens to someone near you, don’t be afraid—just be prepared! Follow these steps if you see someone in cardiac arrest:

Call 9-1-1 right away.

If another bystander is nearby, save time by asking that person to call 9-1-1 and look for an automated external defibrillatorexternal icon (AED) while you begin CPR. AEDs are portable machines that can electrically shock the heart and cause it to start beating again.

Give CPR.

Push down hard and fast in the center of the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 pushes a minute. Let the chest come back up to its normal position after each push. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends timing your pushes to the beat of the song “Stayin’ Alive.” This method of CPR is called “hands-only” and does not involve breathing into the person’s mouth.

Continue giving CPR

Continue giving CPR until medical professionals arrive or until a person with formal CPR training can take over.

About Me

I am a retired Paramedic with the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Departments with 26 years Advanced Life Support training. I am a American Heart Association (AHA) Instructor with disciplines as a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor, Pediatric CPR First Aid AED and CPR First Aid AED.

I am also an instructor with the American Safety and Health Institute. Highly decorated and Paramedic of the Year twice, I have had a number of cardiac arrest saves and believe wholeheartedly that EVERYONE should be trained in this life saving skill.

Featured in Southern Maryland Woman Magazine. On-air interviews with channels 4, 5, 7 and 9 for a pediatric save and volunteer work driving cancer patients to appointments for treatment.