Class Schedule

Please click on any course below for additional information, including dates/times, and online registration.

For questions regarding these AHA courses -- Instructor, Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) , and AHA Program Adminstration -- please contact:
Gary Ryan, NRP, AHA Training Center Coordinator, AHA Regional Faculty
Email gryan@dlsc.org
Office (434) 792-1871 ext 107

For questions regarding AHA CPR and First Aid Courses, including Basic Life Support (BLS) and Heartsaver Course, please contact:
Jim Mullins, NRP, Basic Life Support Coordinator
Email jmullins@dlsc.org
Office (434) 792-1871 ext 110

For questions regarding Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Rescue Academy and related training courses, please contact:
Brian Alderson, EMT, Education Coordinator
Office 434-792-1871 ext 108
Email balderson@datc.training

 

BLS Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers INITIAL

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Is AHA BLS the right course for me?

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.

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.

**The  Basic Life Support (BLS) Course student manual is required for this course. You may choose to purchase this through our website by clicking on the box to the right of the registration. If you choose not to purchase the book now, you are responsible for getting the manual before you come to class.

BLS Provider Manual (2020 Edition  20-1102)

AHA Product Number

20-1102

ISBN: 978-1-61669-768-6

 Link to 2020 BLS Provider Course (Instructor-Led Training) FAQ

https://cpr.heart.org/-/media/cpr-files/courses-and-kits/healthcare-professional/bls-ilt/2020-bls-ilt-faq_102120.pdf?la=en

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.

Basic Life Support (BLS) Course 

  • Key changes in basic life support, reflecting the new science from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

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

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

Initial Basic Life Support (BLS) Course requires approximately 4 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing.BLS ILT Full Course: 3:40 hours without breaks

 

Upcoming Dates (if a class has seats left, click to register):

BLS Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers RENEWAL

 *Please bring your current  BLS card or eCard with you to the class. (Required current certification to take this course)*

 Basic Life Support (BLS)

Is AHA BLS the right course for me?

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.

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.

**The  Basic Life Support (BLS) Course student manual is required for this course. You may choose to purchase this through our website by clicking on the box to the right of the registration. If you choose not to purchase the book now, you are responsible for getting the manual before you come to class.

BLS Provider Manual (2020 Edition)

AHA Product Number  20-1102

ISBN: 978-1-61669-768-6

 Link to 2020 BLS Provider Course (Instructor-Led Training) FAQ

https://cpr.heart.org/-/media/cpr-files/courses-and-kits/healthcare-professional/bls-ilt/2020-bls-ilt-faq_102120.pdf?la=en

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.

Basic Life Support (BLS) Course 

  • Key changes in basic life support, reflecting the new science from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

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

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

 Q: How long is the BLS Course? A:  BLS ILT Update Course 3 hours without breaks

The 2020 Renewal (Updage) Basic Life Support (BLS) Course requires approximately 3.0 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing.

 

Upcoming Dates (if a class has seats left, click to register):

 

ACLS Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support INITIAL

This is a 2 day Initial Provider A.C.L.S.  (Eligible for Renewals) class.  ACLS training is intended for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the resuscitation of a patient, whether in the hospital or pre-hospital environment including: physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, staff in intensive care units and emergency or critical care departments, other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency. You are only required to have a current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers card for this class.  If you are taking this class as a "Renewal" class (your ACLS & BLS cards are current through the completion date of this course), "Renewal" students are required to attend the morning sessions of the first day (usually ending around 12:00pm).  You are welcomed and encouraged to join us for the afternoon sessions for your review as well as to share your valuable experiences with the class. Then you are required to attend all sessions of the second day.

The ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care, and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. ACLS also covers airway management and related pharmacology.

Skills are taught in large-group sessions and small-group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

The ACLS course covers: ACLS algorithms, immediate post-cardiac-arrest care, airway management, rhythm recognition, high-quality CPR, 1-rescuer CPR AED, effective resuscitation team dynamics ,science overview (update course), BLS and ACLS surveys, ACS, Megacode treatment identification and initial care of other life-threatening clinical situations (such as stroke)

Students must pass all skills tests and a written exam in order to earn your ACLS Course Completion Card.

To be successful in any ACLS course, students should be able to identify ECG rhythms and should know pharmacology specific to cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiopulmonary emergencies before beginning the course. The American Heart Association requires students to complete a precourse self-assessment prior to class.  It is strongly recommended that students review the ACLS course materials before starting the course.

Course length is approximately 16 hours for this Provider course, dependant on the number of participants and everyones individual preparation.

Course Text required for this course is the AHA 2020 Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Manual (Product # 20-1106,  ISBN: 978-1-61669-772-3)

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Gary Ryan, NRP; AHA ACLS & PALS Regional Faculty; ACLS Course Director; AHA Training Center Coordinator
email gryan@dlsc.org || phone 434-770-0933

 

Upcoming Dates (if a class has seats left, click to register):

ACLS Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support RENEWAL

Advanced Cardiac Life Support training is intended for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the resuscitation of a patient, whether in the hospital or pre-hospital environment, including: physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, staff in intensive care units and emergency or critical care departments, other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency.

This is a fast paced one day"Renewal" course for providers  who are very comfortable with and can competently execute the current ACLS Guidelines and materials as well as whose ACLS & BLS cards are current as of this class date.  If ACLS is an area that you lack experience and comfort in, it may be advantageous to consider registering for the full Provider course.   

The ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care, and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. ACLS also covers airway management and related pharmacology.

In the Renewal Course, skills and knowledge are breifly reviewed and tested in large-group sessions and small-group stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

The ACLS course covers: ACLS algorithms, immediate post-cardiac-arrest care, airway management, rhythm recognition, high-quality CPR, 1-rescuer CPR AED, effective resuscitation team dynamics ,science overview (update course), BLS and ACLS surveys, ACS, Megacode treatment identification and initial care of other life-threatening clinical situations (such as stroke)

Students must pass all skills test and the written exam in order to earn your ACLS Course Completion Card.

To be successful in any ACLS course, students should be able to identify ECG rhythms and should know pharmacology specific to cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiopulmonary emergencies before beginning the course. It is strongly recommended that students review the ACLS course materials and complete a precourse self-assessment using the tools in their student materials before starting the course.

Course length is approximately 8 hours for the renewal course dependant on the number of students and everyone individual preparation.

Text required for this course- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual (Product # 20-1106,  ISBN 978-1-61669-772-3)

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Gary Ryan, NRP; AHA ACLS & PALS Regional Faculty; ACLS Course Director; AHA Training Center Coordinator
email gryan@dlsc.org || phone 434-770-0933

 

Upcoming Dates (if a class has seats left, click to register):

PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support INITIAL

The PALS certification course is a national program of the American Health Association, designed to help health care professionals in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to deliver prompt and appropriate emergency Pediatric care. Algorithms provide the framework for treatments and resuscitation. Emphasis is placed on the team concept, with predefined roles and opportunity for rehearsal. The common knowledge base, coupled with structured practice can only improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your response to a code situation.

This 2 day American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that uses a series of 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.

In this course, you will be practicing skills that may require bending, standing, lifting and possibly working on your hands and knees during this course . If you have any physical condition that might prevent you from engaging in these activities, please notify the D.A.T.C. and be able to provide a document from your physician document your limitations and restrictions prior to class.

Students are required to attend and participate in the entire course.

COURSE LOCATION:  Danville Area Training Center (across from the Danville Life Saving Crew) at 630 Randolph Street, Danville, VA 24541                                            

RECOMMENDED PREPARATION:

The primary reference for this course is the AHA Textbook of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (printing October 2020,  Prod. # 20-1119). Participants should study the material prior to the course to familiarize them with the content. Course completion requires that students satisfactorily complete all skills testing stations and score at least 84% on the final exam.

The resuscitation scenarios require that your BLS skills and knowledge are current. You will be tested on the 2020 guidelines of pediatric and infant CPR and AED skills during the course. You will not be taught how to do CPR or how to use the AED. You must know this in advance. Therefore, if necessary, review and understand the information in the BLS for Healthcare Provider manual. You must also be familiar with and understand cardiac pharmacology and ECG rhythm recognition. You will not be taught how to read or interpret ECGs nor details about PALS pharmacology in the course.

PREPARATION:

  • Complete the mandatory PALS Precourse Work and Precourse Self-Assessment with a minimum score of 70%.  This information can be found on page 4 of your 2020 PALS Provider Manual (Prod. # 20-119,  ISBN  978-1-61669-785-3)  Please print & bring the results of your Self assessment to be turned in at registration.
  • Bring your current BLS Healthcare Provider card or eCard.  Copies of cards, letters or class rosters will not be accepted. If your BLS Healthcare Provider card has expired you will not be able to participate in this course.
  • Bring your 2020 Guidelines PALS Provider manual.(Print Date Oct. 2020, Prod # 20-1119                       & ISBN  978-1-61669-785-3)
  • Bring all pre-course materials with you
  • Registration will be open from 7:30 – 7:55 am. Arrive early to allow time to check in as class will begin at 8:00 am.  Per AHA guidelines late arrivals will not be admitted.  For your security, all external doors will lock automatically when class begins.


NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS:
Participants will be verbally advised of their status the day of testing. Upon successful completion AHA PALS Provider eCards will be issued per AHA guidleines.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Gary Ryan, NRP; AHA ACLS & PALS Regional Faculty; ACLS Course Director; AHA Training Center Coordinator
email gryan@dlsc.org || phone 434-770-0933

 

Upcoming Dates (if a class has seats left, click to register):

PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support RENEWAL

American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Renewal 

The AHA’s PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. The goal of PALS is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

The American Heart Association PALS Renewal course is a fast paced class designed for providers that are currently certified in PALS and who are proficient with the current guidelines and algorithms.  If you do not work with pediatric patients on a regular basis and /or are not comfortable with the 2020 guidelines, you may want to consider the more thorough 2 day provider course.

In this course, you will be practicing skills that may require bending, standing, lifting and possibly working on your hands and knees during this course . If you have any physical condition that might prevent you from engaging in these activities, please notify the D.A.T.C. and be able to provide a document from your physician document your limitations and restrictions prior to class.

Students are required to attend and participate in the entire course.

COURSE LOCATION:  Danville Area Training Center (across from the Danville Life Saving Crew) at 630 Randolph Street,    Danville, VA 24541                                            

RECOMMENDED PREPARATION:

The primary reference for this course is the AHA Textbook of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (printing October 2020,  Prod. # 20-1119). Participants should study the material prior to the course to familiarize them with the content. Course completion requires that students satisfactorily complete all skills testing stations and score at least 84% on the final exam.

The resuscitation scenarios require that your BLS skills and knowledge are current. You will be tested on the 2020 guidelines of pediatric and infant CPR and AED skills during the course. You will not be taught how to do CPR or how to use the AED. You must know this in advance. Therefore, if necessary, review and understand the information in the BLS for Healthcare Provider manual. You must also be familiar with and understand cardiac pharmacology and ECG rhythm recognition. You will not be taught how to read or interpret ECGs nor details about PALS pharmacology in the course.

PREPARATION:

  • Complete the mandatory PALS Precourse Work and Precourse Self-Assessment with a minimum score of 70%.  Access information can be found on page 4 of your 2020 PALS Provider Manual (Prod. # 20-119,  ISBN  978-1-61669-785-3)  Please print & bring the results of your Self assessment to be turned in at registration.
  • Bring your current BLS Healthcare Provider card or eCard.  Copies of cards, letters or class rosters will not be accepted. If your BLS Healthcare Provider card has expired you will not be able to participate in this course.
  • Bring your 2020 Guidelines PALS Provider manual.(Print Date Oct. 2020, Prod # 20-1119, ISBN 978-1-61669-785-3)
  • Bring all pre-course materials with you
  • Registration will be open from 8:00 – 8:25 am. Arrive early to allow time to check in as class will begin at 8:30 am.  Per AHA guidelines late arrivals will not be admitted.  For your security, all external doors will lock automatically when class begins.


NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS:
Participants will be verbally advised of their status the day of testing. Upon successful completion AHA PALS Provider eCards will be issued per AHA guidleines.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Gary Ryan, NRP; AHA ACLS & PALS Regional Faculty; PALS Course Director; AHA Training Center Coordinator
email gryan@dlsc.org || phone 434-770-0933

 

Upcoming Dates (if a class has seats left, click to register):

Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED (Adult, Child & Infant)

(NOTICE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, including Nursing and EMT Students, please register for BLS for Healthcare Providers.)

About the Course

The Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED course provides first responders with training in basic first aid and CPR AED procedures -- including the first aid skills recommended by OSHA -- in a format that can be delivered in a single day. The course covers:

  • First Aid Basics
  • Medical Emergencies
  • Injury Emergencies
  • Environmental Emergencies
  • Adult CPR AED
  • Adult Choking

Also included in this course:

  • Child CPR AED
  • Infant CPR
  • Child and Infant Choking

The Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED course is intended for all individuals who have a duty to respond to a first aid or cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements, including:

  • teachers and day-care workers
  • security and airline personnel
  • camp counselors
  • police and firefighters
  • aerobics teachers/physical-fitness trainers
  • other individuals who want or need first-aid training.

The instructor-led course is approximately 5 to 7 hours, with skills testing by an American Heart Association instructor during the course

Certification

Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.

Materials

During the course, an AHA Instructor conducts video-based lessons and works with students to complete their first aid, CPR and AED skills practice and testing.

The American Heart Association requires all students to have a 2020 Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Student Workbook (20-1126) during and after class. If you do not have your own copy, you may purchase one during registration with the option to pickup or ship.

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