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American Heart Association (AHA) Training 

Welcome to Manatee Technical College, Community Training Center, an Authorized AHA Training Center

Our Training Center provides Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training for healthcare professionals as well as First Aid and/or CPR AED training for schools, corporations, childcare providers or anyone else, who wants to know how to help in an emergency. All of these classes are taught according to the AHA 2020 Guidelines.

Our courses are taught by certified AHA Instructors with a lot of real world experience. Most of them work or previously worked as RN's, Paramedics or EMT's. We always provide small class sizes to ensure everybody receives the attention needed to understand all concepts and has the best chances to succeed.

 

For more information about the courses or to start registration, please select from the list below.

ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT UPDATE COURSE

The Advanced  Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Update course is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. In this Instructor-led course, which includes active participation in simulated cases, students will enhance their skills in the recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardiac arrest, acute arrhythmia, stroke and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

During the course students must pass a written exam and skills tests in order to receive an AHA ACLS completion card. The completion card is valid for 2 years.

An ACLS Precourse Self-Assessment is a prerequisite for taking the ACLS Update course. Please follow this link: https://elearning.heart.org/course/423

The ACLS Precourse Self-Assessment is an online tool before the course to evaluate a student's profiency and determine the need for additional review and practice in 3 sections: rhythm recognition, pharmacology, practical application. All students must review, understand and pass the precourse Self Assessment with a minimum of 70% (a minimum of 84% is preferred).

PLEASE NOTE: Will need a current AHA ACLS manual, if you don't already have one, prior to taking the online ACLS                                                     Precourse Self-Assessment. Please allow at least two weeks to complete prior to the class date.

After completion of the ACLS Precourse Self-Assessment, print your Score Report and Completion Certificate and bring both documents with you to the class.

In order to take an ACLS Update course, please bring the following to the classs with you:

Current AHA ACLS Provider card, current AHA ACLS Provider Manual, ACLS Precourse Self-Assessment Completion Certificate and Score Report.

If your ACLS card is expired, you need to register for either an ACLS Provider course or a HeartCode ACLS course. 

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDER COURSE

Basic Life Support  (BLS) is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest. This Instructor-led training course is designed to teach healthcare professionals how to perform high-quality cardiopulmunary resuscitation (CPR) individually or as part of a team. BLS skills are applicable to any healthcare setting. During this course students will learn rescue techniques for adults, children and infants. This course is intended for anyone who provides health care to patients in a wide variety of settings, both in and out of the hospital, and for anyone entering into a health career-related training program.

During the course students must pass a written exam and skills tests in order to receive an AHA BLS completion card. The completion card is valid for 2 years.

PER AHA POLICY, YOU MUST HAVE THE CURRENT 2020 EDITION OF THE BLS MANUAL WITH YOU AT THE CLASS!!!

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A "2020 EDITION" OF THE AHA BLS MANUAL, PLEASE NOTE THAT ON YOUR REGISTRATION!

HEARTCODE ACLS HANDS-ON SESSION

HeartCode ACLS is an alternative delivery method for an AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) provider or update course.

HeartCode ACLS consist of two components:

  • Comprehensive eLearning, in which students complete an online course in a self-directed manner at their own pace in the comfort of their home or any other place of their choosing. The online component of the HeartCode ACLS uses eSimulation technology to allow students to access and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. To enter the course students must first complete a pre-course self assessment. Students will then be presented with a team dynamics lesson and 10 in-hospital patient cases, including 1 BLS case and 2 megacode cases. The cases may be repeated as many times as necessary to pass. After successful completion of all steps, including a written exam, students will recive an HeartCode ACLS completion certificate
  • An Instructor-led hands-on skills practice and skills testing session (~4-5 hours)

Students need to pass both components in order to receive an AHA ACLS completion card. The card is valid for 2 years.

 

This course is the hands-on practice and skills session only. You need to purchase and complete the HeartCode ACLS eLearning course prior to attending this course offered at MTC.  You must bring your completed AHA HeartCode ACLS Certificate to the classroom.

HEARTCODE BLS HANDS-ON COURSE

Basic Life Support (BLS) is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest.

But what is HeartCode BLS?

Simply put, it is just another way to to complete a Basic Life Support (BLS) provider or renewal course.

HeartCode BLS consists of two components:

  • eLearning, in which the student completes an online course in a self-directed manner at their own pace in the comfort of their home or any other place of their choosing. The online component of the HeartCode BLS course uses a variety of learning assets - such as dramatizations, eSimulations, self-directed learning and interactive activities to teach students the knowledge and skills of BLS. After successful completion of all steps, including passing a written test, students will receive a HeartCode BLS course completion certificate.
  • an Instructor-led hands-on skills practice and skills testing session (1-2 hours)

Students need to pass both components in order to receive an AHA BLS completion card. The completion card is valid for 2 years.

This course is the hands-on practice and skills testing session only!!!

PRIOR to attending the HC BLS Hands-On Course, you will need to:

  • Purchase and complete the "HeartCode BLS" eLearning (online) course on the American Heart Association's Atlas website (https://ShopCPR.heart.org) (Product #20-3553)
  • Bring your completed HeartCode BLS Certificate with you to the class.
HEARTCODE HS TOTAL FA CPR AED HANDS-ON SKILLS SESSION

Heartsaver FA CPR AED (HS FA CPR AED) is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest.

But what is HeartCode HS TOTAL FA CPR AED?

Simply put, it is just another way to to complete a Heartsaver CPR AED (HS CPR AED) course.

HeartCode HS consists of two components:

  • eLearning, in which the student completes an online course in a self-directed manner at their own pace in the comfort of their home or any other place of their choosing. The online component of the Heartsaver Total - First Aid CPR AED Online course provides quality training in lifesaving skills of first aid, CPR and how to use an AED. The Heartsaver Total is a comprehensive course designed for those requiring first aid and CPR training to meet OSHA or other regulatory agency requirements. After successful completion of all steps, students will receive a HS course completion certificate to take with them to the hands-on portion of the class.
  • an Instructor-led hands-on skills practice and skills testing session (1-2 hours)

Students need to pass both components in order to receive an AHA HS completion card. The completion card is valid for 2 years.

This course is the hands-on practice and skills testing session only!!!

PRIOR to attending the HC HS Hands-On Course, you will need to:

  • Purchase and complete the "Heartsaver Total - First Aid CPR AED Online" eLearning (online) course on the American Heart Association's Atlas website (https://ShopCPR.heart.org) (Product #25-1440)
  • Bring your completed HeartCode Heartsaver Certificate with you to the class.
HEARTSAVER CPR AED COURSE

This course is designed for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a Heartsaver CPR AED completion card to meet job, regulatory or other requirements and to anyone who just wants to learn CPR and the use of an AED to be able to help in an emergency.

! If you work in health care profession (like Nursing, EMS, Fire Department or similar) this is not the correct course for you. You need to take the Basic Life Support course!

In this Instructor-led course students will learn how to recognize when somebody needs CPR, how to call for help and how to perform CPR and use an AED. Skills are taught using AHA's practice-while watching technique, which allows the Instructor to observe the participants and provide immediate feedback.

The most important goal of this course is to teach the student how to act in an emergency

  • recognize when something is wrong
  • getting help on the way by calling 911
  • perform CPR until someone with more advanced training arrives and takes over

During the course students must pass skills tests in order to receive an AHA Heartsaver CPR AED completion card. The card is valid for 2 years.

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Manatee Technical College
Community Training Center
 5540 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.
Charlie Wells Law Enforcement and Allied Health Building
Bradenton, FL 34211

phone 941-752-8100

 

Disclaimer: The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and profiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.

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