DMS HEART Training Courses

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BLS Heartsaver Plus Course
	The Heartsaver Plus course is intended for lay providers who may be first responders to an emergency that requires the use of CPR and barrier devices. Heartsaver Plus covers the Chain of Survival, early recognition of a heart attack, and management of the victim who is experiencing a heart attack but who is not in cardiac arrest. It also covers rescue breathing, one-rescuer adult CPR, pediatric CPR, and management of foreign-body airway obstruction.	Intended Audience: Lay responders to cardiac emergencies in the workplace or other setting outside a hospital and whose jobs require completion of a written evaluation and successful skills performance. Student Text: Heartsaver Plus Card Type: Course completion card Written/Skills Evaluation: Yes, both

BLS Heartsaver AED Course
	The Heartsaver AED course teaches the basic techniques of adult CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator. Students also learn about using barrier devices in CPR and giving first aid for choking. The course teaches how to recognize the signs of four major emergencies: heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest, and foreign-body airway obstruction.	Intended Audience: Firefighters, police, airline personnel, security guards, other laypeople, and those who may need to respond to a cardiac emergency. Student Text: Heartsaver AED Card Type: Course completion card Written/Skills Evaluation: Yes, both

PBLS Course
The Pediatric Basic Life Support (PBLS) Course is designed to teach anyone responsible for the care of children (eg, parents, grandparents, babysitters, teachers) about hazards to which children may be exposed, how to make an environment safe for children, and basic rescue techniques such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and maneuvers for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction ininfants and children. Persons who attend this course are eligible to receive an American Heart Association course participation card. No skills testing or written examination is required.		Intended Audience: Parents, grandparents, babysitters, teachers, and anyone interested in learning resuscitation techniques for infants and children. Course Length: Approximately 4 to 8 hours. Student Text: Pediatric Basic Life Support Instructor Materials: Instructor's Manual: Pediatric Basic Life Support Information about teaching students basic life support for infants and children and new material about airbags and auto safety seats. Support Slides for Pediatric Basic Life Support: Provider's Course or the 1994 version of boxed PBLS slides (70-1071) plus the new 1997 Addendum Support Slides. For instructors who have no previous PBLS slides. Card Type: Student attendance or participation card Written/Skills Evaluation: None

PBLS Plus Course
The Pediatric Basic Life Support (PBLS) Plus Course provides instruction on the causes and prevention of injury and cardiopulmonary arrest in children and how to administer CPR and first aid for choking to infants and children. The course also contains information on the use of barrier devices and relief of obstructed airway in both a conscious and an unconscious child and infant. Other topics include the EMS system, infant and child safety, normal heart and lung anatomy and function, and recommendations for prudent heart living. Individuals who successfully complete the national written and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of this AHA course are eligible to receive the PBLS Plus Course completion card.		Intended Audience: Childcare professionals, church/preschool workers, aquatic/amusement park workers, and other laypeople whose jobs require completion of a written evaluation and successful skills performance related to infants and children. Course Length: Approximately 4 to 5 hours. Student Text: Pediatric Basic Life Support Plus Instructor Materials: Instructor's Manual: Pediatric Basic Life Support. Information about teaching students basic life support for infants and children and new material about airbags and auto safety seats. Support Slides for Pediatric Basic Life Support: Provider's Course or the 1994 version of boxed PBLS slides (70-1071) plus the new 1997 Addendum Support Slides. For instructors who have no previous PBLS slides. Card Type: Course Completion Card. Written/Skills Evaluation: Yes, both

BLS Healthcare Provider Course
	The BLS Healthcare Provider course is designed to meet the needs of healthcare professionals who respond to cardiac and respiratory emergencies. The content of this course includes adult and pediatric CPR, foreign-body airway obstruction, and two-rescuer CPR. The course contains new information on barrier devices, stroke, and automated external defibrillation, including a new algorithm for use of automated external defibrillators.	Intended Audience: Healthcare providers, such as physicians, nurses, EMTs and other professionals whose jobs require completion of a written evaluation and successful skills performance. Student Text: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Card Type: Course completion card Written/Skills Evaluation: Yes, both

BLS Heartsaver FACTS
	The Heartsaver FACTS program is the first product of a collaboration between the American Heart Association and the National Safety Council. The Heartsaver FACTS course combines adult CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) with basic first aid procedures. Students of this course will be taught how to perform adult CPR, relieve airway obstruction by a foreign object, use a barrier device during rescue breathing, use an AED, and provide first aid for acute injuries and sudden illnesses. Individuals who successfully complete the national cognitive and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of this American Heart Association and National Safety Council course are eligible to receive the Heartsaver FACTS Course Completion Card.	Intended Audience: The Heartsaver FACTS program targets lay responders, including firefighters, police, commercial airline crews, security personnel, employees in the workplace, family members of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death, and other laypersons. Course Length: 7 1/2 to 8 hours. Student Materials: Heartsaver FACTS Instructor Materials: Heartsaver FACTS: Instructor's Manual, Heartsaver FACTS: First Aid Instructor's Tool Kit, Heartsaver FACTS: Instructor's Tool Kit, Heartsaver FACTS Video Set (Heartsaver AED and First Aid), Heartsaver FACTS: Instructor's Upgrade Package, Heartsaver FACTS: Slide Set (Heartsaver AED and First Aid), Heartsaver FACTS (First Aid), and Heartsaver FACTS: Instructor's CD-ROM. Card Type: Course completion card Written/Skills Evaluation: Yes, both