AMERICAN HEART PROGRAM
LifeForce USA is a BLS Community Training Center of the American Heart Association, New Jersey Region. The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association, and any fees charged for this course do not represent income to the Association.
BLS (Basic Life Support) for Health Care Providers and Professional Rescuers-On Campus
This course will provide training for adult, child, and infant CPR. Learn one and two rescuers CPR, rescue breathing, and skills for conscious and unconscious choking victims.
- Participants will also learn how to use barrier devices and AED.
- All participants will receive an American Heart Association card valid for 2 years.
- Participants must be at least 16 years old
Offered: 3/2
Cost: $115
Heartsaver Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) / Automated External Defibrillation (AED)-On Campus
The Heartsaver CPR/AED course consists of the following skills: CPR for adult, child, and infant victims; first aid for conscious and unconscious choking victims; use of AED; and the use of barrier devices. This course is intended for lay-rescuers, workplace programs, fitness professionals, teachers and coaches, and babysitters, etc. This course fulfills the CPR/AED requirement of Personal Training Certification.
All participants will receive an American Heart Association card valid for 2 years.
Participants must be at least 16 years old.
Offered: 4/13
Cost: $115
Hsi adult first aid
The HSI Adult First Aid helps students develop Basic First Aid knowledge, skills and the confidence to respond to various medical emergencies. The program is an excellent choice for both the community and workplace setting, and conforms to the 2020 AHA and ARC Guidelines Update for First Aid.
This course teaches how to recognize signs and symptoms of and care for many various musculoskeletal injuries, wounds, and sudden illnesses. The topics that will be covered and skills practiced for include:
- Soft tissue injuries – Open and Closed wounds.
- How to prevent and/or care for infection and shock.
- Special situations, such as impaled objects, and injuries to the head and face.
- Burns – Heat, chemical, and electrical.
- Musculoskeletal injuries – Bone fractures, joint and muscle sprains, and dislocations.
- Injuries to the chest, abdomen, and pelvis.
- Sudden illness – Diabetic emergencies, seizures, stroke, and heart attack.
- Poisoning, bites, and stings.
- Heat and cold related emergencies.
- Bloodborne pathogens.
- Spinal Injuries – Movement of injured person when necessary
This course is intended for individuals who are not healthcare providers or professional rescuers but desire, or are required, to be certified in basic emergency medical care.
Upon successful completion of the course, an HSI Adult First Aid certification card will be issued. The card will contain an access code for a digital book and app on your mobile devices.
Offered: 4/22
Cost: $115