303.986.1954
BLS for Healthcare Providers-
This course is for those in the health care fields. You will learn and practice CPR for adults, child and infant on your individual manikin using a face mask and ambu bag for airway management. You will also learn and practice with an AED (automated external defibrillator). You will learn how to relieve choking due to a foreign-body obstruction. This course is designed to follow the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for the course structure and content for healthcare providers. The text required for all participants is CPR for Healthcare Providers and contains a CD for review on your own to keep up your skills. A course completion card will be issued.
Heartsaver CPR with AED
This course is designed for those who would be the first responders to an emergency in the workplace or similar setting and want or need a course completion card. You will learn and practice CPR for adults, child and infant on your individual manikin using a face mask or shield for airway management. You will also learn and practice with an AED (automated external defibrillator). You will learn how to relieve choking due to a foreign-body obstruction. This course is designed to follow the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for the course structure and content. The text required for all participants is Heartsaver CPR and contains a CD for review on your own to keep up your skills. There is no written test, but a successful of return demonstration is required to obtain a completion card.
Friends and Family CPR with AED
This course is for anyone who wants to learn CPR, but does not need a course completion card. You will learn and practice CPR for adults, child and infant on your individual manikin using a face mask or shield for airway management. You will also learn and practice with an AED (automated external defibrillator). You will learn how to relieve choking due to a foreign-body obstruction.This is an ideal course for new parents or those with young children. It can be conducted in a home with family and friends and those who take care of children or family members. There is no testing and no course card but there is hands on practice throughout the course. This course is designed to follow the AHA guidelines for the Friends and Family course. Each participant will be given the Family and Friends CPR Text.
Checkoff for BLS - Call or email to schedule. This is the required performance check-off for the online course. Cost is $20.00
FIRST AID
Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED
This course is designed for anyone who needs to learn basic first aid. The workbook and video with hands-on practice makes learning non-stressful to help you learn the skills you need to feel confident in an emergency situation. The text use is the AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED and contains a CD for review on your own to keep up your skills. A course completion card is given after completion of the class.
Pediatric First Aid with CPR and AED
This course is designed for anyone who needs to learn basic first aid in a children setting. It meets all of the requirements for day care workers and school teachers and helpers. The workbook and video with hands-on practice makes learning non-stressful to help you learn the skills you need to feel confident in an emergency situation. The text use is the AHA’s Pediatric Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED and contains a CD for review on your own to keep up your skills. A course completion card is given after completion of the class. Although the skills are designed for the child, the principals cross over to the adult.
Family and Friends Pediatric First Aid
This course is designed for anyone who needs to learn basic first aid in a children setting but does not need a course completion card. The course includes hands-on practice to make learning non-stressful and help you learn the skills you need to feel confident in an emergency situation. The text use is the AHA’s Family and Friends Pediatric First Aid. Although the skills are designed for the child, the principals cross over to the adult.This is an ideal course for new parents or those with young children. It can be conducted in a home with family and friends and those who take care of children or family members. There is no testing and no course card but there is hands on practice throughout the course. This course is designed to follow the AHA guidelines. Each participant will be given the Family and Friends CPR text.
ACLS COURSES
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
This course is designed for healthcare providers who conducts or participates in resuscitation of patients in hospital, medical offices, or in settings where conscious sedation is administered and has not previously taken this course or one who has not taken it for over two years. It covers identification and treatment of patients with medical conditions who are at risk for cardiac arrest, primary and secondary assessment survey and actions needed, algorithms for treatment of emergency situations and effective resuscitation team dynamics. Although arrhythmia recognition will be reviewed, it is expected that the participant will have a working knowledge of EKG rhythms. Practice with defibrillators and external pacemaker is included. Assessment and care for the patient experiencing an Acute Coronary Syndrome or Stroke will be included in this course.We structure this class to meet all of the AHA guidelines and requirements. The pre-test on the CD in the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support text is required to complete prior to the course. All scenarios are designed for the work place of the individual participant. Our goal is that each participant will feel comfortable in handling life threatening emergencies in their own setting.
Renewal Course for Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
This course is designed for healthcare providers who conducts or participates in resuscitation of patients in hospital, medical offices, or in settings where conscious sedation is administered and has previously taken this course within a two year period. It covers identification and treatment of patients with medical conditions who are at risk for cardiac arrest, primary and secondary assessment survey and actions needed, algorithms for treatment of emergency situations and effective resuscitation team dynamics. Arrhythmia recognition will be reviewed but not extensively. It is expected that the participant will have a working knowledge of EKG rhythms, defibrillators and external pacemakers.We structure this class to meet all of the AHA guidelines and requirements for the renewal course. The pre-test on the CD in the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support text is required to complete prior to the course. All scenarios are designed for the work place of the individual participant. Our goal is that each participant will feel comfortable in handling life threatening emergencies in their own setting.
ACLS renewal check-off - Performance check-off required for the online course.
This course is designed for the healthcare provider who conducts or participates in the resuscitation of a child or infant and has never taken a PALS course or who has not taken it within a two year period. It covers the assessment and emergency treatment in a pediatric setting. The use of the Braslow tape in calculating medication and treatments, managing the airway of a child/infant and CPR are all included in this course. This course is structured to meet all of the AHA guidelines and requirements. The Pediatric Advanced Life Support text is required. The CD in the text has the pre-test which is required to be completed prior to the course. All scenarios are designed for the work place of the individual participant. Our goal is that each participant will feel comfortable in handling life threatening emergencies in their own setting of the pediatric patient.
Renewal PALS
This course is designed for the healthcare provider who conducts or participates in the resuscitation of a child or infant and has taken a PALS course within a two year period. It covers the assessment and emergency treatment in a pediatric setting. The use of the Braslow tape in calculating medication and treatments, managing the airway of a child/infant and CPR are all included in this course. This course is structured to meet all of the AHA guidelines and requirements. The Pediatric Advanced Life Support text is required. The CD in the text has the pre-test which is required to be completed prior to the course. All scenarios are designed for the work place of the individual participant. Our goal is that each participant will feel comfortable in handling life threatening emergencies in their own setting of the pediatric patient.
PEARS (Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization )
Courses Required For Day Care and School Teachers and Aids
Pediatric First Aid with CPR and AED
See the above course description
Universal Precautions
Designed to meet all of the requirements for Day Care and School workers, and Long Term care facilities workers. It includes air borne, and contact contamination problems and how to prevent them for both the worker and the children. This is very comprehensive with handouts for reference later.
Medication Administration for Unlicensed Personal
This course in designed for unlicensed staff and teaches them to administer medications safely in settings authorized by law. It is a Colorado State approved course. The completion of this course does not allow the participant to make and type of judgment, assessment or evaluation of the client. It does allow them, under the guidance of an RN to administer medications based on a care plan for the client only. Included in this course is hands-on scenarios to assure proper administration and documentation of medication administration based on client care plan. There is also a written exam and a hands-on practical exam.
General Information on all classes
All classes are in a relaxed setting. We do not feel that individuals can have optimum learning when they are confronted with undo stress in the classroom setting. We feel stress breeds stress and makes the participant fearful when actually needing to perform the skills learned.
We feel safety of our students is of utmost importance. All of the manikins used in the class are cleaned according to the AHA guidelines. Every student has their own manikin to use in the class. There is no sharing of manikins between students.
We welcome you questions during a class and if we do not know the answer to your questions in the class, we will respond that we do not know and find the answer for you. We may not be able to answer it during the class, but we will seek the answer and send it to you after the class.
General Information about our expectations of our clients
All participants of our AHA classes are expected to complete any pre-course requirements set by the AHA . These classes include the pre-test for ACLS, PALS, BLS/CPR.
When a text/manual is listed, it is expected that the student will review the text/manual prior to the class to improve learning.
Registration is required for all classes and payment is to be made to hold your spot in the class at least 2 weeks prior to the course. Payment can be made with Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover at the time of registration on Paypal or a check can be sent in the mail to: EdCor, LLC, % Midge Burrows, 3819 S. Miller Court, Denver, CO 80235-1144.
Want a class for your facility or group:For ACLS, PALS, & PEARS classes:If you have three or more in your group who would like a class, we will come to your facility to conduct the class. The advantages this is that we can have your group have hands-on teaching with your emergency equipment. We can run the scenarios with all of the staff involved for a life-like practice of and emergency situation working out the problems if needed, but also reassuring your staff in their response to an emergency.
Call us for more information and pricing.
For all other classes (BLS/CPR, First Aid, Medication Administration classes and Universal precautions)If you have 5 or more in your group who would like a class, we will come to your facility to conduct the class. The advantages this is that we can have your group have hands-on teaching with your emergency equipment and plan. We can run the scenarios with all of the staff involved for a life-like practice of and emergency situation working out the problems if needed, but also reassuring your staff in their response to an emergency. Call us for more information and pricing.
For Family and Friends classes
We have a “Have a Party-Save a Life”class we can do in your home. It is designed as a home party, but instead of selling candles, jewelry etc., we charge a set rate and teach CPR or First Aid. It is ideal for families, church groups, community groups etc. Call us for more information and pricing.
If you would like to have a TNCC or ENPC class for your facility you would need to have at least 15 people. Please call us at 303-986-1954 to arrange.
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