Red Cross CPR/AED with optional First Aid

American Red Cross (ARC)

A great certification for any bystander to have. Learn the basics of life-saving CPR and AED use on cardiac victims of all ages. Includes how to relieve choking in conscious and unconscious victims. Optional First Aid modules cover topics such as heart attack (which is different from cardiac arrest), stroke, diabetic emergencies, heat stroke, bleeding control, and opioid overdoses.

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers

American Heart Association (AHA)

The #1 certification required by nearly all healthcare providers. Learn more nuanced CPR as it applies to both adults and pediatrics, and practice rescue breathing for patients in respiratory failure. This team-based approach focuses on effective team dynamics and includes considerations for those who work with advanced medical personnel.

Anyone can take this BLS class, even if you are not a healthcare provider.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) + BLS

American Heart Association (AHA)

BLENDED - requires an online component prior to skills

For advanced medical professionals. Includes a BLS check-off.

Topics include manual defibrillation (with rapid rhythm recognition) and medications.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) + BLS

American Heart Association (AHA)

BLENDED - requires an online component prior to skills

For advanced medical professionals. Includes a BLS check-off.

Topics include manual defibrillation (with rapid rhythm recognition) and medications, respiratory failure etiologies, and circulatory shock categorization.