BLS Recertification

BLS recertification courses allow you to update your skills, refresh your memory and extend your certification by two years. Designed for those whose credentials are still valid (or within 30 days of expiring), our abbreviated BLS renewal courses make it possible to avoid a lapse in certification so you can stay certified and stay on the job.

How BLS Recertification Works

To renew your BLS certification, you can register for a review course, which is an abbreviated version of the instructor-led course that allows experienced participants to obtain their certification in an expediated format. To be eligible to participate in the review course, you must possess an American Red Cross Basic Life Support certification (current or expired by no more than 30 days)

The course is comprised of retraining that focus on information for healthcare professionals who initiate and direct advanced life support in critically ill infants and children. The course uses a scenario-based, team approach to teach pediatric emergency management of pediatric patients approaching or already in respiratory or cardiac arrest. The course covers treatment beyond the first few emergency minutes and goes through stabilizing patients or transport phases of a pediatric emergency, in or out of the hospital. The course includes simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as team leader

BLS Initial Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Red Cross is designed for healthcare providers and public safety professionals and meets a variety of certification and licensing requirements.

Our BLS curriculum includes all standard scientific learning objectives necessary in professional resuscitation courses, but also allows students to develop their critical thinking, teamwork, and clinical decision-making skills, and work on reflection and debriefing, which serves to strengthen their overall learning and work experience. In addition, our courses are modular and flexible, and offer medical directors, educators and Red Cross training partners the ability to tailor courses to their local protocols, and their students’ specific needs.

BLS has been proven to be the key to resuscitation, per 2015 guidelines. The courses are video- enhanced and designed to provide rescuers the ability to recognize and initiate management for several life-threatening emergencies, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. Initiate management for several life-threatening emergencies, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.

Initiate management for several life-threatening emergencies, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.

Today, TCCC is quickly becoming the standard of care for the tactical management of combat casualties within the Department of Defense and is the sole standard of care dually endorsed by both the American College of Surgeons and the National Association of EMT’s for casualty management in tactical environments.

TCCC is built around three definitive phases of casualty care:

Care Under Fire:

Care rendered at the scene of the injury while both the medic and the casualty are under hostile fire. Available medical equipment is limited to that carried by each operator and the medic.

Tactical Field Care:

Rendered once the casualty is no longer under hostile fire. Medical equipment is still limited to that carried into the field by mission personnel. Time prior to evacuation may range from a few minutes to many hours.

Tactical Evacuation Care (TACEVAC):

Rendered while the casualty is evacuated to a higher echelon of care. Any additional personnel and medical equipment pre-staged in these assets will be available during this phase.

Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) is a new program developed and sponsored by the National Association of EMT (NAEMT). AMLS offers an advanced level and practical approach to addressing adult medical emergencies. The curriculum has been reviewed by the National Association of EMS Physicians and NAEMT. Each segment of the course and textbook moves from assessment procedures to field diagnosis and management of treatable causes, by offering realistic methods practiced by experienced pre-hospital emergency medical providers.

Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) is a new program developed and sponsored by the National Association of EMT (NAEMT). AMLS offers an advanced level and practical approach to addressing adult medical emergencies. The curriculum has been reviewed by the National Association of EMS Physicians and NAEMT. Each segment of the course and textbook moves from assessment procedures to field diagnosis and management of treatable causes, by offering realistic methods practiced by experienced pre-hospital emergency medical providers

The PHTLS course is designed to provide healthcare providers with a pre-hospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the need to treat the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. Upon completion of this course students will be able to recognize, identify and treat multi-system trauma patients, relate pathophysiology of injuries, and have a more comprehensive understanding of pre-hospital trauma interventions. Topics covered include – kinematics of trauma, identification of the mechanism of injury, patient assessment, airway management, shock, specific traumatic injuries (including head, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, musculoskeletal, burns, blunt and penetrating trauma) pediatric trauma, geriatric trauma, environmental trauma, pediatric assessment, rapid extrication, traumatic brain injuries, spinal immobilization (adult and pediatric), and special considerations such as disaster management and weapons of mass destructio

The PHTLS courses are designed to provide healthcare providers with a pre-hospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the need to treat the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. Upon completion of this course students will be able to recognize, identify and treat multi-system trauma patients, relate pathophysiology of injuries, and have a more comprehensive understanding of pre-hospital trauma interventions. Topics covered include – kinematics of trauma, identification of the mechanism of injury, patient assessment, airway management, shock, specific traumatic injuries (including head, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, musculoskeletal, burns, blunt and penetrating trauma) pediatric trauma, geriatric trauma, environmental trauma, pediatric assessment, rapid extrication, traumatic brain injuries, spinal immobilization (adult and pediatric), and special considerations such as disaster management and weapons of mass destruction.

The course includes simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as team leader.

The course is comprised of training that focus on information for healthcare professionals who initiate and direct advanced life support in critically ill infants and children. The course uses a scenario-based, team approach to teach pediatric emergency management of pediatric patients approaching or already in respiratory or cardiac arrest. The course covers treatment beyond the first few emergency minutes and goes through stabilizing patients or transport phases of a pediatric emergency, in or out of the hospital. The course includes simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as team leader

The course includes simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as team leader.

ACLS Recertification

The course is comprised of retraining that focus on information for healthcare professionals who initiate and direct advanced life support in critically ill adult patients. This course emphasizes the evaluation and management of the first 10 minutes of a pulseless arrest noting the importance of basic life support (CPR) to patient survival, integration of effective basic life support with ACLS interventions and the importance of effective team interaction and communication during resuscitation. The course includes simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as team leader.

The course is comprised of training that focus on information for healthcare professionals who initiate and direct advanced life support in critically ill adult patients. This course emphasizes the evaluation and management of the first 10 minutes of a pulseless arrest noting the importance of basic life support (CPR) to patient survival, integration of effective basic life support with ACLS interventions and the importance of effective team interaction and communication during resuscitation. The course includes simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as team leader.

Initiate management for several life-threatening emergencies, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.

CODES AND STANDARDS

FFP 1510 (45 contact hours) This portion of the program is a vital segment in completing the Fire Prevention Inspector’s Certification requirements. This course is designed to familiarize inspectors with the five basic units of NFPA 101. This course includes statewide fire prevention code NFPA 1.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Safety Inspector I.

BLUE PRINT READING AND PLANS REVIEW

FFP 2521 (45 contact hours) This course is a comprehensive study of building construction blueprints and plans. The course will teach the student how to assimilate information contained in construction working drawings, specifications, interpreting conventional graphic communications, and accepted standards and conventions related to fire protection and prevention inspections.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Safety Inspector I.

FIRE SERVICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

FFP 2120 (45 contact hours) Topics include identifying hazards from assault by fire and gravity, how building construction can influence fire spread, fire confinement or structural collapse, and many other life safety issues. This course is to identify construction features and their hazards under fire conditions.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Safety Inspector I, Fire Investigator I, and Fire Officer I curriculum.

PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS I

FFP 1540 (45 contact hours) This is a study of private fire protection and detection systems, such as sprinkler and standpipe systems, chemical extinguishing systems, detection systems and devices. Each system is discussed as to its need, construction, preventive maintenance and individual uses.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Safety Inspector I, Fire Investigator I, and Fire Officer II curriculum.

FIRE PREVENTION PRACTICES

FFP 1505 (45 contact hours) A study of fire inspection practices, including such items as purpose; definition; Fire Prevention Bureau activities; hazards; fire behavior; fire causes; types of construction including structural features, flame spread, occupancy and fire load; inspection techniques; conducting inspections.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Safety Inspector I and Fire Officer II curriculum.

PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS I

FFP 1540 (45 contact hours) This is a study of private fire protection and detection systems, such as sprinkler and standpipe systems, chemical extinguishing systems, detection systems and devices. Each system is discussed as to its need, construction, preventive maintenance and individual uses.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Safety Inspector I, Fire Investigator I, and Fire Officer I curriculum.

FIRE PREVENTION PRACTICES

FFP 1505 (45 contact hours) A study of fire inspection practices, including such items as purpose; definition; Fire Prevention Bureau activities; hazards; fire behavior; fire causes; types of construction including structural features, flame spread, occupancy and fire load; inspection techniques; conducting inspections.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Safety Inspector I and Fire Officer I curriculum.

FIREFIGHTING TACTICS AND STRATEGY II

FFP 2811 (45 contact hours) Curriculum covers multiple company operations, logistics, strategy, use of mutual aid forces and conflagration control. The course is intended for officers who may be in command of fires and other emergencies involving close coordination and maximum use of large amounts of staffing and equipment. Typical tactical situations and case histories are given. The development of critical thinking skills is stressed.

NOTE: Prerequisite: (FFP 1810) Firefighting Tactics and Strategy I. This course is Part of Fire Officer I curriculum.

FIRE SERVICE COURSE DESIGN

FFP 2741 (45 contact hours) This course covers the principles of effective curriculum design. It stresses the principles of adult learning and student-center learning. Designing courses and units that address learning, performance, and behavioral objectives is the program goal.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Officer II, and Fire Instructor II,III.

FIREFIGHTING TACTICS AND STRATEGY I

FFP 1810 (45 contact hours) The curriculum is designed to cover basic factors involved in coping with an emergency scene, and determining the best use of available resources in protecting lives and property. The course emphasizes the changing nature of an emergency situation, and the ways in which the fire officer can evaluate the effectiveness of his or her proposed Incident Action Plan.

NOTE: Recommended Prerequisite: IS700 completion. This course is Part of Fire Officer I curriculum.

FIRE SERVICE COURSE DELIVERY

FFP 1740 (45 contact hours) The curriculum draws from many recognized authorities in exploring the methods and mechanics of imparting information and adult learning principles. The course emphasizes techniques which have wide application in teaching situations, as well as devices for specific areas. Also stressed are measuring teaching effectiveness, the use of media and visual aids.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Officer I, and Fire Instructor I,II,III.

COMPANY OFFICER

FFP 2720 (45 contact hours) The course is designed to assist fire officers in solving the varied problems and situations they will be required to manage effectively in today’s ever-changing fire service. The curriculum includes a review of fire department organization and administration, management theory, leadership, communication, motivation, and small group dynamics.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Officer I curriculum.

FFP 2120 (45 contact hours) Topics include identifying hazards from assault by fire and gravity, how building construction can influence fire spread, fire confinement or structural collapse, and many other life safety issues. This course is to identify construction features and their hazards under fire conditions.

NOTE: This course is Part of Fire Safety Inspector I, Fire Investigator I, and Fire Officer I curriculum.