Basic Life Support (BLS Provider)

The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. The course reflects science and education from the most up-to-date American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The American Heart Association’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

What does this course teach?

High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
BLS concepts from the Chain of Survival
Delivering effective breaths or ventilations
Importance of early use of and how to use an AED
Performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants

Textbook(s): It is highly recommended you have access to the most up-to-date AHA BLS provider manual for the class you are taking that is the newest version with the current AHA guidelines being taught. You are encouraged to purchase the eBook from us now when completing your registration.

AHA Basic Life Support (BLS Provider Renewal)

Basic Life Support (BLS Provider Renewal)

The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. The course reflects science and education from the most up-to-date American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The American Heart Association’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

What does this course teach?

High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
BLS concepts from the Chain of Survival
Delivering effective breaths or ventilations
Importance of early use of and how to use an AED
Performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants

Textbook(s): It is highly recommended you have access to the most up-to-date AHA BLS provider manual for the class you are taking that is the newest version with the current AHA guidelines being taught. You are encouraged to purchase the eBook from us now when completing your registration.

AHA HeartCode® Basic Life Support (BLS Provider Instructor-Led Hands-On Skills Session)

The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. The course reflects science and education from the most up-to-date American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The American Heart Association’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

What does this course teach?

High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
BLS concepts from the Chain of Survival
Delivering effective breaths or ventilations
Importance of early use of and how to use an AED
Performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants

Features

Updated Science based content
Self-directed, Web based
Access to BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual
Downloadable algorithms
BLS for Healthcare Providers Pocket Reference Card

This course may be used for initial or renewal BLS course completion. It is recommended that first time students take a classroom based class for their first time.

Part 1 is completed online PRIOR to Part 2 and 3 (skills evaluation and testing). Part 2 and 3 consists of completing a practice hands on evaluation with our AHA authorized BLS Instructor.

Please print the Certificate of Completion from Part 1 and bring to Part 2 and 3 skill session.

Upon successful completion of Part 1 (online) and Part 2 and Part 3 with our authorized AHA Instructor, student will receive an AHA BLS Course Completion Card valid for two years.

Course Content

Key changes in basic life support, reflecting new science from the most up to date American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
Critical concepts in high-quality CPR
The American Heart Association Chain of Survival
1-rescuer CPR and AED for adults, children and infants
2-rescuer CPR and AED for adults, children and infants
Differences among adult, child and infant rescue techniques
Bag-mask techniques for adults, children and infants
Rescue breathing for adults, children and infants
Relief of choking for adults, children and infants
CPR with an advanced airway

Successful completion of this course includes three (3) parts:

• Part 1, online portion (purchased from the AHA website)

• Part 2*, a hands-on skills session with us at Go Life Savers, LLC (purchased here in addition to the online componet)

• Part 3*, a skills test with us at Go Life Savers, LLC

*Parts 2 and 3 are completed in one “skills practice and testing” session and is included in the Skills Session fee (online portion is an additional fee).

Textbook(s): It is highly recommended you have access to the most up-to-date AHA BLS provider manual for the class you are taking that is the newest version with the current AHA guidelines being taught. You are encouraged to purchase the eBook from us now when completing your registration.

In order to do the BLS Skills Session, you must first take the AHA HeartCode® BLS Online Portion. If you have already done this, simply bring your completion certificate with you to the hand-on skills session.

If you wish to do part of your training online at your convenience, click on the American Heart Association (AHA) website below and enroll in your desired AHA CPR class, complete the course, print or email your course completion certificate to us, and then request an appointment with us to do your required hands-on training to receive your appropriate official AHA CPR certification card (eCard). There is an additional course fee for the online portion and it is Sold Seperately. https://elearning.heart.org/courses

AHA Basic Life Support (BLS Provider) w/AHA Heartsaver® First Aid (special 2 certification combination)

Basic Life Support (BLS Provider)

The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. The course reflects science and education from the most up-to-date American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The American Heart Association’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

What does this course teach?

High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
BLS concepts from the Chain of Survival
Delivering effective breaths or ventilations
Importance of early use of and how to use an AED
Performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants

Heartsaver^® First Aid

Heartsaver® courses are designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion eCard for job, regulatory (for example, OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

Heartsaver® First Aid is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services arrives. Students learn duties and responsibilities of first aid rescuers; first aid actions for medical emergencies, including severe choking, heart attack, and stroke; and skills for handling injury and environmental emergencies, including external bleeding, broken bones and sprains, and bites and stings.

Textbook(s): It is highly recommended you have access to the most up-to-date AHA BLS Provider manual and/or student workbook for the class you are taking that is the newest version with the current AHA guidelines being taught. You are encouraged to purchase the eBook from us now when completing your registration.

AHA Heartsaver® Total - First Aid CPR AED

Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED teaches participants to provide first aid, perform CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) safely and effectively. Based on the latest American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs an OSHA & USCG-compliant course completion card—or anyone who simply wants to be ready to respond in an emergency.

What does this course teach?

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED teaches the lifesaving skills of first aid, CPR and AED including:

First aid basics
Medical emergencies
Injury emergencies
Environmental emergencies
Preventing illness and injury
Adult CPR and AED use
Choking help for an Adult, Child or Infant
Drowning response and prevention
Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
Includes Child and Infant CPR AED

BOAT CAPTAINS & MERCHANT MARINES

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has approved the American Heart Association's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course as meeting the USCG Elementary First Aid* training requirements of:

Elementary First Aid per STCW Code Table A-VI/1-3;
Elementary First Aid per 46 CFR 11.302(a)(3) and 46 CFR 12.602(a)(3);
The first aid and CPR training requirements of 46 CFR 11.201(i)(1)

*All elective sections of Heartsaver First Aid with CPR AED (AMERHA-216) will be given.

We will provide this certificate to any maritime personnel that require the certificate to accompany their AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card upon successful completion of the course with all options completed and written exam.

**PLEASE NOTE IF YOU WILL BE REQUESTING THE AMERHA-216 Course Completion Certificate **

Textbook(s): It is highly recommended you have access to the most up-to-date AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED student workbook for the class you are taking that is the newest version with the current AHA guidelines being taught. You are encouraged to purchase the eBook from us now when completing your registration.

AHA Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED

Heartsaver^® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED

Be ready to protect the children in your care. This course teaches you how to respond quickly to illnesses and injuries in infants and children until professional help arrives. Training reflects the latest science and guidance from the American Heart Association.

Who should take this course?

The American Heart Association Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course is for anyone responsible for the care and safety of children and infants, especially those who may need to respond in an emergency before professional help arrives.

Ideal for:

Childcare workers
Teachers and school staff
Camp counselors
Coaches, parents, and other caregivers

What does this course teach?

The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course gives you the skills to act quickly in an infant or child emergency. You will learn how to respond to common childhood illnesses and injuries—such as bleeding, burns, allergic reactions, breathing problems, and more—along with serious conditions like shock, seizures, head or spinal injuries, and drowning response and prevention.

Training includes CPR, AED use, and choking relief for infants, children, and adult modules.

Textbook(s): It is highly recommended you have access to the most up-to-date AHA Heartsaver Student Workbook for the class(es) you are taking that is the newest version with the current AHA guidelines being taught. You are encouraged to purchase the eBook from us now when completing your registration.

AHA BLS & Heartsaver® Instructor Process (New Instructors)

Want to Become An American Heart Association Instructor?

The AHA requires Instructors to be aligned with an AHA Training Center for training, records maintenance, program oversight, support, and student card certification source.

Pre-requisite: Instructor candidate must hold a current BLS Provider certification card and demonstrate the ability to teach the programs offered by the AHA. Our American Heart Association (AHA) certification cards are accepted throughout the United States by colleges, universities, hospitals, and workplaces.

This program is for both people looking to be an in-house instructor at work and Instructor looking to make extra income. If you are looking to make extra income, start your own business, or you need an In-house CPR/BLS instructor, we offer this CPR Instructor training course. During AHA BLS CPR Instructor training we provide the core of what your need to know to be an excellent American Heart Association instructor. We cover AHA guidelines, proper procedures, and equipment needs.

Who can be an instructor? No medical background is required to be a CPR/BLS Instructor. Many of our instructors are HR Directors, Facility Admins desiring to keep their employees compliant and medical practices providing a convenience of AHA BLS certification/renewal to their employees by having a staff person go through CPR Instructor training.

Once you complete your AHA BLS CPR Instructor Certification Training, you will be able to teach:

BLS for Healthcare Provider
Heartsaver CPR and AED
First Aid
Bloodborne Pathogens
Friends and Family
Blended Courses and Skills Testing

Process to become an AHA Instructor:

Register for our next scheduled Instructor course. Once payment is received, we will confirm your registration via email and give you course details.
Complete necessary paperwork and return to Mark at Go Life Savers, LLC in a timely manner.
Go Life Savers, LLC will order your AHA BLS & Heartsaver Instructor materials if you do not already own or have access to them.
Submit copy of current BLS Provider certification card.
Complete AHA BLS Instructor Essentials Online Course and submit certificate of completion to Mark@GoLifeSavers.com. (When registration payment and paperwork is received, an online key will be emailed to you to complete this course)
Read Instructor Manual(s), watch course video(s), and be familiar with the AHA Program Administration Manual (PAM).

Once you become an Instructor, you will have access to the most current emergency cardiovascular care science, course updates, training resources and tools through the online AHA/Atlas Instructor Network. Instructors agree to maintain the most up-to-date manikins, AED trainers, and other equipment required to facilitate excellence-driven classroom experiences for all participants. Go Life Savers, LLC will post, promote, and market class dates and times to reach more students through our public website(s) and social media outlets.

This Instructor Course is for Basic Life Support and Heartsaver, you will receive instructional materials for both disciplines. Manikins are not included in the cost of the course but may be purchased through us at Go Life Savers, LLC.

Thank you for your interest in the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) and Heartsaver Instructor Course with Go Life savers, LLC, an AHA Community Training Site with Multiple Locations. We are committed to upholding the AHA standards of excellence in community and professional education.

The following outlines the course, prerequisites, material requirements, and costs for the AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) and Heartsaver (HS) Instructor Course.

The instructor candidate will complete the AHA BLS Instructor Course. The AHA BLS Instructor Course materials includes the BLS Providers vide(s), the BLS Instructor Manual, and one student manual. If the instructor candidate intends to teach lay persons, they must also have the Heartsaver Instructor package. The Heartsaver Instructor Course materials include the Heartsaver video(s) (CPR/AED and First Aid) and the Heartsaver Instructor Manual. The combo (BLS and Heartsaver) Instructor Course materials include video(s) and Instructor Manuals for both disciplines and one BLS student manual.

The Instructor Course does not guarantee employment with Go Life Savers, LLC. As an Instructor, you will be an Independent Contractor with the ability to lead AHA BLS & Heartsaver certification classes throughout the United States and (with the proper AHA paperwork ) internationally. The Instructor must have the AHA video(s), manikins (adult and infant), AED Trainer(s), pocket masks & valves, BVM’s (for HCP) teach classes. It is the instructor’s responsibility to purchase these items. Most, if not all, of the materials can be ordered through us at Go Life Savers, LLC.

As an AHA Instructor, you must have a current instructor card in your possession before you can teach classes. Classes should not be scheduled until the instructor receives their Instructor card.

Instructor Records We Must Keep on File:

Copy of State ID or Driver License
BLS Provider eCard
BLS Instructor Essentials Certificate
CPR Suppliers Policies & Proceedures
CPR Suppliers Instructor Alignment Agreement
BLS Instructor Candidate Application
BLS Instructor Monitoring Form
BLS Instructor eCard

Thank you for your interest in completeing the AHA Instructor course and joining the Go Life Savers, LLC Teaching Team.

*Go Life Savers, LLC is a private for-profit organization that offers the curriculums of the American Heart Association. Go Life Savers, LLC only accepts high-quality instructors willing to abide by the guidelines of the AHA and the standards of our Training Center. We reserve the right to deny instructor certification to anyone who does not meet our quality standards. Our goal is to support instructor candidates through training to offer quality workplace and community programs that save lives.

AHA BLS Instructor Transfers and Renewals (Current Instructors)

This course is for current AHA Instructors wanting to proceed with the transferring process from thier current AHA Training Center (TC) to us at Go Life Savers, LLC and for current Go Life Savers, LLC instructors who are completing the 2-year renewal process. Our American Heart Association (AHA) certification cards are accepted throughout the United States by colleges, universities, hospitals, and workplaces. As an Instructor, you will be/are an Independent Contractor with the ability to lead AHA BLS & Heartsaver certification classes throughout the United States and (with the proper AHA paperwork ) internationally.

Transferring Instructors must have a current AHA BLS certification card and be in good standing with the AHA.

Instructors agree to maintain the most up-to-date manikins, AED trainers, and other equipment required to facilitate excellence-driven classroom experiences for all participants. Go Life Savers, LLC will post, promote, and market class dates and times to reach more students through our public website(s) and social media outlets.

Once you complete your AHA BLS CPR Instructor Renewal or Transfer, you will be able to teach:

BLS for Healthcare Provider
Heartsaver CPR and AED
First Aid
Bloodborne Pathogens
Friends and Family
Blended Courses and Skills Testing

Instructor Records We Must Keep on File:

Copy of State ID or Driver License
BLS Provider eCard
BLS Instructor Essentials Certificate
CPR Suppliers Policies & Proceedures
CPR Suppliers Instructor Alignment Agreement
BLS Instructor Candidate Application
BLS Instructor Monitoring Form
BLS Instructor eCard

*Go Life Savers, LLC is a private for-profit organization that offers the curriculums of the American Heart Association. Go Life Savers, LLC only accepts high-quality instructors willing to abide by the guidelines of the AHA and the standards of our Training Center. We reserve the right to deny instructor certification to anyone who does not meet our quality standards. Our goal is to support instructor candidates through training to offer quality workplace and community programs that save lives.

AHA Family & Friends® CPR & AED

Family & Friends^® CPR

The American Heart Association (AHA) Family & Friends® CPR Course, facilitated by professional educators Mark (MBA, BSN, RN) & Michele Hughes (M.Ed.). This non-certification course teaches the lifesaving skills of adult Hands-Only CPR, adult CPR with breaths, child CPR with breaths, adult and child AED use, infant CPR, and mild and severe airway block for adults, children, and infants. Skills are taught in a dynamic group environment using the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which provides students with the most hands-on CPR practice time possible.

Course Features

Uses AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which improves learning and retention
Classroom format works well for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback while learning skills
Each student receives high-quality course materials for ongoing reference

Course Content

Adult Hands-Only CPR and AED
Adult CPR With Breaths
Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Adult
Child CPR and AED
Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Child
Infant CPR and AED
Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Infant

Course Format

Family & Friends® CPR is a classroom-based course taught by AHA Instructors Mark & Michele Hughes who desire to share the lifesaving skills of CPR, use of an AED, and Choking with others. This course is instructor/video-led and includes skills practice throughout the course. Skills are taught by using the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows participants to practice on state-of-the-art training manikins while skills are demonstrated in the course video and/or by the instructor(s).

Course topics are presented together and all optional modules will be presented in this 1-day/2-hour class.

Following are approximate times for each module:

Adult Hands-Only CPR/Adult CPR with Breaths/AED/Choking: about 39 minutes
Child CPR/AED/Choking: about 27 minutes
Infant CPR/Choking: about 21 minutes

Each successful class participant will receive a Family & Friends® Certificate of Participation. This is a non-certification course.

The Family & Friends® CPR class is an orientation to CPR and does not offer an American Heart Association course completion card. If you need/want a course completion card in BLS Provider or Heartsaver CPR AED, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, and/or STOP THE BLEED®, visit Go Life Savers, LLC to find an AHA certification course near you.

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM (full)Christ Fellowship Church - Palm Beach Gardens Campus
Monday, November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM (full)Christ Fellowship Church - Palm Beach Gardens Campus
Monday, December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM (full)Christ Fellowship Church - Palm Beach Gardens Campus

American College of Surgeons (ACS) STOP THE BLEED®

American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

Why Learn?

Our American Heart Association (AHA) and STOP THE BLEED^® certifications are accepted throughout the United States by colleges, universities, hospitals, and workplaces. A bleeding injury can happen anywhere. We've all seen it happen too often—on the news or in everyday life. Life-threatening bleeding can happen in people injured in serious accidents or disasters. Instead of being a witness, you can become an immediate responder because you know how to STOP THE BLEED^®.

What You’ll Gain from the Course

The person next to a bleeding victim may very well be the one who’s most likely to save him or her from bleeding to death. By learning how to STOP THE BLEED^®, you’ll gain the ability to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control bleeding once you learn three quick techniques. Take the STOP THE BLEED^® training course and become empowered to make a life or death difference when a bleeding emergency happens.

How We Teach

Our instructors will teach you live—in person, using training materials specially developed to teach bleeding control techniques. They will not only instruct you, they will be available to check your movements as you practice three different bleeding control actions. They will keep working with you until you demonstrate the correct skills to STOP THE BLEED^® and save a life.

What You'll Learn

What stops bleeding? In a STOP THE BLEED^® course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life.

Who Can Take the Course

A STOP THE BLEED^® course is for people who are interested in learning this lifesaving skill. The American College of Surgeons STOP THE BLEED^® campaign has trained over 1 million people including students, teachers, and community groups. We are committed to training anyone who is old enough to understand what the course teaches and is interested in learning how to STOP THE BLEED^® and save a life.

The ACS STOP THE BLEED^® logo and phrase is a registered trademark of the United States Department of Defense and cannot be used without permission. The American College of Surgeons has authorized use of the ACS STOP THE BLEED^® logo and phrase.

CPR AED and FIRST AID TRAINING

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CPR, First Aid, & STOP THE BLEED Training Classes | American Heart Association

Basic Life Support (BLS Provider)

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Basic Life Support (BLS Provider Renewal)

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AHA HeartCode® Basic Life Support (BLS Provider Instructor-Led Hands-On Skills Session)

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Basic Life Support (BLS Provider)

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Heartsaver^® First Aid

Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED

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Heartsaver^® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED

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Want to Become An American Heart Association Instructor?

Instructor Records We Must Keep on File:

Instructor Records We Must Keep on File:

Family & Friends^® CPR

American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

Why Learn?

What You’ll Gain from the Course

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