Allied EMS Systems, Inc. / American Heart Association CPR and First Aid Courses

Allied EMS offers only American Heart Association CPR and First Aid courses as an authorized Community Training Center. As of June 2006, all classes are being taught under the new 2005 AHA Guidelines! Click here for a chart summarizing the 2005 changes in CPR techniques.

Know what you need? Check the Course Calendar to find out when we offer the course.

Ready to register? Download a Course Registration Form (PDF format). Please mail to: Allied EMS Systems, Inc. 3407 M-119 Harbor Springs, MI 49740. Please enclose the appropriate payment with your registration.

Not sure what CPR course you need?  Use the following course descriptions and intended audiences to help you decide or call the Education Coordinator at 231-348-1202, ext. 111:

Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider Course

Intended Audience
Healthcare providers, such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists, physician's assistants, residents or fellows, or medical or nursing students in training, aides, medical or nursing assistants, police officers, and other allied health personnel. More information...

Heartsaver CPR/Heartsaver AED

Intended Audience
All lay rescuers, such as employees in the workplace, day care employees, babysitters, firefighters, police, airline personnel, security guards, family members of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death, other lay rescuers, and those who may have a need to respond to an emergency. More information...

Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED

Intended Audience
Persons assigned to respond to emergencies in the workplace or community as well as those who want to learn first aid, CPR and AED skills. Some rescuers are required to take this course as part of their employer’s efforts to comply with OSHA regulations, e.g., corporate employees, security guards, airline personnel, lifeguards and other individuals who want or need first aid training. More information...

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid / CPR

Intended Audience:
For those involved in child care who have a duty to respond to a first aid emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements, such as child care workers, teachers, foster care workers, camp counselors, youth organizations, and coaches for children's sports organizations.

Course Description:
The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Course teaches how to manage illness and injuries in a child in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Topics include: First Aid Basics, Medical Emergencies, Injury Emergencies, Environmental Emergencies, Optional First Aid Topics (especially strong on pediatric asthma), and CPR and AED use.

Course Length:
7.5 hours approximately (6.5 hours without infant CPR)

Student Materials:
Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Student Handbook

Card Type:
Course Completion

Written/Skills Exam:
Required for completion card

Price:
$50.00 (initial, includes text)
$25.00 (re-certification)

Heartsaver CPR in Schools

The Heartsaver CPR in Schools course teaches both adult and pediatric lay rescuer CPR to middle school or high school students. The course presents information about the American Heart Association adult and infant/child Chain of Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke and choking in adults. The course also covers signs of choking in infants and children, how to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and prevention of the most common fatal injuries in infants and children.  Note:  this course offers an optional course completion card if students elect to take both a written and skills exam

We tailor each school program individually, according to your school’s needs; contact Allied EMS for more information and pricing.

CPR for Family and Friends

Intended Audience
All lay rescuers, such as schoolchildren, family members of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death, and other laypersons who want to learn rescue skills for loved ones.  Note:  this course does not give a completion card. More information...

 

Please note:

• all AHA course completion cards are good for two years from date of issue (AHA does not provide for a “grace period”)*;
  
• all initial course fees include required textbook for that course;
  
• admission to a re-certification course requires proof of a valid course card and assumes you still have the original textbook for the course.
  
• Please remember to include full payment for each class with your registration. You will receive a confirmation letter and any applicable course materials by return mail.
  
• Course fees will be cheerfully refunded if cancellation notice is received one week before date of course.
  
• No refunds will be given for cancellations less than one week in advance of course.
  
• Allied reserves the right to cancel any class at any time for insufficient enrollment; every effort will be made to place registered students in the next available class.
  
  
• Note from AHA on instructional materials

• Comments, complaints, or problems with any Allied EMS / American Heart Association CPR/First Aid class may be submitted in any of the following ways: on the course evaluation form, directly to the instructor, to Allied's Education Coordinator (231-348-1202, ext. 111) or to the American Heart Association at www.americanheart.org. Thank you for thinking of Allied for your CPR/First Aid training needs.

*Provider Renewal Procedure:

The recommended renewal interval for all AHA courses is 2 years.

Providers who intend to take a renewal course must show a Provider card as entrance into a renewal course.

The Course Director is responsible for allowing a student to proceed in an initial or renewal course if he/she does not have a current Provider card.

Students who present an expired Provider card or do not possess a Provider card may challenge a renewal course but will not be given the option of remediation. They will need to repeat the entire Provider Course if they cannot successfully meet the course completion requirements when evaluated.

Renewal courses may be conducted independent of or attached to a full Provider and/or Instructor Course.

--AHA Program Administration Manual, 2004, p. 93.