Class Schedule

BLS Instructor Course

How the BLS Instructor Essentials Course works

The BLS Instructor Essentials Course is taught in a blended-learning format.  To become an AHA BLS Instructor, candidates must complete the online portion, followed by the hands-on session, which is classroom based.  The online portion of the course contains both core content and discipline-specific modules to prepare the instructor candidates for the hands-on session.  In the classroom, our Faculty will continue preparing instructor candidates to become AHA instructors by focusing on the in-depth material about the Heartsaver and BLS disciplines that candidates will be teaching.  The hands-on session includes instruction, practice, and an exam, allowing instructor candidates to successfully use their instructor materials and skills. As a BLS Instructor, candidates will also be able to teach the following courses:

• BLS- Basic Life Support (for Healthcare Providers)
• Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
• Heartsaver CPR AED
• Heartsaver First Aid
• Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED

Who Can Take This Course

The BLS Instructor Essentials Course is for instructor candidates who have already successfully completed the BLS Provider Course.

Prerequisites for Instructor Candidates

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have a current American Heart Association BLS Provider course completion card (no other BLS certifications will be accepted)
• Be proficient in the skills of BLS
• Complete the BLS Instructor Essentials Online
• Be aligned with an American Heart Association Training Center

Steps to Become an Instructor

1. Be accepted by a AHA Training Center by enrolling in an Instructor Course and completing an Instructor Candidate Application with that Training Center.
2. Have current AHA Provider status in the discipline for that Instructor Essentials course and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline.
3. Successfully complete the Instructor Essentials Course, including both the online and hands-on session
4. Successfully be monitored teaching within 6 months of completing the hands-on session of the Instructor Essentials course.

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BLS Provider

Intended Audience: This course is intended for healthcare providers caring for patients both in prehospital and in-facility environments including nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, advanced practitioners, paramedics, and in-facility healthcare providers who work in a hospital, clinic, or other healthcare facility including a dentist office, skilled nursing, and assisted-living facilities.

Course Description: The AHA’s BLS Provider Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care The BLS Provider Course is designed to review, organize, and prioritize the information and skills needed to manage a cardiac arrest or other life threatening emergency (such as an airway obstruction) at the BLS level. Upon completion, you receive a course completion card, which is good for 2 years.

Topics Covered Include:

• 1- and 2-rescure CPR for the adult, child, and infant
• AED (Automated External Defibrillator) use
• Differences between adult, child, and infant rescue techniques
• Bag-mask ventilation
• Rescue breathing
• Relief of choking for the adult, child, and infant
• CPR with an advanced airway in place
• Team Dynamics

This course takes approximately 4 hours to complete.

• Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM (19 seats left)Alexandria Fire Department

***Note***
This is a blended course. You will receive a key code allowing access to an online training program that will allow you to complete the classroom portion of the class via the internet. Once completed, you will need to arrange your skills session with Mid-Minnesota EMS Education, the skills session is included in the price of the course. Skills sessions must be completed within 60 days of the completion of the online portion. You will be required to present your Heartcode BLS completion certificate to the instructor at the skills session.

Intended Audience: This course is intended for healthcare providers caring for patients both in prehospital and in-facility environments including nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, advanced practitioners, paramedics, and in-facility healthcare providers who work in a hospital, clinic, or other healthcare facility including a dentist office, skilled nursing, and assisted-living facilities.

Course Description: The AHA’s BLS Provider Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care The BLS Provider Course is designed to review, organize, and prioritize the information and skills needed to manage a cardiac arrest or other life threatening emergency (such as an airway obstruction) at the BLS level. Upon completion, you receive a course completion card, which is good for 2 years.

Topics Covered Include:

• 1- and 2-rescure CPR for the adult, child, and infant
• AED (Automated External Defibrillator) use
• Differences between adult, child, and infant rescue techniques
• Bag-mask ventilation
• Rescue breathing
• Relief of choking for the adult, child, and infant
• CPR with an advanced airway in place
• Team Dynamics

This course takes approximately 4 hours to complete.

• Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 6:00 PMMid-Minnesota EMS Education

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)- Refresher Course

Intended Audience: The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)- Refresher Course is designed for anyone currently certified as an EMR, or whose certification has expired less than one year ago who wish to apply for re-entry in Minnesota.

Topics Covered Include:

• Respiratory emergencies
• Cardiac problems
• Strokes
• Seizures
• Trauma
• Childbirth emergencies

Mid-Minnesota EMS Education, Inc. is approved by the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board as and EMS Education Agency. Students who successfuly complete this course may apply for recertification as an EMR in the state of Minnesota.

Course Length:

16 Hours

• Monday, January 6, 2025 at 6:00 PMMid-Minnesota EMS Education
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• Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 8:00 AMMid-Minnesota EMS Education
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• Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PMGarfield City Hall
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• Monday, February 17, 2025 at 6:00 PMSauk Centre Fire Department
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• Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 8:00 AMKensington Fire Department
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This 20 hour course provides the necessary content for the NREMT National Continued Competency Program (NCCP), National Component

• Friday, January 10, 2025 at 6:00 PMSauk Centre Ambulance
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• Friday, February 28, 2025 at 6:00 PMHoffman Ambulance
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Course for building a safe and successful babysitting business

The Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) program from American Safety and Health Institute gives teenagers everything they need to know for safe and successful babysitting. The YouTube “vlogger” style presentation of the video brings a youthful and high-energy spirit to the program content presentation, and the colorful magazine format of the student book makes learning fun. From getting started with their business, to working with parents and children, to key safety, caregiving and first aid tips, CABS helps set up teens and young adults for babysitting success.

This course is intended for students from ages 11-15.

BONUS: This course also provdes CPR Certification! No need to register for a seperate course!

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This is a Blended Course, the classroom portion of the course is completed on line. Once completed, you will need to schedule a skills session to complete the certification process. Skills sessions must be completed within 60 days of completion of the online training.

ASHI  CPR, AED, and First Aid training program provides an ideal training solution for persons in an industrial setting, and others required to learn how to respond to medical emergencies.

• Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 6:00 PMMid-Minnesota EMS Education

This is a Blended Course, the classroom portion of the course is completed on line. Once completed, you will need to schedule a skills session to complete the certification process. Skills sessions must be completed within 60 days of completion of the online training.

ASHI Pediatric CPR, AED, and First Aid training program provides an ideal training solution for schools, child care providers, youth sports coaches, and others required to learn how to respond to medical emergencies involving children and infants. This versatile program is based upon the 2015 CPR and First Aid Guidelines, Caring for Our Children, 3rd Ed; and other evidence-based treatment recommendations.

• Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 3:30 PMMid-Minnesota EMS Education

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Wilderness environments create special situations not usually encountered in an urban or suburban environment. With an ASHI Wilderness First Aid class, first aid providers in a remote outdoor setting will be better prepared to respond when faced with limited resources, longer times to care for someone, and decisions about when and how fast to evacuate an ill or injured person. This comprehensive 20-hour wilderness first aid course (including Adult & Child CPR and AED Training) meets or exceeds the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, 2017 Edition.

Course Includes

This information packed course covers wilderness and remote first aid from a basic understanding of emergency response in an outdoor setting to specific techniques and considerations for a wide range of injuries and illnesses. 

Course topics include:

• Preparation and Assessment
• Preventing and Caring for Injuries and Illnesses
• Environmental Hazards
• Other Wilderness Considerations
• Adult & Child CPR and AED

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