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Provided by Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS, Save a Life Certifications is the premier online provider of online medical certification and recertification. Save a Life provides certification in crucial medical training, such as advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), basic life support (BLS), pediatric advanced life support (PALS), automated external defibrillator (AED), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid.

All proceeds from Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS support the efforts of the Disque Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission of advancing healthcare education for the underserved worldwide. This funding provides much-needed life support training in areas such as Haiti, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Un...
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CPR, AED and First Aid
1.5-3 hrs 424,382 learners
By NHCPS
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define ‘first aid’ and list the items found in a first-aid kit
  • Discuss personal protective equipment (PPE), scene safety and hand-washing
  • Identify medical problems, their causes, symptoms and first-aid procedures
  • Explain how to handle traumatic injuries
  • Analyze how to provide CPR on choking infants
  • Describe chest compressions and mask-use for children, infants and adults
  • Discuss giving breaths and activating emergency medical services (EMS)
  • Recall causes, symptoms and how to care for individuals with medical problems
  • Outline symptoms and first aid steps for an individual with environmental injuries or illnesses
  • List the symptoms of choking in infants, children and adults
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CPR, AED and First Aid
1.5-3 hrs
424382 enrolled
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
1.5-3 hrs 110,650 learners
By NHCPS
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the intended use of advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
  • Explain how to determine if an individual is conscious or unconscious
  • Outline the steps in the chain of survival
  • Explain the anatomy and physiology of the heart
  • List equipment used in airway management
  • Summarize the principles of early defibrillation
  • List the symptoms of bradycardia and tachycardia
  • Explain how to care for acute coronary syndrome
  • Recall the process for performing one-person basic life support (BLS) on an adult
  • Summarize the steps taken to perform successful airway management
  • List the proper steps for using an automated external defibrillator
  • Recognize ACLS core rhythms
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
1.5-3 hrs
110650 enrolled
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
1.5-3 hrs 36,274 learners
By NHCPS
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain the importance of pediatric advanced life support (PALS)
  • Explain PALS basic life support (BLS)
  • Describe how to administer BLS for children and infants
  • Identify when a child or infant is experiencing a life-threatening emergency
  • Explain the importance of resuscitation tools in PALS
  • Recognize the various signs and symptoms of respiratory distress or failure
  • Explain the procedure for responding to bradycardia
  • Explain the procedure for responding to tachycardia
  • Identify the key indicators to check for when carrying out post-resuscitation care
  • Describe the process of assessing a child’s or an infant’s airway
  • Identify the most preferable solution based on airway assessment
  • Describe the process of performing an infant one-person BLS and two-person BLS
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Health Management
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
1.5-3 hrs
36274 enrolled
Basic Life Support (BLS)
4-5 hrs 193,560 learners
By NHCPS
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the details of the 2020-2025 guideline changes in basic life support
  • Discuss how to perform adult mouth-to-mask ventilation
  • Outline ‘bag-mask’ ventilation in two-rescuer CPR for adults
  • Outline the steps of performing CPR on children
  • Explain the one-rescuer and the two-rescuer BLS for infants between 0 to 12 months old
  • Identify the AED steps for children and infants
  • Paraphrase the adult ‘chain of survival’ and its pediatric counterpart
  • Distinguish between one-rescuer and the two-rescuer BLS for children
  • Illustrate how to open a child’s airway
  • Explain how to deliver mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing
  • Explain how to perform mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing on adults and older children
  • Explain how to perform mouth-to-mouth and nose-rescue breathing for infants
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Health Management
Basic Life Support (BLS)
4-5 hrs
193560 enrolled
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)
1.5-3 hrs 38,088 learners
By NHCPS
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify sources of bloodborne pathogens (BBPs)
  • Explain the risks involved when working with blood
  • Explain the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE) for preventing transmission of BBPs
  • Describe how BBPs are transmitted
  • Outline how to clean up blood and blood-containing fluids appropriately
  • State how to avoid exposure to BBPs from the use of ‘sharps’
  • Recall how to respond after exposure
  • Summarize how to establish a core sense of responsibility among participants to prevent exposure to BBPs
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Health Management
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)
1.5-3 hrs
38088 enrolled
ECG Rhythms and Interpretation
1.5-3 hrs 12,597 learners
By NHCPS
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify normal sinus rhythms on an electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Distinguish between normal sinus rhythms and abnormal ECG patterns in potential cardiac disorders
  • Analyse ECG waveform morphology to assess the presence of atrial and ventricular hypertrophy
  • Explain the underlying mechanisms involved in different ECG rhythm patterns
  • Discuss the physiological and pathological factors that lead to specific ECG rhythm abnormalities
  • Categorise ECG rhythms into groups based on waveform patterns and clinical significance
  • Recognise and differentiate between atrial and ventricular fibrillation, bradycardia and tachycardia
  • State how the adult Cardiac Arrest Algorithm helps manage cardiac arrest in adult patients
  • Outline the importance of post-cardiac care
  • Review the basic life support (BLS) procedures provided by one or two healthcare personnel
  • Summarise the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Distinguish between the CPR procedure used on adults and infants
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ECG Rhythms and Interpretation
1.5-3 hrs
12597 enrolled
First Aid: A Comprehensive Guide to Saving Lives
1.5-3 hrs 4,247 learners
By NHCPS
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Discuss how to respond to various accidents, injuries and other emergencies
  • Explain why ensuring the safety of the victim and the caregiver is the first step to providing aid
  • Distinguish between physical health and mental health first aid
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to environmental emergencies such as hypothermia and heat stroke
  • Discuss how to treat allergic reactions and poisonings effectively
  • List the preventive measures a first aider should take in hazardous environments
  • Define ‘first aid’ and its aims and discuss the importance of early intervention in emergencies
  • Describe the five-step ALGEE plan used to intervene in mental health crises
  • Outline the appropriate first-aid measures for managing common medical emergencies
  • Describe the protective measures used against bloodborne pathogens
  • Identify and effectively treat traumatic injuries, such as burns, fractures and bleeding
  • Summarise the basic first-aid measures for venomous animal bites and stings
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Health and Safety
First Aid: A Comprehensive Guide to Saving Lives
1.5-3 hrs
4247 enrolled
RCP y Primeros Auxilios
4-5 hrs 525 learners
By NHCPS
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Definir primeros auxilios y enumerar los elementos que se encuentran en un botiquín de primeros auxilios
  • Describir los pasos básicos para proporcionar primeros auxilios
  • Analizar el equipo de protección personal, la seguridad en el lugar de los hechos y el lavado de manos
  • Identificar problemas médicos, sus causas, síntomas y procedimientos de primeros auxilios
  • Identificar causas, síntomas y cómo cuidar a personas con problemas médicos
  • Explicar cómo manejar a las personas con lesiones traumáticas
  • Describir los síntomas y cómo brindar primeros auxilios a una persona con lesiones y enfermedades ambientales
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First Aid
RCP y Primeros Auxilios
4-5 hrs
525 enrolled
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