Class Schedule

Class Schedule

ProAction is an authorized training center for the American Heart Association, National Association of EMTs (NAEMT), and the Emergency Care and Safety Institute.

We offer classes in El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico. 

AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Heartcode Online

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Blended Course

The AHA’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

  • For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response

ONLINE-BLENDED LEARNING:

  • Students are then presented with an enhanced learning experience through eSimulations, life-like animations, video scenarios, and knowledge checks. 
  • Web-based, self-paced eSimulation instructional program for ACLS cognitive training.
  • Students apply knowledge to real-time decision-making and skills development
  • Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each simulation to facilitate learning.
  • Complete the course by scheduling an in-person skills verification with a ProAction instructor. 

COURSE COMPLETION CARD: AHA ACLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years

What does this course teach?

  • Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device, and use of an AED
  • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
  • Airway management
  • Related pharmacology
  • Management of ACS and stroke
  • Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team

Register today and complete the online portion. After you complete the interactive lessons, please call us at 915-532-2771 or email training@pro-action.org to schedule a skills check-off on a date and time that works best for your schedule.

 

 

AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider

ACLS Provider Instructor-Led Training 

 ACLS teaches the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, high-performance teams, continuous high-quality CPR, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, post-cardiac arrest care, acute dysrhythmias, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

 

What is taught in the ACLS Course?

• Systematic approach (assessment)

• High-quality BLS • Airway management

• Rhythm recognition

• Defibrillation

• Intravenous (IV)/intraosseous (IO) access (information only)

• Use of medications

• Cardioversion

• Transcutaneous pacing

• High-performance teams

 

Who is the intended audience for the ACLS Course? 

The ACLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, and paramedics, as well as others who need an ACLS course completion card for job or other requirements.

COURSE COMPLETION CARD: AHA BLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years

AHA Basic Life Support (BLS CPR)

BLS Provider Instructor-Led Training 

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

CLASSROOM-BASED: Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency. BLS Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on High-Quality CPR and team dynamics

 

What does this course teach?

  • High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
  • The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
  • Important early use of an AED
  • Effective ventilations using a barrier device
  • Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
  • Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

COURSE COMPLETION CARD: AHA BLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years

 

AHA Basic Life Support (Heartcode Online)

ONLINE-BLENDED LEARNING: HeartCode BLS is the AHA’s blended learning delivery method for the BLS Course. HeartCode blended learning delivers quality resuscitation education regardless of where providers are located and gives you more control to complete the course at your own pace. You first complete the online portion of HeartCode BLS and then complete a hands-on skills session with a ProAction Instructor. 

 

COURSE COMPLETION CARD: AHA BLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years

 

TIME: The online portion of HeartCode BLS can be completed in approximately 1 to 2 hours; the time to complete the hands-on skills session varies from 60 minutes to 2 hours, depending on your experience and comfort level. 

 

The 2020 Guidelines HeartCode uses a personalized adaptive algorithm that sets students on the most efficient path to mastery. You will follow a continuously adapting learning path personalized by your inputs: your performance and self-reported confidence level related to each probing question. The course content is presented as self-directed learning content, probing questions, and Cognitive Assessment Activities (CAAs).

Access to the BLS Provider Manual eBook (20-3102) is included with HeartCode BLS. You will be able to access the Provider Manual from within the course.

 

Register today and complete the online portion. After you complete the interactive lessons, please call us at 915-532-2771 or email training@pro-action.org to schedule a skills check-off on a date and time that works best for your schedule. Skills checks are 1:1 sessions with a certified BLS instructor. 

 

 

AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED

The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

What does this course teach?

  • First aid basics
  • Medical emergencies
  • Injury emergencies
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Preventing illness and injury
  • Adult CPR and AED use
  • Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
  • Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR

 

 

BLS Instructor Course

Requirements prior to taking the BLS Instructor Course:
1. Be accepted by ProAction which is an AHA Training Center prior to enrolling in an Instructor Course. Complete the Instructor Candidate application to file with ProAction
2. Have a current BLS CPR AHA provider status in the discipline for that Instructor Course and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline.
3. Once the course Is paid ProAction will provide you with a code to successfully complete the discipline-specific Instructor Essentials Online course at onlineaha.org. This online course is approximately 2 hours long. Once you complete print the certificate and bring with you the day of the Instructor course.
4. Your BLS Instructor Kit is available for purchase as an "add-on".

If you have any questions please contact our office at 915-532-2771.

Emergency Medical Technician

Emergency Medical Technicians provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life-threatening emergencies. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. Emergency Medical Technicians are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system. 

National Safety Council First Aid

Employees are often on the "front line" of an emergency situation. Their ability to respond quickly to injuries can save lives. This course teaches employees how to recognize everyday medical emergencies and care for an injury or illness until professional help arrives.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Control bleeding
  • Care for injuries, wounds and burns
  • Treat life-threatening poisoning or choking situations
  • Address sudden illnesses

Who would benefit: 

  • Emergency response teams
  • Employees requiring refresher training
  • Safety personnel
  • General public
  • Individuals requiring certification

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Contact Us

ProAction Emergency Services Institute
El Paso CPR, AED, and First Aid Courses
 1400 George Dieter, Ste 260
El Paso, TX 79936

phone (915)532-2771