Debi Wheeler, Coordinator, Life Support Education

Some of the programs at Carolinas College of Health Sciences require CPR certification before attending classes. The Community Training Center (CTC) offers American Heart Association (AHA) approved basic and advanced life support training to employees and students of Carolinas HealthCare System and the general community.

• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BCLS) - see description for renewal information
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Instructor Classes: ACLS, BCLS and PALS
• Community courses are available by calling the CTC

Basic Life Support for the HealthCare Provider (BCLS):
Textbook included. No prerequisite. This course is designed for professional rescuers who must have a credential to document successful completion of CPR. This course provides information on adult and pediatric CPR including two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag-valve mask. The course also covers foreign-body airway obstruction, automated external defibrillation (AED), special resuscitation situations, and other cardiopulmonary emergencies. This course meets the requirements for CPR certification for all Carolinas College of Health Sciences academic programs.

BCLS Renewal for HCP (BCLS Re):
Participants must show a current BCLS provider card in class. The textbook is not included as part of registration. You must have current BCLS text. The text is available for purchase from CTC.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider (ACLS-P):
Textbook included. Participants must have a current BLS healthcare provider card. The course covers resuscitation of cardiac arrest, MI and CVA patients, including medications, electrical therapy and airway management.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Renewal (ACLS-Re):
Participants must show a current BCLS provider and ACLS provider card in class. The textbook is not included as part of registration. You must have current ACLS text. The text is available for purchase from CTC

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS-P):
Textbook included. Participant must have current BLS healthcare provider card. Course covers pre-resuscitation, resuscitation and post-resuscitation procedures for the pediatric population. Included are basic life support, airway and ventilation, vascular access, fluid therapy and medications, cardiac rhythm disturbances, trauma resuscitation, and newborn resuscitation.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Renewal (PALS-Re):
Participants must show a current BCLS provider and PALS provider card in class. The textbook is not included as part of registration. You must have current PALS text. The text is available for purchase from CTC

BCLS, ACLS or PALS Instructor:
Instructor and provider materials are included. These are one-day courses. The BLS Instructor course also has a required session prior to the class as a prerequisite. These courses prepare participants to teach both provider and renewal courses. Participant must have current provider card in the appropriate discipline. An Instructor Candidate Application form must be submitted with course registration for all instructor courses. The form must be signed by CTC Faculty or by manager/educator.

ECG for ACLS: Determining Lethal Cardiac Rhythms
This is an all day class specifically for those who need additional training on reading ECG’s and understanding the pharmacology associated with ACLS. This material is no longer covered in depth within the ACLS course; it is knowledge that is expected as the participant enters ACLS. This class has been very well received. We are using the new American Heart Association book entitled ECG and Pharmacology. The book is included in the cost of the course.

View Community Training Center brochure for dates and time