On this page you will find information on a variety of classes offered at Plymouth Ambulance Service Inc regarding the Professional Healthcare Worker. Please see our Class Schedule for pre-scheduled classes or call us today for information about setting up a new class.
AHA BLS For the Healthcare Provider (HCP)
Description: The Healthcare Provider Course is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen), use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). It is intended for participants who provide health care to patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out-of-hospital. Upon successful completion, participants receive the American Heart Association CPR for Healthcare Provider card valid for 2 years.
Written/Skills Test: Required for certification
Who is this class for - Healthcare providers, such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, respiratory therapists, medical students in training, aides, and other allied health personnel
Length of class: 4 Hours, 3 hours for a Refresher
Pre-requisite: None
Cost: $23 class fee ($18 refresher) and $15 book fee
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Description: The ACLS Provider Course provides the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage adult ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest. Providers are expected to learn and manage 10 core ACLS cases: a respiratory emergency, four types of cardiac arrest, four types of pre-arrest emergencies, and stroke.
Course Length: 16 hours or 8 hours for a refresher
Written/Skills Test: Required for completion
Who is this class for: EMTs, paramedics, doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and other professional who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency.
Pre-requisite: BLS Healthcare Provider card
Cost: $75 ($51 for refresher) Class Fee and $32 book fee
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Description: The PALS Provider Course provides the learner with information and strategies needed to recognize and prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children. The course provides information needed to: recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest; information and strategies needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children; and the cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock and cardiopulmonary arrest.
Course Length: 16 hours or 8 hours for a refresher
Written/Skills Test: Required for completion
Who is this class for: EMTs, paramedics, doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and other professional who are responsible for the well being of infants and children.
Pre-requisites: BLS Healthcare Provider card and ACLS certification recommended
Cost: $75 ($51 for refresher) Class Fee and $34 book fee
Pediatric Education for Preshospital Professionals (PEPP)
Description: The PEPP course is designed to teach pre-hospital professionals how to better assess and manage ill or injured children. PEPP is a comprehensive, innovative and highly visual pediatric course with case based lecture, live action videos, hands on skill stations and small group scenarios. There are both BLS and ALS courses available.
Length: BLS Course – 1 day, ALS Course – 2 days
Test: Required for completion
Who is this course for: First Responders, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, doctors and any other healthcare professionals who are responsible for a child in the pre-hospital setting.
Pre-requisite: BLS Healthcare Provider Card and ACLS card preferred for ALS class
Cost: BLS-$51 class fee and $47 book fee
ALS-$75 ($51 refresher) class fee and $47 book fee
Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services
Description: GEMS is a course that provides pre-hospital medical information for the care of older adults. The GEMS course is innovative, comprehensive and highly visual with case based lectures, live action video, hands on skill stations, and small group scenarios. It is designed to meet the minimum standards related to the geriatric portion of the US Department of Transportation National Standard Curriculum for EMTs and paramedics. There are both BLS & ALS courses available.
Length: BLS Course – 1 day, ALS Course – 2 days or 3 modular courses
Test: Required for completion
Who is this course for: First Responders, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, doctors and any other healthcare professionals who are responsible for the elderly in the pre-hospital setting.
Pre-requisite: BLS Healthcare Provider Card
Cost: BLS-$45 class fee and $45 book fee
ALS-$60 class fee and $45 book fee
Traumatic Brain Injury Management (TBI Management)
Description: TBI Management class is designed to provide EMS workers with the essential knowledge to assess and treat TBI Injures. Included in this class you will have comprehensive instruction and hands on scenarios in the following areas: Primary Brain Injury, Secondary Brain Injury, ABC Treatments, Glasgow Coma Scale, Secondary Treatments, Transport Decisions, and Teamwork approach.
Length: 4 Hours
Test: Required for completion
Who is this course for: First Responders, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, doctors and any other healthcare professionals who are responsible for the TBI in the pre-hospital setting.
Pre-requisite: BLS Healthcare Provider Card
Cost: $36 class fee and class materials included
Emergency Vehicle Driver Class
Description: This class is intended to present the necessary classroom, competency, course training, and testing for new and existing emergency vehicle drivers. The program will verify proficiency in both the knowledge and understanding of, as well as, the practical application to emergency vehicle driving.
Length: 8 hours of classroom and 4-8 hours of field training
Test: Written and practical testing required for completion
Who is the class for: First Responders, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, doctors and any other healthcare professionals who are responsible for the driving emergency vehicles in the pre-hospital setting.
Pre-requisite: NONE
Cost: $53 for class (book included)
