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ACLS HeartCode® hands-on session

ACLS HeartCode Skills Session – Part 2

This hands-on session is the final step in completing your AHA ACLS certification. Before attending, you must complete the online HeartCode ACLS course (Part 1) through the American Heart Association and email your completion certificate to CPR@IdahoAcademy.com prior to your scheduled session.


Complete Part 1 here: AHA HeartCode ACLS Online
(Payment for the online portion is made directly to the AHA.)

What to Expect in Part 2

The in-person skills check-off includes:

  • High-Quality Adult CPR
  • Airway Management
  • Megacode Testing

This session is required to finalize your ACLS certification.

Who Should Attend

Designed for healthcare professionals such as:

  • Physicians, Nurses, Paramedics, Respiratory Therapists, Pharmacists…and others as required by employer policy.
    Note: This course is not recommended for first-time ACLS students who have never attended an in-person ACLS class.

Certification

  • Valid for 2 years upon successful completion.

Testing

  • Skills check-off includes High-Quality BLS, Airway Management, and Megacode.

Duration

  • Approximately 3-5 hours .
ACLS Course

This course is designed for healthcare providers that need ACLS for their clinical duties.  This advanced course highlights the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition of intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardiac arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).  

ACLS course Prerequisite: You must complete a Pre-course self-assessment and pre-course work before attending the class. Click here for further information. 

Intended for physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and others as required by their employer. 

Time:  Approximately 6-8 hours 

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing: Skills check-off and open resource is written test required.

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BLS (Blended Learning)

This course is designed for students who have already completed the online Heartcode BLS Provider (blended) portion and only need the mandatory hands-on session portion of the course.

Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, followed by a hands-on session. The following link will direct you to the AHA website, where you can take the online portion of this course (separate and paid directly to the AHA) and receive your certificate of completion. You will then present the certificate at the start of the hands-on session of this class. Alternatively, you may email your completed certificate to CPR@IdahoAcademy.com before the start of class.  

Follow the link below for the online portion of this course:

https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls

 

Intended for healthcare providers or professional rescuers.

Time:  Approximately 1-2 hours

Certification Period:  2 years, upon completeion of all course requirements, participants will recieve a BLS Provider Course Completion card via email

Testing:  Skills Check-off required

BLS (In-Person)

The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. The course reflects science and education from the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Intended for healthcare providers or professional rescuers in hospital and out-of-hospital settings

Time:  Approximately 3.5 hours

Certification Period:  2 years, upon completeion of all course requirements, participants will recieve a BLS Provider Course Completion card via email

Testing:  Skills Check-off and open resource written test required.

BLS Instructor Course

Reminder:  Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructors may also teach Heartsaver classes.  

Below are the following steps to becoming an AHA Instructor:

  1. Have current AHA BLS provider certification and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline.  You must present your provider certificate before attending this class.  Email to CPR@IdahoAcademy.com
  2. Complete the online BLS Instructor Essentials Course-This is an additional charge that will be paid directly to the AHA. https://shopcpr.heart.org/bls-instructor-essentials-online. This online portion is required to be completed before this classroom instructor class. 
  3. Successfully be monitored teaching your first course within six months of completing the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course. This is typically done on the same day of your course.

Once you become an Instructor, you will have access to the most current emergency cardiovascular care science, course updates, training resources, and tools through the online AHA Instructor Network.

Fee:  Includes classroom portion, first-class monitoring, instructor eCard, and 1st year of alignment fee.  

Time:  Approximately 5-hour initial classroom and 3 - 4 hour class observation within 6 months.

Certification:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off and open resource written test required

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PALS HeartCode® hands-on session

Must take the AHA e-learning online portion before the hands-on session (completed and paid directly to the AHA) and email the completion certificate to CPR@Idahoacademy.com before this hands-on session.  For your convenience, we have provided the link to the online (part 1) portion of this class where you can learn more and receive your certificate of completion:  PALS online AHA portion. 

The hands-on skills check-off will include Child and Infant High-Quality BLS, Airway Management, Vascular Access, and Rhythm Disturbances/Electrical Therapy.  

Intended for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the management of respiratory and/or cardiovascular emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrest in pediatric patients. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Time:  Approximately 2 to 4 hours 

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off required

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STOP the Bleed

Victims can quickly die from uncontrolled bleeding within five to 10 minutes. Massive bleeding from any cause, but particularly from an active shooter or explosive event where a response is delayed, can result in death. Like how the general public learns and performs CPR, the public must learn proper bleeding control techniques, including using their hands, dressings, and tourniquets.

Intended for construction workers, arborists, mechanical, teachers, police officers, and any individual who wants to learn more than what is taught in a First Aid class on controlling bleeding.

Fee:  $15

Time:  Approximately 1 hour

Certification:  Course completion certificate

Testing:  No testing is required

 

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* Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR/AED (childcare)
Heartsaver First Aid CPR Adult/Child/Infant

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED teaches participants to provide first aid, perform CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) safely and effectively. Based on the latest American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Intended for:  The Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs an OSHA-compliant course completion card—or anyone who simply wants to be ready to respond in an emergency.

Time:  Approximately 4  hours

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-offs only. No written exam.

Pediatric First Aid CPR/AED (Childcare)

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR/AED

AHA (American Heart Association)  Heartsaver Pediatric course is designed for childcare providers at home and in-facility health care environments. The Heartsaver Pediatric Course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, provide early use of an AED, and deliver high-quality First Aid.  

Intended for child care workers, teachers, babysitters, etc

Time:  Approximately 3.5 hours

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off required

 

Wilderness First Aid

 The Wilderness First Aid course is designed to provide basic conceptual and hands-on knowledge to become proficient with CPR and First Aid in remote locations. This class will include 8 hours of pre-course work to be completed online, and an 8 hour in-person skills day. During our skills day, students will have the opportunity to go out into the field and practice first aid in real life scenarios while enjoying time outdoors with our experienced providers. We highly recommend this experience for anyone who enjoys their time out in the backcountry with friends and family. 

This course has been updated to meet and exceed the guidelines of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC), Wilderness Medical Society, and Scouts of America. NOLS and S.O.L.O Wilderness First Aid have one of the highest standards for their courses, so you can get an unforgettable learning experience from IMA! 

 Students who have taken WFA courses in the past will appreciate the familiarity of courses offered through NOLS and S.O.L.O, all committed to providing adventurers with trusted standards for their outdoor ventures. 

Course Objectives 

  • Know when/how to call for help 
  • Scene and patient assessment 
  • Know how to apply basic and advanced first aid techniques 
  • Perform CPR and know how to use an AED 
  • Splinting and bandaging 
  • Exposure, altitude, other environmental injuries 
  • Medical emergencies 
  • Demonstrate proficiency in injury care in remote areas 

Textbook Information 

The online portion of your course will include information from the following books. All the information you need will be provided in the course, along with additional resources.  

Contact Us

Idaho Medical Academy
AHA Division
 2323 S. Vista Ave., Suite 203
Boise, ID 83705

phone 208-996-9248