Program Details

Who should take the AHA’s BLS course?

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.

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 multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

CPR/BLS Training Admission Requirements

All prospective students must meet admission requirements

• Contact program registrar 512-575-8100

• Complete student application online and pay tuition.

• Must be 17 years or older PRIOR to the start of skills testing, clinical rotations, and field internships. Students who do not meet this requirement cannot attend the EMS Skills Academy Week until they are at least 17 years of age.

• Have a high school diploma or GED; if the student is a senior in high school, they must have a letter from their school counselor confirming their expected graduation date.

• Complete and pass a criminal background check through our contracted service provider prior to arriving at our facility for EMS Skills Academy Week.

• Complete and pass a drug screen through our contracted service provider no more than 30 days prior to arriving at our facility for EMS Skills Academy Week.

• Submit proof of required immunizations. Students will not be able to attend clinical and field internship rotations unless we have received the required immunizations.

• Students without good academic or computer skills should consider a traditional classroom format instead.

Students will need regular access to a computer:

Current Computer Operating System

• Our program can be accessed through many different devices. Please see our policy on system requirements.

Good Quality Internet Service

• Our course uses a web-based learning platform so good internet is a must

Current Computer Applications (including but not limited to)

• Current Flash Player, a type of PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat, word processor, excel spreadsheets, etc.

An active email account

• Communication in our program is vital for the student’s success. Having access to a reliable email account to communicate with the instructors, submit assignments, and create multiple student user accounts is required

We offer a Southwest EMS Academy Payment Plan

You may utilize Paypal Financing as a third-party financing option or call our office at 512-575-8100 to choose our in-house payment plan for the Self-Paced EMT Course.

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Southwest EMS Academy Payment Plan:

• • Self-Paced EMT Course Tuition $1900
  • Administrative Payment Plan Processing Fee $300
  • Total is $2200

Payment Plan Breakdown If Paying By Paypal/Credit Card:

• 1st Payment of $1143.89 down payment due at registration.
• 2nd Payment of $1143.89 due 30 days from start of class.

Notes:

• Students can begin the class while making payments
• Payments received more than 10 days late will incur late fees of $10 per day and a $50 reactivation fee. Learning Platform will be suspended, and students will not be able to progress in the course until payment and reinstatement fee has been received.

Live Training  by Appointment Only