NEED CPR CERTIFICATION? Here is a quick way to get your Heartsaver or BLS card renewed. www.fastCPRcard.com (which is run out of Tao, Inc.) is the site to check out the details. I walked out with my AHA CPR card in hand at the end of the 90 minute class. For me, this was totally worth it, and I'll be back in 729 days.
COST: $65 cash or Visa/Master accepted
WHEN: DAILY classes Mon-Friday at 2pm (Heartsaver) and 3:30pm (BLS). Call to make reservations. (No ACLS classes)
WHERE: Century Square, 1188 Bishop St. Suite 2409
PARKING: Fully validated (yes, its FREE) parking in the Century Square garage (a $12 value!)
Every 2 years for the past 20 years (I started when I was 5, haha) I've had to go through the same boring routine of renewing my CPR certification. It's something that I always put off until the day after my old card expires. I've been through 8 hour long CPR trainings, CPR "house parties", BLS certifications in the hospital, half day CPR classes at the gym, and they all are pretty much the same.
Many things have changed over the years. During my most recent (2012) AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Certification I learned quite a bit actually, because they keep changing the AHA guidelines every 5 years.
1. When I first started taking CPR classes (1993), we practiced on "Resusci-Annie". Now they are just called dummies.
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2. Back then it was ABC. Now it's CAB. (compressions first!)
3. The number of recommended compressions keeps increasing, and now they recommend 30 compressions for everyone, to 2 breaths.
4. AED training. This is pretty self explanatory, but good to know what it is, what it's used for and the proper use.
The instructor (Oguz) was efficient, effective, and made sure we knew all the current recommendations for First Aid, CPR, and AED use. He was lively and kept the class flowing. I was in and out of there in the promised 90 minute time and this was pretty painless as far as CPR classes go. Are there cheaper classes out there? Yes. But this one is offered 5x/week every week, in air-conditioning, they are punctual and give you your card right away, and they don't waste my time. Time is money. Unless this is your first time getting your CPR card and you really want to do those 8 hour long classes, I recommend you give these guys a call.
(And like the other reviewer stated, I have no idea about the "religious" aspect of this business. They don't even mention it or try to push their beliefs on you, it's strictly a CPR certification class.) read more