Welcome to CPR for NON-Health Care Providers
This Heartsaver CPR and AED course is for child care providers, teachers, camp counselors, security officers, trainers, lifeguards and other non-medical personnel. You will learn adult, child and infant CPR. You will also learn about choking procedures and will learn to use an AED (automated external defibrillator).
We highly suggest that students taking this course purchase the textbook “Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED.” You may find the text book at your local library, local book store, or the American Heart Association (AHA) book contractors. The textbook is the same book required for the basic first aid course.
Students that pass this course will receive a two year certification. Please be advised, if you require practical training for your certification, there is an additional fee of $20.00 in order to meet with an instructor to take the practical examination. The practical examination must be completed in person. If you do not require an in-person practical, you are all set with this certification.
The Health Care Provider Course REQUIRES an in person practical evaluation with an instructor.
Schedule
Open Enrollment. When you complete this course, you will find your certificate located in your personal profile on this website. You simply click on the PDF file of your certificate. You can save it to your desk top or you may print your certificate on your printer. You will be able to access your certificate whenever you need it.
ONLINE CLASSES
Basic Fire Extinguisher Course ON-LINE$59.99This course is self paced and will allow you to log out to complete the course at a later time if needed.
Basic First Aid Training ON-LINE$26.99This course is self paced and will allow you to log out to complete the course at a later time if needed.- CPR For Healthcare Providers ON-LINE$75.00This CPR course is for health care providers and medical personnel.
- CPR Non-Healthcare Provider ON-LINE$45.00This Heartsaver CPR and AED course is for child care providers, teachers, camp counselors, security officers, trainers, lifeguards and other non-medical personnel.
DOT Hazardous Materials Training$99.00This course meets the requirements for the Department of Transportation (DOT).- Hazardous materials awareness
- Hazardous materials security
- Hazardous materials identification
- Hazardous materials safety
- Hazardous materials emergency action plan
About your instructor:
The instructor for this course is the Director of TBS (Tampa Bay Safety) Patrick Competelli. Chief Competelli is the former Fire Chief for the City of Belleair Bluffs Fire Rescue and Former District Fire Chief and Division Chief of Training for the City of Dunedin Fire Rescue. Chief Competelli holds a Masters Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Kansas State University, a Bachelors Degree in Public Administration and Organizational Studies from Eckerd College and two Associates Degrees, one in Fire Science, and one in Emergency Medical Services. Chief Competelli also holds certifications as a Fire Instructor III, Fire Inspector I, Arson Investigator, Fire Officer II, Fire Extinguisher Technician, Chief Medical Officer, CPR Instructor, First Aid Instructor, Public Information Officer, and is a Nationally Registered Paramedic and Flight Paramedic. Chief Competelli spent the last twenty-five years working in several positions with the Pinellas County Medical Director’s Office to include; Director of Quality Management, Peer Review Committee Facilitator, Medical Communications Officer and Medical Officer of the Day.
GRADES AND ASSIGNMENTS
You are responsible for completing all assignments, papers and group projects (if any) in order to receive full credit for the course. A passing grade is 70% and is considered a “C”. Points will be deducted for late or missing assignments and will affect your final grade. Your final grade must meet a minimum score of 70%, a “C” in order to pass this course.
COURSE CONTENT AND DELIVERY
The course consists of quizzes that will cover information from each lesson, a group discussion board to which you must respond to at least two threads to receive credit and a final exam. The entire course is delivered on-line and all work that is required to be sent to the instructor shall be done so via this learning portals drop box feature.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Each students code of conduct is expected to be exactly what it would be like in a regular classroom atmosphere. Communications on message boards, privately between students and groups or with the instructor or guest instructors is expected to be extremely professional and appropriate. Each student is responsible for his or her own work and will be expelled if found to be sharing information or copying or sharing test information with a student of this course or of any other course taken via the on-line learning portal. Plagiarism is NOT advised.
Please enjoy the course and do not forget to contact your instructor or instructors assistant if you have any questions or problems while navigating through the course. Good Luck.