Class Schedule

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AHA BLS Instructor Recertification Workshop

 

***REGISTRATION CLOSES 2 DAYS PRIOR TO COURSE***

 

 

The AHA BLS Instructor Recertification Workshop is intended for current AHA instructors affiliated with McGregor EMS. This program will meet AHA requirements for instruction observation time. Workshops are facilitated by the TCC or Training Center Faculty.

Each participant is required to teach a segment of the BLS discipline.

Covered Topics:

  • Classroom set up
  • Equipment maintenance and decontamination 
  • Advances in Manikins and Equipment
  • Review of required policies
  • TC News
  • Segment Instruction
  • Skills Testing
  • Q&A

Candidates who complete this course and meet all AHA requirements will be recertified as an AHA BLS Instructor.

CPR/AED

This course is designed to prepare students to provide First Aid+CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

  • List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer

  • Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival

  • Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke

  • Safely use an epinephrine pen

  • Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers

  • Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival

  • Perform high-quality CPR for an adult, both alone and as a team member during multi-rescuer care (child and infant CPR modules are optional)

  • Give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups

  • Proficiently use an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are optional)

  • Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is optional).

First Aid

This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.

Course Content:

  • First aid basics

  • Medical emergencies

  • Traumatic Injuries

  • Environmental emergencies

Course Format:

Classroom-based (instructor, with skills test conducted throughout)

Features:

  • Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency

  • Student manual comes with a new Heartsaver First Aid Quick Reference Guide that summarizes first aid actions for many injuries and illnesses

  • Course is updated as new science is developed to ensure best care is given

Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid skills demonstration and a CPR and AED skills test, students will receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card that is valid for two years.

 

McGregor EMS and CPR Safe strive to make our community a better and safer place to live. We do not want anyone to be unable to attend this training due to financial hardship. Residents of Durham, Lee, and Madbury as well as current students or faculty of the University of New Hampshire (Durham Campus) that would like to request financial assistance to be able to attend this training should contact Eric Pike by email at epike@mcgregorems.org or phone at (508)348-9535. All requests will be strictly confidential.

AHA Heartsaver Instructor Recertification Workshop

 

***REGISTRATION CLOSES 2 DAYS PRIOR TO COURSE***

 

The AHA Heartsaver Instructor Recertification Workshop is intended for current AHA instructors affiliated with McGregor EMS. This program will meet AHA requirements for instruction observation time. Workshops are facilitated by the TCC or Training Center Faculty.

Each participant is required to teach a segment of the Heartsaver discipline.

Covered Topics:

  • Classroom set up
  • Equipment maintenance and decontamination 
  • Advances in Manikins and Equipment
  • Review of required policies
  • TC News
  • Segment Instruction
  • Skills Testing
  • Q&A

Candidates who complete this course and meet all AHA requirements will be recertified as an AHA Heartsaver Instructor.

Summer 2025 EMT Basic Course


***REGISTRATION CLOSES 7 DAYS PRIOR TO COURSE***

 

Faculty

Mary Katherine Lockwood PhD., EMS I/C

Robert Cousins MPH, NRP, CP-C

Alexis Sargent, BS, AEMT, EMS-I

Douglas Young, AEMT, EMS-I

Samuel Bernier, AS, NRP

Kate Hill, BA, AEMT

  

Where

All classes will be held at the University of New Hampshire campus in Durham, NH.

 

New Hampshire Hall

124 Main St.

Durham, NH 03824

Tuition - $1,750

  • $300 deposit due at the time of registration, full tuition due by May 27th. Flexible payment plans are available. For more information please email classes@mcgregorems.org.
  • Tuition includes: NH Scope of Practice moduel, required textbook, online platform access, and lab materials
  • Certification testing, optional textbooks, and certification fees are NOT included in tuition costs.
  • You must also have a professional CPR certification to complete the course. You can obtain this yourself, or take our course for $75, which is built into the course schedule (See the bottom of the page for more)

 

FIRE/EMS Department Sponsorship

If you are being sponsored by a Fire or EMS agency and request that an invoice be sent, please use the promo code "invoice" (all lower case).

  • In the notes/comments field, please include the Name, Title, Email Address and Phone Number of the person to be invoiced. This must be included in order for the invoice to be sent.  

 

Registration

Please note that registration closes one week prior to the start of the class. By registering you are agreeing to our cancellation policy.