Think Your Kids Are Too Young To Learn CPR?

You'd be surprised just how well even young kids can learn and retain the skills of CPR.  In our experience, most 12 year olds are mature enough to listen and participate in class well enough to be certified...but even children much younger may be able to learn and practice a few simple steps.  We offer a simplistic class each quarter here at our office for those that don't need certification but simply want to learn; we also take this class on the road if you have a group of babysitters, family members, social club, or church members wishing to learn without certification.  When you consider that most emergencies requiring CPR occur in the home, consider that it just might be your child that saves you or another loved one.

Charli just turned 7 and is rocking CPR.  Kids are more impressionable than we think and what they learn now will stick with them throughout their lives...if we stress the importance of leaning life skills like CPR, who knows what lives may be saved or changed in years to come.  Great job, Charli!

#kidsandcpr #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

Our Newest Heartsaver Hero

Officer Andy DeYager was presented with a Heartsaver Hero pin for his willingness to put to use the skills he learned in a Heartsaver First Aid + CPR class with us recently.  If you don't know Andy, he's a pretty great guy who just happens to be a police officer and is married to one of our awesome instructors Kali, so this was a special moment for all of us.  

In Officer DeYager's own words, he tells us what happened that day:

"The call came out as a Full Arrest and I was closer than the FD so I decided to go. When I walked in, I saw a lady attempting to perform CPR on her elderly father. She appeared to be in distress, her compressions were not deep enough, and unfortunately did not look effective. I immediately took over for approximately 60+ compressions until Fire/EMSA entered the room and transported the patient to the living room. While in there, they were able to regain a pulse and his heart began beating unassisted."

We're so happy that Officer DeYager jumped into action and contributed to a team rescue with members from various agencies and even family members of the victim.  We're proud to call Andy part of the Heartland CPR family.  Great work Officer DeYager!  

#heartsaver #hero #smallbusiness #cpr #firstaid #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

Check us out in the ONT's Education Guide!

The Oklahoma's Nursing Times Education Guide has been delivered to pickup locations across the state.  Heartland CPR appears in this guide promoting our new offering of ACLS and PALS for new grads only; the next classes will be offered in May after graduations.

We have a supply here at our office, so drop by and pick up yours while supplies last.  

#nursing #oklahomasnursingtimes #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

CPR Wrap

When faced with an emergency, do you panic?  Many of us do.  Enter the new CPR Wrap.  What a great concept to help you take the next step should the unthinkable happen in your presence.  Simply lay the CPR Wrap over your victim and it shows you where to place your hands and includes a barrier device for your breaths.  They come in adult and child sizes and are the perfect compliment to your first aid kit.

We keep a limited number of these in stock and sell for just $15 if you purchase in our office ($20 if shipped to you).  Get yours today!

#cprwrap #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

Attn: New Nursing Grads!

 We often get calls around graduation in May and December from new graduates who have just been pinned looking to "beef up" their resumes with the gold standard American Heart Association certification in ACLS and/or PALS.  We tell them how that works, the length, the cost, the other details...and then, many times, the next question is "But will I be in there with a bunch of doctors or nurses who've been doing this for 30 years?"

We hear you!  That situation can be intimidating so we've created a class just for those new grads who haven't really gotten experience in the field yet.  We'll spend additional time on rhythm recognition and drug administration as well as any other areas that need confidence-building among a limited admittance group made up only of peers who are all fresh out of Nursing School.  We even have discount policies with many of the nursing schools due to the volume of business we do with them, so there's a good chance your school is one of them and you'll get 10% off for a specially designed low-stress, slow and detailed class which gives you much-sought-after certification(s) to boost your resume right past your competitors!  

We've already chosen May dates for both ACLS and PALS, so it never hurts to start preparing early.  We're also just about the only training company around that offers all-inclusive, no-surprises-later pricing.  We boast of the absolute best instructors in the business due to their experience in Nursing and EMS, but also because they share our philosophy that people don't learn by being embarrassed or too nervous to focus (everyone has heard horror stories about these classes in the past where you didn't pass until you cried or wet your pants).  But seriously...

Does this sound like something that interests you?  Because of the nature of these classes, we don't have the ability to self-register on our website (otherwise anyone could), so if this sounds like something you'd like to explore, give us a call at 405-603-6666 or send us an email at contact@HeartlandCPR.com and ask about the "New Grad Only" classes we're offering.  We'll get you hooked up and provide your study material as soon as a deposit is made.  We even have rhythm recognition flash cards to help guide your pre-study if you need additional tools.  What do you have to loose?  We can tell you what you'll find...you'll find your confidence and rock right past the stack of resumes on the desk of your future employer!

#nursinggraduates #smallbusiness #cpr #aha #bls #acls #pals

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

Are You a Good Fit for Our Team?

 We haven't assembled our team by running ads or posting to a job board.  The majority of our instructors are professionals that we know personally from decades in the business or who have been recommended to us by other team members; a few began as customers that stood out to us as good examples of what we look for in instructors.  Most of our team of instructors have other jobs as EMTs, paramedics, flight medics, firefighters, and some have retired but are still passionate and have a wealth of knowledge that shouldn't go to waste.  As such, we're pretty good at working around the schedule of another job (we love those rotating Red/Blue/Green firefighter schedules because they allow for a lot of availability).  We feel that by doing so, we are able to hand select the best of the best.  And those on our team will tell you that we truly are a family around here.  We work hard, and we play hard together. 

A little about Heartland CPR:

Formerly known as Custom Training Solutions, we have been providing AHA training in BLS, ACLS & PALS to various medical facilities and individuals since 2003 as well as Heartsaver First Aid, AED, and CPR for those in non-medical positions desiring safety training, and we have been committed since the beginning to personalized quality training.   We understand that your time and the time of participants is precious, so we do our best to cover the material in the most efficient manner possible; we don't simply aim to fill a mandated timeslot when everything of value has been covered.  The responsible use of your time is second only to our dedication to quality training and assuring that every participant certified with us has a genuine knowledge of the material.  Despite the occasional pleas from those "give us the test and let us get out of here" types, our dedication to our values are reaping us the rewards that come with the reputation that is known for quality rather than "cattle-herding", low-quality, quickie classes with unengaged instructors.  Seriously, our instructors are some of the best there are...and I'm not just saying that because they work for us.  We have so carefully selected them based on personally observed character and work ethic rather than just a resume on paper.   Paramedics and other BLS instructors approach us constantly about picking up work with us and that just isn't the way we operate.  When we want someone, we approach them...not the other way around.

Many of those we teach for have commented on our website “social" page.  We work with many reputable practices and facilities in the metro area including Northwest Pediatrics, Pediatrics Group @ Integris, KidsFirst After Hours Pediatric Clinics, Deaconess, McBride Hospital, Oklahoma Heart Hospitals, SpineCare of Oklahoma, Northwest Surgical Hospital, and Community Hospital and are the exclusive training provider of LifeShare, ProCure, SmileGalaxy, One Core Health/Orthopedic Institute, Laser Spine Institute, Brown Mackie, and Oklahoma Christian's nursing program for more than a decade; our non medical clientele includes US DOT, US Weather Service, Johnson Controls, Cytovance, FMC Technologies, Reagan Smith Energy, Sandbox Logistics, and Asplundh Tree Experts.  

We also participate as a skills session center for AHA's online courses if you encounter those that are interested in doing a portion of their training online.  

When our customers let us know that they were frustrated by a lack of consistent vendor choices in the area selling AEDs and accessories, we entered that market in 2011 to keep our customers serviced.  We have sub distributorships with Philips and HeartSine and can sell both brands to our customers at prices far more competitive than can be found locally or online. 

Heartland CPR is BBB-accredited with an A+ rating and was honored with the Torch Award for the OKC area in 2014.  We have been ranked “Best Of” Thumbtack and many local directories too numerous to mention and consistently have outstanding customer reviews across all online platforms including Yelp, Google, Facebook, etc.  We strongly encourage you check out training options before choosing a "bargain basement” instructor teaching out of the trunk of their car; good customer service, ease of scheduling, and customer responsiveness come from established businesses which have overhead costs…but will be invaluable when you need it most.

Ginger Davis has owned and operated Heartland CPR since 2003 and grown the company into the premier AHA training company in the OKC area as well as statewide.  Her husband, Brian, is the EMS Chief for Edmond Fire.  He’s a paramedic/firefighter known as a “Dinosaur of EMS” for his longevity in emergency medicine dating all the way back to the days of AMCare and is still our most-requested instructor of those advanced disciplines like ACLS and PALS for the little “nuggets of wisdom” he imparts and his unusual sense of humor.  We have brought on other instructors as we’ve grown but carefully selected them based on background, skills set, and character in order to provide the highest quality training available in this area.   We will do our best to make it the easiest business relationship you have to maintain because we will find the registration and payment agreement that works best for the way your business operate.  We would love to help with your needed certification training at either your location or ours.  

If you think you're a good fit for out team and have a passion for teaching others to save lives, send your resume to "contact@HeartlandCPR.com".   We may just bring you in for an interview or we may hang onto it for a while until we have an opening that matches what you have to offer.

#ahainstructor #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis 
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

November is for Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday is coming up this weekend and Heartland CPR is rolling out some specials to keep your family safe this season!  All our first aid kits, emergency supplies, barrier devices, tee shirts, and stocked items will be "Buy One, Get One 1/2 off" so you can stuff those stockings with something of real value.  Can you imagine a family member or friend being saved because they were prepared with a first aid kit or barrier device for providing CPR?  What about a first aid kit that will be used over and over for years to come?  Everything we stock, also seen on our "shop" page, https://www.heartlandcpr.com/shop.html, will be included in this special.  (Note that our page includes the shipping fee, so all items can be discounted $5 when picked up at our office.)

If certification training is more the desire of your gift recipients this year, we're offering gift certificates at 10% off face value...that means you can prepay for a $100 BLS or Heartsaver CPR+AED class for just $90 and gift someone on your Christmas list with the gift of education.

And, finally, we do offer AED sales.  As a sub-distributor, we can't run this kind of specials on life-saving devices from the quality manufacturers we represent, but we can assure that we can sell them for less than any online or storefront out there...and we're a small local business that's still going to be here when you need more pads or batteries replaced.  What an ideal group gift from the whole family for parents, grandparents, or whoever would like to be prepared to save a life should the need arise.  Did you know 88% of cardiac arrests happen in the home and every minute someone who needs a shock to the heart goes without one, their chances of survival drop by 10% per minute; with responding first responders 5-8 minutes away, that's a dangerous gamble.

Our office will be open 9am-3pm on Small Business Saturday, November 27th.  Stop in and see us, grab a gift certification for the babysitter, new parent, pet parent, healthcare worker, or anyone in your life that could benefit from training and take home a gift that keeps on giving long after the fruitcake gets thrown out.  

#smallbusinesssaturday #firstaidkits #bogo #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis
Heartland CPR, llc
405-603-6666
www.HeartlandCPR.com

A Few Things Everyone Should Know About CPR

We created some artwork to cover some of the more common questions we are asked by participants in CPR classes.  Enjoy!

Feel free to share.  It might save a life!

#cprfacts #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis

Heartland CPR, llc

405-603-6666

www.HearltandCPR.com

Give The Gift of Learning to Save a Life This Christmas Season

 During this season of thanksgiving, we are especially thankful for our loyal customers and grateful for a team that  represents us so well.  During the month of December, we are offering gift certificates which can be used for training, first aid kits (four sizes available as well as a pet-specific kit), or any emergency supplies that we stock at 10% off face value, good through 2022…the perfect gift for the nurse, EMT, babysitter, grandparent, or new parents on your Christmas list!  That's right...get a $100 gift certificate for just $90 through the end of the month of December.  For the really difficult to buy for, consider the  life-saving gift of an AED from the entire family!  We can help with all that and, really, what other gift will still be giving for a lifetime moreso than something that has the potential to save the life of a loved one?

Since 2003, Heartland CPR, llc (formerly Custom Training Solutions) has been providing AHA training in CPR, AED use, First Aid, BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider, ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support). At the request of our customers, in 2013, we began selling several affordable, quality brands of AEDs and accessories as well as adding a variety of well-stocked first aid kits and emergency supplies;. In 2014, we introduced our “STAT Program”, allowing healthcare professionals to obtain or renew certification in multiple disciplines in a couple of days using sequential scheduling, discount packages, and by partnering with a nearby luxury hotel that offers a corporate rate to our customers who need to stay overnight, and we added “The PET (Pet Emergency Training) Project” to our class lineup.  We began 2015 in a new suite decorated like an antique medical museum with a full-time office staff assisting our customers during 10-4 business hours in addition to our team of instructors teaching varied shifts virtually 24/7; additionally we began offering a free First Aid + CPR class using our equipment and expertise to teach life-saving skills to those wishing to learn for their own peace of mind but not in need of an official, costly AHA certification.  We volunteered to be first in this region when AHA introduced the option for e-cards in early 2018, eliminating lost/damaged cards which are costly to replace and that has been well-received by our customers. We firmly believe that doing what everyone else does gets you what everyone else gets, so we set out from the beginning and continue to do things differently than the rest…from straight-forward, all-inclusive pricing and issuing immediate certifications to how we go about selecting the instructors that represent us.

What began as a small home business with husband and wife instructors is now a registered, small woman-owned business with an A+ rating which has been recognized by the BBB as the 2014 Torch Award winner for the small business category in the OKC area and has received multiple “Best of OKC” awards”. We have hundreds of positive reviews on virtually every online forum and social media platform averaging 5 stars across all channels.  Heartland CPR’s owner, Ginger Davis, participated in the SBA’s “Emerging Leaders”program alongside the best and brightest CEOs in the state of Oklahoma, while Brian Davis was recognized as a “Dinosaur of EMS” for his longevity in emergency medicine, having served in virtually every capacity and agency in the OKC metro EMS system during his 30+ year career.  We continue to add outstanding instructors to our team based on character traits that embody Heartland CPR’s mission and vision; we are proud to retain some of the most respected professionals in their fields who have been saving lives for decades and together boast of combined training and instruction expertise of over 90 years!

We invite you to visit our website www.HeartlandCPR.com to learn more, contact us to schedule the next training session for your group or inquire about adding a life-saving AED to your business, church, club, organization, or home. We sincerely appreciate the trust you’ve placed in us, and thank you for your continued support!  It has been our sincere pleasure to be your choice for American Heart Association related training. Whether we provide training at your location or you refer individuals to classes held at ours, please know that you have played a part in our growth and success. There is perhaps no better time to say a heartfelt “thank you” to each of you than during this holiday season as we reflect on the blessings we have been entrusted with.

Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a prosperous year ahead!

#giftcertificate #smallbusiness #cpr #aed #firstaid #aha

Frontline Fighters Scholarship Program is Making Waves

Heartland CPR introduced the Frontline Fighters scholarship program last year and have had 15 individual donations to this fund during that time ranging from a recurring $10 per month anonymous donation to a one-time $300 donation and others in between.  We have been witness to the domino effect set in place by the generosity of individuals in our community and we want to share and encourage others to get involved.  

Back in January, Lisa was the recipient of a $100 scholarship donated by Cathryn under what we call our "Frontline Fighters" scholarship program.  Lisa had lost her job due to COVID, was desperately trying to return to work, and had to update her ACLS Provider certification, which is quite costly.  She vowed to “pay it forward” when she got back on her feet if she got the job she was interviewing for.  In August, Lisa contacted us and contributed $300 to the scholarship fund for someone else.  We promised the first $100 to a young lady named Katie to cover her BLS Provider but the remaining $200 was applied to Carol’s ACLS Provider class in a few weeks.  Under the program, we discount our fee by 10% and then apply the scholarship, so many times the recipient pays a small balance or nothing at all for their needed AHA training.  Each of you played a vital role in making this vision a reality right here in your own community!

Frontline Fighters scholarship program info:

Many in our communities are looking for ways to give back to our frontline healthcare professionals and, while food deliveries are great, we have an idea that will last long after the next meal is served.  How about pre-paying for the required training of a healthcare professional?  These professionals have to recertify every two years at a minimum in CPR (known as BLS Provider); many, depending on specialty also have to take ACLS and/or PALS as well.  Heartland CPR presents the “pay it forward” scholarship that allows appreciative community members to pre-pay for a healthcare professional’s training - either by assigning that payment to a particular individual, field of work, hospital system or employer, zip code, or just about any restrictions you'd like placed on it - or you can choose to let us apply it on a first-donated/first-requested basis.  We’ll let you know how your  “scholarship” dollars were used and who the recipient was; likewise, we’ll let the recipient know who funded their training, unless of course you choose to remain anonymous.  Heartland CPR wants to help be part of the solution to keep our healthcare professionals trained and working on the front lines and let them know how very appreciated they are in their communities!  Reach out to us if this program is of interest to you or your place of business.  

We are proud to partner with generous donors in our community to recognize and lighten the load of our healthcare professionals who have been impacted by the COVID19 pandemic.  Thanks for partnering with  Heartland CPR in this endeavor!

#covid #scholarship #smallbusiness #cpr #aha

- Ginger Davis

Heartland CPR, llc

405-603-6666

www.HeartlandCPR.com