Welcome Students and Instructors!

The DXATC CPR Training Center is your local American Heart Association training facility. We provide all levels of certification and non-certification courses for basic life support (BLS), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, pediatric first aid, advanced life support, and instructor training. Additionally, we have the capability to provide training at your facility by appointment or schedule training classes to meet your business needs. We have classes for everyone!

We encourage you to have books prior to class. Instructor manuals can be purchased at our training center; however, all other training manuals can be purchased at Dixie State College Bookstore. You may call our office for pricing.

Renewal or re-certification classes will be offered in the future.

We believe these skills are invaluable. They save lives. We look forward to improving community awareness by training the general public and healthcare professionals.

Thank you-Training Center Faculty

CPR Courses

These courses are ideal for the lay responder and for those whose workplace requires certification in daycares, fitness centers, and organizations who deal with the general public. This two year certification course will cover Adult, Child, and Infant CPR, Choking and may be taken with or without AED training.

BLS Courses

This course is designed for those who work in or around a healthcare setting. This two year certification course will cover Adult, Child, and Infant CPR, Choking, use of barrier devices including bag valve masks, and AED training.

First Aid Courses

This basic First Aid course is for anyone wanting certification due to a work requirement or personal interests. This is also a great class for parents, babysitters and those who enjoy outdoor activities! This is a two year certification. Learn to recognize life threatening emergencies such as heart attack, stroke, shock, burns, diabetes, seizures and allergic reactions.

ACLS Courses

Course Description
The American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support course is totally redesigned for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the resuscitation of a patient, whether in or out of hospital.   Through the ACLS course, providers will enhance their skills in the treatment of the adult victim of a cardiac arrest or other cardiopulmonary emergencies.  ACLS emphasizes the importance of basic life support CPR to patient survival; the integration of effective basic life support with advanced cardiovascular life support interventions; and the importance of effective team interaction and communication during resuscitation. 

ACLS is based on simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students will practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as team leader.  Realistic simulations reinforce the following key concepts:  proficiency in basic life support care; recognizing and initiating early management of peri-arrest conditions; managing cardiac arrest; identifying and treating ischemic chest pain and acute coronary syndromes; recognizing other life-threatening clinical situations (such as stroke) and providing initial care; ACLS algorithms; and effective resuscitation team dynamics.

Course Length: 13 ½ hours approx. Including breaks

Intended Audience The course is designed for medical providers such as physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency.

Student Materials

• ACLS Provider Manual
• ACLS Student Manual
• ACLS Student CD
• ACLS Precourse Checklist
• ACLS Pocket Reference Cards

PALS Courses

Course Description
The goal of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course is to provide the learner with:

• Information needed to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest
• Information and strategies needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children
• The cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest.

Course Length: 16 hours

Intended Audience Pediatricians, house staff, emergency physicians, family physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare providers who are responsible for the well-being of infants and children.

Student Materials

• PALS Text. (Required)
• ECC Handbook. Strongly (Recommended)

Skills Pass Off