I actually have 3 certs active right now... CPR, First aid and BLS (CPR/aed for the professional rescuer) Ive been certified in CPR and first aid since 2006, when I was 12

I was lucky I could find this basic CPR/First Aid class. There is nothing beyond that around here unless you take college courses.

I have taken a first aid course.

Then I joined the local Red Cross as a local volunteer and followed their following up courses, and keep practicing on regular basis.

Try your local Red Cross, contact your YMCA/YWCA, as many Life Guard courses use that module or if you have community college that has an allied health program, they should have the class.

Pete

Should, but doesn't.

You have two big companies offering their own cpr courses: Red Cross and American Heart Association. I prefer AHA courses from the instructor point of view. BLS for Healtcare providers allows you to really get down to bussiness of CPR and makes you much more effective and boldly saying successful. Since I dont know where in Nebraska exactly you live try this:

Beatrice Community Hospital & Health System 1110 N 10th St
Beatrice, NE 68310 Map (402) 223-7287 BLS for Healthcare Providers
ALS Affiliates 2819 S 125th Ave Ste 251
Attn:scott Hartley
Omaha, NE 68144 Map (402) 292-8535 BLS for Healthcare Providers
St. Francis Memorial Hospital 430 N Monitor St
West Point, NE 68788 Map (402) 372-2404 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Lincoln Fire and Rescue 1801 Q St
Lincoln, NE 68508 Map 402-441-8360 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Providence Medical Center 1200 Providence Rd
Wayne, NE 68787 Map (402) 375-3800 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Regional West Medical Center 4021 Avenue B
Scottsbluff, NE 69361 Map (308) 630-1373 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Freemont Area CPR Campaign 1231 Ruth Ave
Fremont, NE 68025 Map 402-721-9731 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Lincoln Medical Education Partnership 4600 Valley Rd Ste 225
Lincoln, NE 68510 Map (402) 483-4581x 242 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Crete Area Medical Center 1540 Grove Ave
Crete, NE 68333 Map 402-826-6512 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Central Community College 4500 63rd St
Columbus, NE 68601 Map 402-562-1293 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Dorchester Fire Department 512 Washington
Dorchester, NE 68343 Map 402-481-8391 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Good Samaritan Health Systems 10 E 31st St
Kearney, NE 68847 Map (308) 865-7091 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Creighton EMS Education 2514 Cuming St
Omaha, NE 68131 Map (402) 280-1280 BLS for Healthcare Providers
BryanLGH Medical Center 1600 S 48th St
Lincoln, NE 68506 Map (402) 481-3294 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Nebraska Methodist College 720 N 87th St
Omaha, NE 68114 Map (402) 354-7100 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Gordon Memorial Hospital 300 E 8th St
Gordon, NE 69343 Map (308) 282-0401 BLS for Healthcare Providers
Memorial Community Hospital and Health System 810 N 22nd St
Blair, NE 68008 Map (402) 426-1270 BLS for Healthcare Providers

OK, was there someplace really simple that you went to get that list? Man, if I ever need to feel like I'm missing some brain cells, a quick trip to ETS takes care of that .
I will contact someone on that list. Thx.

american heart association website has all the info you need... also if by any chance there is an emergency medical service/squad/etc by your house ask them where they recertify and most likely that would be the place to get original course as well.

Just finished the course, it was quite enjoyable, the instructor was excellent. I should have done it years ago when my son was born, a lot of useful information.

BTW: I scored 89% on the written test.

Advanced first aid 20 years ago. Re-certified every 2 or 3 years since.
The certification I did 2 years ago was St John's and included defibrillators.

Every time you get certified they will be emphasising different things.

In the Early 90s they were really concerned about preventing neck and spine injury so they concentrated on safe handling and immobilization methods.
5 years ago it was EMT personel training us and they spent two days teaching about scene managment and triage. Then focussed the third day on oxygen supply, blood loss and shock.

This time it was definitely about heart attacks and defibrillators. One day of ABCs and two days of cardiac arrest.

Hopefully if anything happens I can help you stay alive until the real medics get to you.