About HEARTSAVER
About HEARTSAVER (Bellevue & Omaha, Nebraska)
CPR Specialist
HEARTSAVER only teaches American Heart Association Courses: Basic Life Support, Healthcare Provider, CPR and First Aid. HEARTSAVER will also train you in the use of several Automated External Defibrillators (AED's).
** Member of the American Heart Association Instructor Network.
** Basic Life Support Instructor / Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Medical Assistant
** Goes through a EMS Training Coordinator
** Member of the Better Business Bureau. (Accredited Business)
Instructor Allen Wagner tries to make a difference in the community and has provided services to the communities of Douglas and Sarpy County. Served 24 years in public safety in law enforcement and over 20 years in the medical field gaining years of street experience. A very large percent this experience was in pre-hospital settings obtained while working on a Rescue Squad and with a Ambulance company.
Instructor is a BLS American Heart Association Instructor and has been Emergency Medical Technician since. Served on the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department for years spent time as Rescue Chief. Instructor has personally performed CPR on adults, children and infants on multiple occasions. Because of the many years of street experience and dealing with medical emergencies, trauma and death situations; instructor will be able to give you a realistic idea on what to expect in real life situations on the street. (Keeping it Real)
In January 1997, Allen Wagner was involved in the rescuers of Jennifer and Kourney Woracek 3 year twins who both nearly died in 9 below weather for several hours without a coat, gloves or shoes decisions made by Allen at that time and the actions of the medical staff was accredited to both girls surviving. That rescue made national news and Allen was interviewed on CNN, The Today Show, Good Morning American and other media organizations. Allen was award the Life Saving Award by the City of Omaha.
Prior Training Background and Street Experience
* Over 17 years on the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department, primarily on the Rescue Squad
* Rescue Lieutenant, Rescue Captain, and Rescue Chief for the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department
* Over 3 years with a private ambulance company
* Medical Assistant (1984)
* Certified Medical Assistant (2004)
* Emergency Medical Technician (1982)
* Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (1995) (Advanced)
* American Heart Association Basic Life Support Instructor (1994-1996) (2006-today)
In talking with students who has taken a CPR course in the past; HEARTSAVER has found that a very high percent of students did not feel confident after a class that they attended. Most felt that they were rushed, the classes were too large, and they did not get enough hands on practice.
Every student that has completed a CPR course from HEARTSAVER feels confident when they leave. Nurses with over 20 and 30 years of prior CPR training stated and other "this is the first time that I actually feel confident in all the years of taking CPR."
HEARTSAVER is committed to excellence, integrity and believes in providing quality training to all students. Each students can take whatever time they need to practice on the manikins until they feel confident. Students are given additional hands on practice on the manikins pushing hard and fast to help develop muscle memory and to develop a flow that works for them. Questions that students may have are answered, and everything is explained. Most students are not aware of what it takes or what if feels like to do CPR (chest compressions) for a extended amount of time. HEARTSAVER allows students to obtain that information so they are properly prepared to do CPR, especially with the new (Hands Only CPR); chest compressions only.
HEARTSAVER does one-on-one training and small groups for a relaxed environment and you don't feel rushed. You will be trained in everything including adult, child, infant CPR, choking and the AED. If you are going to be properly trained and prepared, you need to be aware of the differences in the different age groups and also practice those skills too. You will never know what type of emergency that you will be faced with.
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Instructors Observations & Opinion:
"When the training videos are being shown, most instructors do not remind students that those are training videos and guidelines. Students should be instructed to push hard and fast in the center of the chest allowing chest recoil, and the speed should be about 100 times in 60 seconds i.e. one minute. If you count and time the compressions shown on the video, it is about 75 times in one minute. Most instructors simply copy that speed. As a result, students are trained to perform compressions at the slower rate and are not pushing fast at the needed speed of about 100 times a minute.
The training videos are training tools and should be used to provide guidelines and demonstrate technique. The video shows the compressions at a slower speed much slower than 100 times a minute.
Based on my training and experience, if you have students just push hard and fast and provide additional hands on practice, they will naturally develop a speed at about or above 100 times a minute. If someone has to perform CPR for an extended amount or time, their flow and natural rhythm will allow that person to go longer. Each person has their own hard and fast speed. Additional hands-on-training allows students to develop a flow that works best and feels natural to them. Also if students are timed for 2 minutes (ratio 30:2), they end up doing about seven cycles which would be closer to the 200 compressions in 2 minutes if you do the math.
HANDS ONLY CPR may be the new standard. Pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest without interruptions. With Hands Only, chest compressions are the most important thing and there are no numbers to remember and you give no breaths. Most people have been getting hung up on numbers, counting and are not pushing hard and fast enough. The idea speed for doing chest compressions while pushing hard and fast is about 100 time a minute. Everyone has a flow that they feel comfortable with if they are trained with additional hands on practice. Students just need to push hard and fast flow and allow the chest to recoil back to the normal position. Students should have an idea of what it takes to do chest compressions for an extended amount of time. Student should not have to copy anyone but do what feel natural.
If you think about this, a heart beats 24/7 and 365 day a year without stopping or pausing. Normal heart rates range from 60 to 100 times a minute. When CPR is needed, the body in not in normal mode but in a crisis. If your body is in a crisis situation, your heart would be beating faster then normal. The body has oxygenate blood in it already. CPR compressions are circulation the blood to brain and to the body because that is what the heart does".
NOTE: In July 2009, the New England Journey of Medicine released a report and a Medicare Study showed that survival rates in hospitals have not improved in a decade and that medical staff and others performing CPR, often are not pushing hard and fast enough.
Ratio: 30:2 (30 chest compressions in the center of the chest and 2 breaths)
Compression Rate: Approximately 100 times a minute i.e.(100 times in 60 seconds pushing hard and fast allowing chest recoil).
Hands Only CPR: Just doing chest compressions (Pushing Hard and Fast) if you don't want to put your mouth on someone.
The BLS Healthcare Provider (initial or renewal courses) are offered to any Alegent Health or Creighton students, staff or other healthcare worker. With the Healthcare Provider cards expiring every 2 years, some may learn that they are expired or about to expire. If any Healthcare Provider can't attend or get into a class that was set up by your facility; HEARTSAVER can be a resource to you to get certified in a timely manner.
One-on-one and same day training in most cases. HEARTSAVER does not want to see any person unable to work or get disciplined because of a expired CPR certification.
HEARTSAVER caters to Healthcare Provider and others that has falling through the cracks.
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