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Normandale Community College Students: BLS CPR Certification in Minnesota If you’re a Normandale Community College student who needs CPR certification for nursing or another healthcare program, In-Pulse CPR offers convenient American Heart Association BLS Provider classes throughout the Twin Cities. Normandale’s current 2026 Nursing Information Packet requires admitted nursing students to submit a current Basic […]

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Century College Students: BLS CPR Certification in Minnesota

If you’re a Century College student who needs BLS CPR certification for your program, In-Pulse CPR offers convenient American Heart Association BLS Provider classes throughout the Twin Cities. Century College specifically lists American Heart Association BLS Provider certification for its nursing program, and BLS certification is also required in several other healthcare programs. Which CPR […]

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USF Students: BLS CPR Certification in Tampa

Updated September 2026 with current University of South Florida program information. If you’re a University of South Florida student who needs BLS CPR certification, In-Pulse CPR offers convenient American Heart Association BLS Provider classes throughout the Tampa Bay area. We regularly train nursing students and other healthcare students who need current CPR certification for school, […]

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Ballpark CPR: Why Coaches, Parents, and Players Should Be Prepared

Baseball fields are usually associated with summer evenings, folding chairs, dusty cleats, and parents cheering from behind the fence. But like any athletic setting, a ballpark is also a place where medical emergencies can happen. Most baseball injuries are relatively minor: bruises, sprains, cuts, or the occasional collision. One much rarer emergency can happen when […]

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CPR and BLS Training for Minnesota Healthcare Students

Originally published for Minnesota School of Business students For many nursing, dental, EMT and other healthcare students, CPR certification is one of those requirements that needs to be completed before clinical training, internships or employment can begin. In-Pulse CPR provides American Heart Association BLS training for healthcare students throughout Minnesota. Students from colleges, universities and […]

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Studies Show Bystander CPR Saves Lives

Written by Tom Sirmons When someone suffers sudden cardiac arrest, the person standing nearby may be their best chance of survival. Cardiac arrest happens when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood effectively. Within seconds, the person usually becomes unresponsive and stops breathing normally. Without blood flow, the brain and other vital organs quickly begin to […]

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Eureka! They Found CPR: How Two Bystanders Helped Save a Life

A man who collapsed at a shopping mall in Eureka, Oregon survived after two bystanders stepped forward and began CPR before emergency responders arrived. The original account described a call coming into 911 shortly after 8 a.m. When the fire department’s emergency response team arrived, they found two people already performing chest compressions and taking […]

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Minnesota Board of Pharmacy Approves In-Pulse CPR for Continuing Education Credits

In 2012, In-Pulse CPR received approval from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for its American Heart Association BLS CPR course to qualify for continuing education credit for Minnesota pharmacists. The approval recognized something pharmacists already understand well: CPR and emergency response skills can become important very quickly in a healthcare setting. Pharmacists interact with the […]

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An Innocent Child

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“A parent should never have to bury their child”. To lose a child is something that causes the most indescribable pain a human being can feel, both physically and mentally. Some people never recover, while others use it to gain strength. Watching the dedicated medics and firefighters perform CPR on my baby and do everything within their power to try and save him, made me have a new found respect

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DO SOMETHING!

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Written by Carol – In-Pulse CPR Instructor |Updated 2026 A number of years ago, our neighborhood experienced every parent’s worst nightmare. Five-year-old Shannon was coming home from kindergarten on a cold, slippery January afternoon in Pennsylvania. The bus driver was experienced, well-loved, and had driven for 22 years without incident. This was supposed to be […]

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