South Dakota CPR classes created by AHA trained physicians

Unlike most other CPR/AED online courses, our course was both written and approved by AHA trained U.S board certified physicians. You can feel confident in the quality of our CPR/AED course. Our CPR/AED online course covers the same topics that AHA approved classroom courses trains you on. But, our CPR/AED training and exam is more affordable and more convenient than many classroom based CPR/AED training courses.

Benefits of online Training

Our online CPR/AED Certification for the Community and Workplace course is a smart solution for obtaining or renewing your CPR certificate that offers many benefits, including:

• Instantly printing your official two year CPR certificate and wallet card for only $19.95
• Is nationally accredited
• Includes most recent ARC and AHA/ILCOR Guidelines (October 18, 2010)
• Includes "compression-only" by stander-initiated CPR techniques (March 2008)
• Is Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) and OSHA 1910.1030(g)(2) compliant
• Does not require hands-on skills testing
• Take averages 1-2 hours per course
• Includes 60-day unlimited course access from any web enabled device
• Includes unlimited access to your certificate and wallet card online
• Is designed by board certified physicians and professional educators.

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Health Information for Medical Professionals in South Dakota

According to www.americashealthrankings.org, South Dakota was ranked 27th in overall health in 2012 and has decreased significantly from 19th in 2011. The life expectancy is 79.85 years, which is slightly longer than the national average of 78.7 years.

When it comes to healthcare spending, South Dakota is ranked 20th, spending approximately $86 per person. South Dakota is ranked 17th in insurance, with 13% of the population living without insurance. This percentage has remained relatively steady since 2003. The availability of primary care physicians is ranked 29th in the nation, with approximately 109.1 PCPs per 100,000 residents, which is slightly lower than the national average of 121.

As of 2010, approximately 13.7% of adults in South Dakota are living below poverty level. The percentage of children living in poverty is 22.6%, giving South Dakota a ranking of 33rd in this category. Over the past decade, the rate of adults living in poverty has increased by 0.5%, while the rate of children has increased drastically, up from 7.7% in 2002.

Due to a moderate prevalence for sedentary lifestyle, 28.1% of the population is considered obese. With a ranking of 28th, this number indicates a steady increase of almost 7% since 2002. With the fifth-lowest percentage of adolescent obesity, only 9.7% of the adolescent population is considered obese. Taking into account the percentage of obese adults, it is no surprise that 9.5% of adults in South Dakota are living with diabetes, ranking it 22nd in the country in this category. This number has increased over the last year, up from 6.9% in 2011. The incidence of stroke is approximately 2.6%, which is slightly higher than the national average of 2.1%.

With 23% of the population smoking, South Dakota is ranked 36th in the country and has increased over 7% in the last year alone. Roughly 22.1% of the population participates in binge drinking, giving South Dakota the 6th poorest-ranking in this category and marking an increase of 3.6% since 2011 alone.

With the strengths being low prevalence of child obesity, low rate of infectious disease and low levels of air pollution, South Dakota is still struggling with a high prevalence of binge drinking and low immunization coverage.

CPR, First Aid and BLS (Basic Life Support) are critical qualifications for EMTs, RNs and other medical professionals. “CPR Select” provides quality online training programs for medical professionals wishing to become certified in CPR, First Aid and BLS in South Dakota.