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Welcome to the oldest provider of online ACLS (advanced cardiac life support) certification and recertification. We make it easy to get your new ACLS, PALS or BLS certification as quickly and efficiently as possible!
We also understand the need for high-quality and accurate material. All of our training material is written by experienced medical professionals and updated to reflect current American Heart Association guidelines.
Not only do we offer top quality ACLS training, but we now are able to meet your entire certification requirement with our new PALS (pediatric advanced life support) and BLS (basic life support) courses. The following courses are available:
No skills check is necessary in order to receive your ACLS, BLS or PALS certification or your ACLS, BLS or PALS renewal. Washington makes it as easy as signing up, studying up and passing the test.
Once you pass the test, you will be able to download an instant provider eCard. If requested we will put your physical certificate in the mail within 1 business day. This mean that you can use our service and become certified 24/7 without the hassle of scheduling a skills test or working around other people’s schedules.
We want all of our customers to be fully satisfied with our ACLS, PALS and BLS certification. Washington offers these classes. The BLS, PALS and ACLS recertification; Washington offers these as well. So, all of our courses come with a 14 days refund guarantee. We offer this unprecedented guarantee simply for your peace of mind.
We will refund 100% of your money if you are unhappy with our courses within the first 14 days.
Sign up for an ACLS, PALS or BLS course from ACLS Training Center to find out why so many medical professionals are saving time and money by earning their provider eCards online.
If you enroll in more than one of our ACLS, BLS or PALS training courses, our online shopping cart will give you an automatic discount of up to 15%.
If you know that you will need additional certifications in the future, you can save money by purchasing the classes together. Remember, there is no time limit on taking and passing the exam. You can enroll in all the classes you need and take the tests on your own time.
Our BLS course, ACLS course and PALS course are all accepted in all cities in Washington such as Seattle or Spokane, every state of the United States and are accepted in most international countries and regions. If for whatever reason you enroll in a course and it is not accepted, we offer a 100% money back guarantee for the first 14 days.
The team at the online ACLS Training Center works hard to stay up-to-date with new cardiac-related information and practices.
Getting your BLS, PALS, or ACLS recertification; Washington makes it remarkably simple with our service.
Just follow these steps to begin your training. Don’t worry; we walk you through every step once you sign up.
Once you have passed the test, you will immediately be able to download an instant provider eCard. We will also mail you a physical certificate within one business day if requested. Those who are in an extreme hurry can request next-day shipping of their hard copy provider certificate at an additional cost.
All of the stats and health indicators below are related to cardiac issues and are applicable for any healthcare professional seeking Washington BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications.
The state of Washington, or WA, has a few medical statistics that are unique to the western region of the United States. For instance, the percentage of the adult population that is obese is approximately twenty-six percent (26%). This makes Washington one of the most obese states in the Western Region.
The people of Washington also have a high rate of high cholesterol. Approximately thirty-nine percent (39%) of adults in Washington have high cholesterol. Despite these two statistics, Washington has a small rate of low birth weight babies. The regional average is about seven percent (7%) and Washington State’s average is six percent (6%).
Each state needs a competent medical workforce to meet the needs of its citizens. However, the requirements for some health care professions are not the same in each state. That is why it is important to find out what is required of you as a future or current registered nurse before moving across state lines. Contact information is located at the bottom of this page.
To apply for a license via endorsement in Washington, you need:
See the Washington State RN endorsement application.
For endorsement, a seven-hour AIDS course is required. No minimum practice hours are necessary unless you trained at Excelsior or outside the US. For those trained outside the US, the Nursing Commission may require a minimum of 1,000 practice hours.
After endorsement, you’ll need to meet continuing competency requirements, including:
More on continuing competency can be found in the Washington State continuing competency guidelines.
Mail correspondence with any fees to:
P.O. Box 1099
Olympia, WA 98507-1099
If not mailing fees, send mail to:
P.O. Box 47864
Olympia, WA 98504-7864
For visiting in person or other inquiries:
111 Israel Rd. S.E.
Tumwater, WA
98501
Email, phone, fax:
Email: support@ACLS.netEmail
For frequently asked questions, visit the Washington State Nursing Board’s FAQ page.
Jun 6, 2023 --A man in his 20s narrowly escaped tragedy at Gunlock Falls on Sunday when he slipped, fell about 14 feet into the water, and remained submerged due to unconsciousness. Promptly, quick-thinking bystanders, including an off-duty police officer, sprang into action. One brave individual plunged into the water, battling the strong current to rescue the unconscious man. After laying him on the shore, the officer initiated chest compressions, which soon garnered assistance from an off-duty firefighter. Their joint efforts yielded success as the man began breathing again. Further off-duty responders joined until local firefighters took charge. The rescued man was airlifted to St. George Regional Hospital and is reported to be in better condition as of Monday, according to Gunlock State Park's manager.
Mar 5, 2020 --Tim Hudsona saw that a taxi driver crashed into a parked car near Union station. The driver was unconscious with salive coming out of his mouth. Hudson called 911, who helped him in initiating CPR. He continued providing CPR until paramedics arrived and took over.
Feb 18, 2020 --An assistant football coach, Trey Henderson, went into a sudden cardiac arrest while practicing drills with the players and fell on the practice fields. The team physician, fellow coaches, and the trainers came to help and administered CPR. The coach was saved and the people who helped were awarded.
Nov 7, 2018 --The 75-year-old man collapsed due to a cardiac arrest while he was trying to cast his vote. The poll workers called 911 and the operator guided them in performing CPR until the paramedics arrived. The man's life was saved by the bystander who performed CPR and used AED for providing shocks. The man was taken to the hospital later where he is recovering.
Oct 20, 2018 --A 44-year-old man was hiking with two other friends near the Monitor Ridge when he suddenly fell. Patrick Bond, the undersheriff of the Skamania County Sheriff's Office said that the man suffered from a medical emergency. This caused him to collapse which resulted in his very bad fall. A group of mountain climbers, who were in the area at that time, performed CPR while waiting for paramedics to arrive. The hiker who was identified as Jason Douthhit, however later died on the scene.
Feb 10, 2018 --Carol Stone and her husband were resting at their home on a saturday when suddenly, Rick Stone, an experienced EMT and physician went into cardiac arrest. Carol inmediatly jumped to action and thanks to his husband's teachings, was able to provide CPR assistance in time until paramedics arrived to provide assistance.
Jan 9, 2018 --Spokane Valley firefighters devised a new way of tackling CPR emergencies. It is called pit crew and it requires all the available members to be on-board when it comes to providing CPR assistance. Captain Dan Ward explains the difference between traditional CPR and Pit Crew CPR, during traditional CPR, all the stress is taking by a single or a couple of people who each took turns doing a specific task. With Pit Crew CPR, each and every individual has a specific job which makes the whole ordeal less stressful, more focused and with a higher percentage of success.
Aug 29, 2017 --Tim Bias is the heroic citizen of the day. He managed to save the life of an unconscious driver near Salem. Tim was driving home when he noticed a white truck with an lifeless old man inside. He inmediatly got out of the car and pulled the man out of the truck “I yelled at him, ‘Sir, sir!’ I shook him and tried to get a response. And that’s when I put my hand on his heart and there was no heartbeat.” said Tim while he started doing rescue breathings and chest compressions while waiting for help to arrive. Paramedics arrived to the scene and took the man to Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis where he recovered.
Aug 22, 2017 --Doctor Josh Benditt was waiting in a line at the stadium to witness a Mariner's game. That is when Bob Brown an 82-year-old man who was also waiting in the line, had a heart attack and fell to the ground, unresponsive. Josh inmediatly jumped to the action and began doing chest compressions “I said, ‘Well, we need to do CPR’ and that lasted probably a minute to 90 seconds, and then all of a sudden his defibrillator gave him an internal shock, and he woke up,” the man is now thankful to Josh for such an heroic action.
Jun 7, 2017 --Cindy Blevins was a local school bus driver who was trained at CPR. Little did she know that she was gonna put her knowledge to action by saving her husband. She was having a meal with Bob Blevins when the later suffered a heart attack. Cindy inmediatly began CPR on him while waiting for the paramedics to arrive "It’s pretty wonderful, f she hadn't been here I wouldn't be here now." said Mr. Blevins.
Apr 10, 2017 --Laura Metro was enjoying a nice vacation with her family on a nice country house with a pool. That is when her 6-year-old daughter came running to her yelling for help “I didn’t know that’s what she was saying at first. I thought she was just trying to show me something, but then our other friend came out screaming, ‘Run, run, run. Drop the dog, run.’” said the mother. She came to the realization that her son was laying on the floor lifeless receiving CPR by a friend. She remembered her training at CPR and helped the friend while waiting for the paramedics to arrive. The small child remained in coma for 2 days but then he managed to recover.
Apr 6, 2017 --A normal night at the Pizza Coop and Ale house turned into nightmare when Trisha Long, a long-time customer of the restaurant, fell to the ground with no pulse and no breathing. Lucky for her, Michael Griffin and Neale Porter, a couple of bystanders were right next to her to provide rescue breathings and chest compressions. They each took turns in providing much needed CPR techniques until paramedics arrived to take Trisha to the nearest medical center.
Apr 3, 2017 --It was a first for detective Cookie Bouldin when she managed to save a life through CPR "It just happened that this woman was enjoying herself at a social birthday party event where everyone was having a good time, and then all of a sudden she just lost consciousness," said Bouldin, relating the events when she came to the assistance of the woman and through rescue breathings and chest comprssions managed to save her life.
Jan 2, 2017 --It was the perfect day for long time Costco employee Mathew Rios,he was dressed for the ocesion as an Elf due to christmas festivities. That is when he heard a commotion and noticed an elderly woman lying on the floor with no life signs. After finding no breathing and no pulse he proceeded to do CPR with a co-worker who did the chest compressions while people called for help. The woman is safely recovering at a medical center “It’s just nice to know that I was there for someone’s grandmother, someone’s mother, someone’s friend and helped them out in a time of crisis,” said the heroic worker.
Dec 29, 2016 --Everything went haywire at the Giant Food store when shopper Karen Stewart collapsed to the floor after suffering a cardiac arrest. That is when Cassandra Maynor, an employee, jumped to the action by administering CPR to the dying woman “It was just instinct that kicked in,” said the heroic worker. First responders arrived with a defibrillator and gave Mrs. Stewart a shock to kickstart her heart. The ambulance then transported Karen to the George Washington University Hospital where she recovered.
Dec 28, 2016 --Mathew Rios is a longtime Costco worker, he decided to dress according to the festivities by wearing an Elf costume. He began his usual day shift at the mall when he heard people screaming and crying for help. “I looked back and noticed a crowd standing over someone. I don’t know who, but someone said, ‘Mat, Mat, this lady needs help, I looked and immediately realized something was wrong.” said Rios. He noticed a woman with no breath and no heart beats. That is when he realized the woman needed CPR. He sat next to her and began doing chest compressions and rescue breathings. Five minutes passed and the fire rescue team arrived to the scene, being the first responders, they assisted Rios with much needed help until paramedics arrived to take her to the medical center.
Oct 21, 2016 --Kenneth Miles, an office worker, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at a meeting. That is when his colleague Danette Purvis jumped into action and thanks to the CPR she learned the day before, she was able to successfully put that knowledge into action. She began administering compressions and rescue breathings to the almost dying man. She received some help in the form of another co-worker bringing an automated external defibrillator with him. Thanks to Danette and 20 other people, Kenneth was able to recover at George Washington Hospital.
Oct 19, 2016 --Ninth grader William Arnold is a hero. It all happened in South Hill when a gym day turned into chaos. William arrived with his father at the LA Fitness Gym and they both had a regular training day. Mr. Mike Arnold had problems with his breathing after a game of racquetball. When William and his father were getting into the car, William suddenly noticed his father was having a heart attack. The heroic teenager jumped into action. He called for 911 and began doing chest compressions on his father until EMTs arrived two minutes later. They transported Mr. Arnold to a medical center where he remained in coma for 8 days, but successfully managed to recover.
Sep 26, 2016 --It was a hectic day at the Pizza Coop in Woodinville, Washington. Trisha Long was a regular patron at the restaurant when she fell to the floor and went into cardiac arrest. Two men at the restaurant, Neale Porter and Michael Griffin, took notice of the event and their training immediately kicked in. The helped Trisha by administering CPR while people were calling 911. The fire department arrived shortly after with an AED (automated external defibrillator) and were able to shock Trisha’s heart back to life. Thanks to such heroic actions both Porter and Griffin were awarded by the Woodinville Board of Fire Commissioners.
Sep 23, 2016 --36-year-old Doug Stine was with his co-workers when he suddenly collapsed. Stine has Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy which affects his heart. Dr. Matthew Gittiner was not far away when he recieved an alert on his cell phone from his PulsePoint app. Pulse Point send alerts to those that have downloaded the app so that they may help someone in need of CPR. The app sent out the alert that someone was in need in of CPR after Stine's co-workers called 911. Dr. Gittiner ran to Stine's listed location and took over doing CPR. Stine has recovered from the incident.
Aug 17, 2016 --Dr. Edward Cornfeld, a retired Montgomery county doctor had the chance of his life by being saved by two members of an audience at Folger’s theater, the physician was enjoying a play when he collapse from a sudden heart attack, he lied in the floor for a few moments, that’s when Dylan Mehri came to help him, performing successful CPR thanks to the education he received from his days as an eagle scout “I’d never been in a situation where I needed to use my CPR training abilities, but I just realized that I needed to do as much as I could.” said the ex-scout. Along with Dylan was Michelle Michaels, a nurse practitioner with more than 21 years of experience helping along, DC fire and EMS honored these heroes with the cardiac arrest save coin, an award that was recently created as a token to honor CPR knowledgeable people whose training helped saved human lives.
Aug 12, 2016 --Tyriq Johnson of age 7 was about to meet his demise, it all began when the boy, after going swimming at the Oxford Manor Apartment complex drowned and his lifeless body was found floating in the pool by one unidentified woman, she then along with her friend began CPR maneuvers, the EMS department arrived just in time to find the 2 Good Samaritans and helped them, Tyriq’s father is thankful for his son not suffering any serious injury.
Jul 22, 2016 --A 42-year-old man along with his 12-year-old were found by Sergeant Ann Martin after witnessing a car crash in the Bellevue’s Lakemont Neighborhood. He found the Father with no pulse and immediately pulled him out of the wreckage and started doing CPR along a driver that stopped to help "Keep your dad in your prayers," said Martin to the man’s son. The EMS arrived in time to take the patient to the hospital for recovery.
Mar 3, 2016 --Taylor Anaka, 12, and his father Brian were moving furniture from their home onto a Uhaul truck when Brian collapsed. Taylor handled the situation very maturly for his age and called 911. Then he began performing CPR, although he has never had a class. Once emergency responders arrived, they took over and were able to revive Brian. The medical staff believe that Taylor's actions saved his father's life. Brian is now recovering at home.
Jul 20, 2015 --A house was on fire. Thankfully the people that were inside were able to get out safely. They were an elderly man, an elderly woman and their son who was an adult. They were talking when the woman suddenly collapsed. She fell to the ground, unconscious. A 15-year-old boy, who had CPR training in their school, immediately went to her aid. He performed CPR until the arrival of the emergency responders. She was taken to the hospital for further care. The family was thankful for the boy’s bravery and quick thinking. He was able to save a life because of his training in school.
Apr 10, 2015 --Two girls were just within earshot of people who were apparently trying to revive a man who had fallen unconscious in a Tulalip parking lot. They looked to see what was going on. The girl had just recently received CPR training in their school, so it’s just great that they were near that place. They placed the man on the ground, propped his head on a pillow, and proceeded to do chest compressions. They alternately did what they were taught to do, and they were able to revive the man. Paramedics appeared a short while later and they were able to wheel the man to the hospital.
Nov 16, 2014 --The victim was shooting at a shooting center in Kent when he suddenly collapsed, dropping to his knees. He had suffered a heart attack. His friend, who was with him at the time, responded and carefully lowered him to the ground. Another shooter, together with his wife, started CPR. Paramedics and firefighters arrived shortly after that and according to them, the CPR administered played an important role in saving the man’s life. It allowed them to apply shocks to the victim’s heart. The victim survived and was reunited with the people who saved his life. He met with them and thanked them for the roles they played to save him.
Sep 3, 2014 --In a ballet shop, a family was doing some shopping when their baby Nolan stopped breathing. The parents frantically yelled for help and the store clerk immediately dialed 911. A former lifeguard, Lesley Reckford, rushed to the scene and performed CPR based on her past training. A few blocks away, Jeff Olson was informed about the incident through an app called Pulse Point. It alerts CPR- trained people about accidents needing their expertise. Being a volunteer EMT, Jeff rushed to baby Nolan and was able to revive the infant together with Lesley. A week after, baby Nolan was able to recover from cardiac arrest, which was triggered by kidney jamming.
Feb 6, 2014 --Bri Webb was invited to a Super Bowl Party by a family friend, and the last thing she expected was to save a life. The Fontenot family was incredibly thankful that Webb had been re- certified in CPR a week before the accident, since it secured the survival of one of their children. 3-year-old Sydney was choking on a meatball when Bri found her on top of the stairs. She immediately performed the Heimlich, but Sydney slumped unconscious after the offending meatball got out of her system. Bri knew she needed to get oxygen in her brain; thus, performing CPR. The paramedics arrived shortly after and drove Sydney into a children’s hospital where she is expected to make a full recovery.