First Response Advantage

The instructor Michelle was very nice and made the class comfortable. Would definitely recommend and the price is good too.

They are very accommodating! I have been using them for years to get my employee’s certified

quick, easy to make appointment, friendly, get the job done. Got my ACLS with them — original and renewal, as well as BLS. 1-​day ACLS is great.

Realized my ACLS was expiring right before I was going on vacation. I was able to get in last minute (with a $ 10discount by paying online)! Lt. Vega was great. Easy location to get to. Definitely recommend.

I took the BLS for healthcare providers full/​original course with Michelle S. as my instructor. She was friendly & efficient. The time just flew by! It’s also in a convenient location as I grabbed some Shake Shack before I was to be trapped inside for hours. The classroom had strong air conditioning (it was a sweltering day), so I was pretty comfortable. I’ll definitely return for more courses or certification renewals.

We always use Lt David Vega for our training because he is always profesisonal and FUNNY which is a major plus because we all know how boring it can be. He is awesome!!.

I came to first advantage for my first ACLS course. I am an RN, but I was still a little intimidated by the amount of information (EKG’s etc) that would be covered. The instructor David makes the class very informative and very fun at the same time. He goes through the information to make sure you really understand and have the proper training. The class is fairly paced, some of the information we went through a few times and then applied in megacode scenarios. The class lasted from 10 AM to about 5 PM. I definitely recommend taking ACLS or BLS here.

Just had the class today, it was run efficiently and the instructor was amazing. He made it simple and easy for anyone and everyone to understand. Had one on one attention and would recommend this for anyone who needs a refresher or is new to the Cardiac Life Support classes. I’ve done these courses many times but this was the best one so far. Simple and easy and got you ready to run the megacode and take the test.

I have done full recertification classes here for BLS, ACLS and PALS. I have also used them for the online and with skills testing recertification as well. I have been really happy with the quality of instructors and the difficulty level of the classes. At other places I felt they would have given me a card regardless of whether I knew the material or not. With First Advantage I had an enjoyable and stress-​free class, but still came out assured I was up to date.

The CPR/​AED/​First Aid training our company received from David was fantastic. He made it so fun that the time flew by as we thoroughly learned the skills. David went beyond teaching us the skills by giving us real life scenarios and tips. As someone who’s gotten CPR certified before, I highly recommend this class.

Our company hired First Response Advantage to do a training for us, and Dave was our instructor. He was awesome :) Really engaging and fun while driving the most important points home with really clear instructions. In the end, I think he made us feel like we could really use these skills in the future. Time flew by!

I was going to do the class online but now I am glad I came to a classroom setting. The instructor was very helpful.

This 1 star ONLY refers to Charles the instructor, not anyone else. I have recertified about a dozen times and his class was hands-​down the worst! He was very unorganized and sloppy. He likes to go over and over and over and over practice megacodes with EVERYONE in the class taking a turn. It took hours. 80% of his class is a waste of time, repeating over and over and over basic things most recertifyers know. Not the brightest guy and so he «teaches» to his level. Problem with that is everyone is easily above this guys level. It was like a remedial ESL version of an acls class. After the test, he then grades each test question by question… it took forever. Smarter and more efficient instructors always had a template of the test with correct answers punched thru and held over test sheets to quickly find wrong answers, takes 10 – 20 seconds to grade each test. So if you want to waste your entire day learning nothing then take his class. Otherwise, make sure Charles is not teaching your class.

This was my 7^th time taking the ACLS course throughout my entire medical career and first time ever with this company. It was fantastic! I gotta say the time went fast because the instructor was dynamite. He held the attention of the class spoke fast repeated pertinent information and was extremely knowledgable! I feel confident and more than capable of handling a medical emergency after this course. The people who worked for the company were pleasant to deal with and courteous. This was a no hassle transaction all the way around. Highly recommend.

Loved the class here! If you’re a quick learner or here for review/​renewal, this is hands down the best place!
I second what another reviewer said– our instructor went through the BLS course FAST. But, he was very willing to stop for questions and to explain things clearly when necessary. He was funny, had lots of great/​relevant stories, and clearly knew what he was talking about. I actually enjoyed the CPR renewal class; who’da thunk. And our class only had 2 people. can’t complain there :)
If you have ZERO healthcare/​science/​rescue background, maybe this place is 3 – 4 stars for you. But for everyone else, recommend recommend recommend.
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PS: Materials come with registration fee. It’s not clear on the website, but some other schools charge you extra for the books. not so, here. Yay!

Decent place — I got BLS recertified and ACLS certified here recently and am returning for my PALS certification.
Only complaint was that the ACLS course was FAST — instructor obviously had done it a million times and just wanted to get out of there. Great for if you already know the material and just need the recert but not so great for actual learning and retaining. He seriously sounds like ScatMan John, he talked SO fast! Course was supposed to be 10am to 8pm, but it was more like 10am to 3pm, no scheduled breaks (people took them as needed which was totally fine) and no real lunch — just a quick run downstairs, grab something and come back up to eat it. Overall I was happy that I wasn’t there for 10 hours, but I think it was still a little TOO fast since it was my first ACLS course.

This is a very good cpr course. The teacher is very knowledgeable and they make sure that each person understands the different procedures. They train very individually, since only 6 people can be in a class at a time.
Highly recommended!