The Resusci-Taters
CPR & First Aid Instruction
Fast. Affordable. Convenient. Understandable. Fun!
CPR & First Aid classes for individuals to join, or schedule a class for your group at your location.
Check out our reviews on Google
Wilderness medicine classes available spring of 2026! Dates coming soon.
Book Your CPR & First Aid Class online
Individual looking to join a class or group that wants us to come to you, we have it all!
Need something specific? contact us
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CPR/AED/First Aid Certification
We offer classes for groups on location and open enrollments for individuals to join.
Get certified in 3 hours.
No online component.
$75 per person.
Group minimums for us to come to you, depending on your location.
Have fun, learn something new, and get lots of practice.
Certification through The Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI).
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BLS for Healthcare Providers
BLS class at your location for groups of 5 of more.
Appropriate for dental offices.
$70 per person
We currently are not offering BLS classes for individuals to join.
This certification is through ECSI, not American Heart. Make sure an ECSI BLS certification works for your employment certification needs.
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Wilderness Medicine
Stay tuned for dates in spring of 2026 for wilderness medicine class to join.
WFA, AWFA, WFR, WFR-refreshers… let us know if you have a group and would like us to come to you.
With over 15 years of wilderness medicine instruction experience, we make these classes fun, engaging, and applicable to your needs.
Certification through Sierra Rescue International or ECSI depending on the course you take.
About us…
Haley Mckee and Mita Coker are the owners and instructors of “The Taters”
On the phone, by email, in class… We are proud of our business and here to get it right.
The Resusci-Taters is local to WNC.
Women-owned and operated.
Operating since August of 2023.
Our other superhero capes are worn on the local rivers where we teach whitewater kayaking! Mita teaches kayaking at Endless River Adventures and Haley teaches kayaking at the Nantahala Outdoor Center, both based in the Nantahala Gorge.
Haley started teaching CPR/FirstAid in Michigan for her mom’s business “Dummies on the Run” in 2007. After moving to WNC in 2023, she and Mita decided to open up The Resusci-Taters.
Why We’re Different
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A Tater Of A Different Flavor to the Rescue!
Almost every class we have students tell us this was “The best CPR class they’ve ever had.”
Funny. Engaging. Efficient. Comprehensive.
Every student gets their own practice dummy to provide the most hands-on practice time.
No boring videos. Ever.
We believe people need to feel comfortable to relax and actually learn.
Our instructors are the company owners and take pride in being the best in the business.
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We Come To You
We teach at your location, minimums to come to you based on your distance from our base.
Our service area includes Western North Carolina, North Georgia, Eastern Tennessee and Northwest South Carolina.
Our base location is 14157 Hwy 19 W. Bryson City, NC.
If you are further away, contact us to learn about student minimum’s to come to you!
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Classes For Individuals To Join
As individual looking to get certified, it can be hard to find a class.
We offer monthly classes in Asheville, NC for students to join, and regularly schedule other classes in WNC that are open to individuals.
Check out our current offerings here.
We are approved for childcare and adult care licensing, scout troops, dental offices, forest service, schools and more.
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CPR class in Spanish. Clase de RCP en español
We work with interpreters to offer classes in Spanish for groups, and occasionally have classes in Spanish that individuals can join.
Trabajamos con intérpretes para ofrecer clases de español para grupos y, ocasionalmente, tenemos clases de español a las que pueden unirse personas individuales.
Certification through Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI) for CPR and First and Sierra Rescue International for Wilderness Medicine
ECSI is an internationally recognized certification is based on the scientific guidelines and protocols used by the American Heart Association (AHA), International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) 2015 Scientific Guidelines.
ECSI and The Resusci-Taters are approved for childcare and adult care licensing, scout troops, dental offices, forest service, schools and more.
Sierra Rescue International is a leader in the wilderness medicine instruction world. As independent contractors for SRI, we are proud to meet and exceed industry standards. As affiliates of the Wilderness Medicine Society, we follow the Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative Standards for Wilderness Medicine Certifications. CPR included in all wilderness courses.
