CPR AED First Aid
Participants of this course will learn how to perform CPR, how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), and how to provide first aid basics. You will be taught how to respond to medical emergencies, injury emergencies, environmental emergencies, opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies, and the prevention of illness and injury. Participants will receive a course completion card that is valid for two years. Please ensure that you are selecting the correct course. This course is designed for the following individuals who want to be prepared for an emergency:
Fitness Trainers
Security Guards
Coaches
Home Health Providers
Parents
Construction Workers
Teachers
Camp Counselors
Youth Organizations
Baby Sitters
Cost per individual:
(additional fee for less than 3 participants)
The course price includes the required American Heart Association Student manual and all necessary materials.
$79
5 – 7 hours long
First Aid
The First Aid course covers first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies. The course includes instruction on how to recognize a first aid emergency, how to call for help, and how to perform life saving skills in an emergency. You will be taught first aid basics, how to respond to medical and injury emergencies, and how to prevent illness and injury as well as environmental emergencies. This course is designed for those with limited or no medical training who need a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successfully completing the course, participants will receive an AHA First Aid Course Completion Card, valid for two years. Please ensure that you are selecting the correct course.
Cost per individual:
(additional fee for less than 3 participants)
The course price includes the required American Heart Association Student manual and all necessary materials.
$ 49
2 – 3 hours long
CPR AED
The skills learned in this course will help you recognize cardiac arrest, get emergency care on the way quickly, and help an individual until EMS arrives. It is designed for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a Course Completion Card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Please ensure that you are selecting the correct course. The course teaches:
How high-quality CPR improves survival
How to perform CPR with help from others
How to use an AED on a child
The concepts of the Chain of Survival
Giving effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
CPR for an infant
How to recognize when someone needs CPR
How to use an AED on an adult
When and how to help a choking adult, child and infant
CPR for an adult
CPR for a child
Emergency Cardiovascular Care
Cost per individual:
(additional fee for less than 3 participants)
The course price includes the required American Heart Association Student manual and all necessary materials.
$69
3 – 4 hours long
Pediatric CPR AED First Aid
In this course, you will learn how to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant while performing CPR, using an AED, and administering first aid until professional help arrives. It is designed for anyone who has a duty to respond to illnesses and injuries in children or infants. Please ensure that you are selecting the correct course. This course is designed for the following individuals who want to be prepared for a pediatric emergency:
Childcare workers
Camp counselors
Coaches
Teachers
Babysitters
Cost per individual:
(additional fee for less than 3 participants)
The course price includes the required American Heart Association Student manual and all necessary materials.
$69
approximately 3.5 – 5 hours long
FAQ
What does “CPR” stand for?
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and is an emergency procedure that can help save a person’s life if they are unresponsive, not breathing and have no pulse. During cardiac arrest, the heart cannot pump blood to the rest of the body, high quality CPR does this for the individual.
How do I know if someone needs CPR?
CPR should be performed on an individual who is unresponsive, not breathing, and has no pulse (BLS providers).
Are cardiac arrest and heart attack the same thing?
Not at all. A heart attack occurs when there is a blockage of blood supply to part of the heart muscle. Typically, a heart attack is accompanied by chest, arm, or back pain, but the person remains awake. Sudden cardiac arrest is an electrical disorder of the heart in which the heart stops beating. When there is no blood flow, the brain stops functioning and the individual becomes unconscious.
Can I perform CPR without giving breaths?
CPR can be performed without rescue breaths on adults, but it is highly recommended that breaths be performed on children and infants. High-quality CPR compressions need to be at least 2″ on an adult, approximately 2″ on a child, and 1 ½ “on an infant. They should be performed at a rate of 100–120 per minute.
What is Hands-only CPR?
Hands-only CPR is CPR performed (chest compressions) without giving breaths. Hands-only CPR is frequently taught to encourage individuals to become involved in the case of an emergency without the fear of having to give breaths.
Can I break someone’s ribs by giving CPR?
Although it doesn’t always happen, it is not uncommon for ribs to break during CPR. If this occurs, do NOT stop giving compressions. Remember that without CPR, the victim’s brain is being deprived of blood, and death can occur in just a matter of minutes. Broken ribs will heal.
Should CPR be performed on someone with agonal breaths?
Agonal gasps occur when someone is not getting enough oxygen and is typically due to cardiac arrest or stroke. It is NOT considered normal breathing and CPR should be performed if the person is unresponsive and has no pulse (BLS providers) along with agonal gasps.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Good Samaritan laws are written to encourage bystanders to get involved in emergency situations without fear that they will be sued if their rescue attempts contribute to a person’s injury or death. Seconds matter in a cardiac arrest situation, and performing CPR before the emergency response team arrives can be the difference between life and death.
What is the minimum age to learn CPR?
We do not have a minimum age requirement for learning CPR. The ability to perform CPR is based more on body strength than age and the ability to retain and understand the course content. This should be discussed with the instructor prior to class and is at their discretion.
Which course should a childcare provider take?
The AHA’s Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, CPR AED Course is designed to meet regulatory requirements for childcare workers in all 50 United States. It is offered in both blended learning (online with in-person skills testing) and classroom-based formats.