Heartsaver - First Aid, CPR, AED Training and Certification
Heartsaver - First Aid, CPR, AED
Certification from the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid / CPR / AED course was developed for people with minimal or no training. This course is often taken to satisfy employment or regulatory requirements specific to positions requiring First Aid / CPR cards. Additionally, this course is perfect for anyone who wants to be able to help their family and community in the event of a medical or cardiac emergency.
The Heartsaver First Aid / CPR / AED course provides training in the proper techniques to intervene with First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with and without the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The course is regularly updated with the most current research and science from the American Heart Association.
The Heartsaver First Aid / CPR / AED class trains the students to aid their family or their community safely and quickly. This course was created for students with little or no prior medical training. Students will learn how to identify and treat medical and injury emergencies, how to contact emergency services, and how to preserve life until help arrives. This course also trains the student to properly provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and how to properly use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Heartsaver - Course Contents
- The basics of First Aid
- Defines and Identifies Medical Emergencies
- Defines and Identifies Injury Emergencies
- Defines and Identifies Environmental Emergencies
- Strategies to prevent injury and illness
- Opioid related life threatening emergencies
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques for infants, children, and adults
- Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on infants, children, and adults
- Techniques for giving breaths / ventilations with and without the use of a barrier device
- How to clear an airway in choking infants, children, and adults
Who should take this course?
The American Heart Association's First Aid / CPR / AED course is designed for anyone and everyone. No prior medical training is necessary. Once you dial 911, it generally takes 8-15 minutes for emergency medical services to arrive. You cannot afford to wait that long to render aid to a loved one or a member of your community. Blood loss, choking, respiratory distress, and a host of other medical conditions will be fatal in the time it takes for a professional responder to arrive. To bridge that gap, YOU will need to step in and preserve life.
This course is great for anyone who wants to learn how to preserve life. These are skills that camp counselors, lifeguards, school personnel, babysitters, fitness trainers, officer managers, plant supervisors, machine operators, and parents should know. This class could be the difference between life and death for someone you care about.
Upon completion of all course requirements, participants receive a Heartsaver First Aid / CPR / AED course completion card that is valid for two years.
The Human Body
is a wonderfully created, masterful combination of several inter-connected systems. The two that our training most closely interact with are the respiratory and circulatory systems.
Blood belongs inside the body and needs to be oxygenated. While over-simplified, our goal is teach you how to control that simple concept when someone needs your help.
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