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American Heart Association

AHA Heartsaver courses provide complete health and safety training for First Aid, CPR and AED. Students learn how to how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies. Students who successfully complete a AHA course receive a two year certification through the American Heart Association.

 

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Heartsaver CPR - 5 1/2 - 6 Hours
The Heartsaver CPR Course is a modular course that teaches lay rescuers how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking for adult, child and infant victims. Students also learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack and stroke in adults and breathing difficulties in children. The program is divided into three different courses, providing choices:

  • Heartsaver CPR for All Ages - 5 1/2 - 6 Hours: This course teaches CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction in the adult, infant and child.
  • Heartsaver CPR for Adults - 3 Hours: This course teaches CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for the adult.
  • Heartsaver CPR for Infants and Children - 3 Hours: This course teaches CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for infants (birth to 1 year of age) and children (1 year to 8 years of age).

Materials/Testing
Heartsaver CPR Text, Required
Written/Skills Exam required for completion card

Heartsaver AED - 3 1/2 to 4 Hours
The Heartsaver AED Course teaches the basic techniques of adult CPR and how to use an AED. Students also learn about using barrier devices in CPR and giving first aid for choking. The course teaches how to recognize the signs of four major emergencies: heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest and foreign-body airway obstruction.

Materials/Testing
Heartsaver AED Text, Required
Written/Skills Exam required for completion card

CPR for Family & Friends - 4 1/2 Hours
The CPR for Family and Friends course is a modular course that teaches rescuers skills in CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction. It presents information about the American Heart Association adult Chain of Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke and choking in adults. The course also presents information on the American Heart Association pediatric infant and child Chain of Survival, signs of choking in infants and children, prevention of sudden infant death syndrome, and prevention of the most common fatal injuries in infants and children.

Materials/Testing
CPR for Family and Friends Text, Required
No exam

Heartsaver First Aid - 3-7 Hours
The Heartsaver First Aid Course teaches rescuers to effectively recognize and treat adult emergencies in the critical first minutes until emergency medical services personnel arrive. The course also provides a complete health and safety training solution for first aid, adult CPR and AED.

Materials/Testing
Heartsaver First Aid or Heartsaver First Aid With CPR and AED, Required
Written/Skills Exam required for completion card

BLS for Healthcare Providers - 6-8 Hours
The BLS Healthcare Provider Course teaches CPR skills for helping victims of all ages (including doing ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen); use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). It's intended for participants who provide heath care to patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out-of-hospital. For certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed healthcare professionals.

Materials/Testing
Required
BLS for Healthcare Providers - Recommended for licensed or certified healthcare professionals.
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Fundamentals of BLS for Healthcare Providers - Recommended for non-licensed providers and those with a minimal healthcare background who are required to take this course for employment.

Written/Skills Exam required for completion card

 

 
 
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