Heart Saver - CPR and AED Training and Certification
Heart Saver - CPR / AED Training
Certification from the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association Heartsaver 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 CPR certification and/or 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 cardiac emergency.
The Heartsaver CPR / AED course provides training in the proper technique for 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.
If you are called on to give CPR in an emergency, you will most likely be trying to save the life of someone you love.
Heart Saver - Course Contents
- An understanding of how properly administered CPR improves the chance of survival
- The “chain of survival”, or order of intervention techniques, that ensure the greatest chance of saving the patient
- Identify when a patient is in need of CPR
- 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
Learn How to Save a Life
Administering CPR and using an AED are critical skills that everyone should know. The more people who learn, the better the chances of helping someone survive a cardiac event.
Upon completion of all course requirements, participants receive a Heartsaver CPR / AED Course Completion card that is valid for two years.
When It Counts the Most
Each year, more than 350,000 EMS-assessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States. When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby. According to the American Heart Association, about 90 percent of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival.
Be the Difference
The importance is on the willingness of bystanders to act in a cardiac arrest emergency. Did you know about 70 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes? If you are called on to give CPR in an emergency, you will most likely be trying to save the life of someone you love. Be the difference for your parent, spouse, child, family-member, friend or co-worker. What if it were you?