Heartsaver® Courses

Heartsaver courses are designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (for example, OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting. For many Heartsaver courses, students receive a course completion card that is valid for 2 years.  Fitness Instructors, Teachers, Social Workers, etc.  Heartsaver classroom courses are video based, are instructor led, and feature group interaction and hands-on coaching and feedback from an American Heart Association Instructor. Skills are taught with the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique that allows students to practice skills as the video guides them. Classroom courses may also be conducted on-site at a company’s location.

Heartsaver® CPR AED

This course will teach you to recognize cardiac arrest, get emergency care on the way quickly, and help a person until more advanced care arrives to take over. The course also covers adult choking and naloxone. 100% classroom training means students are with an AHA Instructor for their entire learning experience. Heartsaver® CPR AED is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches adult CPR & AED use and how to relieve choking. Optional Modules: Child CPR and AED use and infant CPR may be added. This course teaches skills with the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students’ learning of skills.  This course is 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. Note: Does not require online course completion.
Features

• Video-based course ensures consistency 
• Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency 
• Course is updated with the new science from the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• Optional modules in child CPR and AED use and infant CPR, including child and infant choking
• Optional exam
  
  
  Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED

This course is designed to meet OSHA requirements and covers first aid basics and CPR and AED skills for adults, children, and infants. 100% classroom training means students are with an AHA Instructor for their entire learning experience. Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrives. Skills covered in this course include first aid; choking relief in adults and CPR/AED. Optional Modules: CPR/AED for Children and Infants may be added. This course teaches skills with the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students’ learning of skills. This course is 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.

           Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED  (Meets MOPID Requirements)

The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course (includes Adult, Child  & Infant CPR-AED) is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for child care workers in all 50 United States (Missouri MOPID). It teaches child care providers and others to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. The course covers the Four Steps of Pediatric First Aid and modules in Pediatric First Aid, Child/Infant CPR AED and optional modules covering Adult CPR AED, and Asthma Care Training.  The modular classroom-based course is designed to be flexible and allow Instructors to teach either Pediatric First Aid, CPR AED or both.  Students may also wish to consider the combination or blended class:  AHA Online course plus the Classroom Skills & Practice course.  Students that do not have a MOPD-ID number may attend this class. 

           Heartsaver® First Aid

Designed to meet OSHA regulations, this course covers first aid basics, consisting of the most common life-threatening emergencies, how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skill. 100% classroom training means students are with an AHA Instructor for their entire learning experience.   Heartsaver® First Aid is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services arrives. Students learn duties and responsibilities of first aid rescuers; first aid actions for medical emergencies, including severe choking, heart attack, and stroke; and skills for handling injury and environmental emergencies, including external bleeding, broken bones and sprains, and bites and stings. This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements.

Features

         Heartsaver Classroom Length:

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED: approximately 3 1/2 hours (including optional-lessons and breaks, C

Heartsaver CPR AED: approximately 3 ½ hours (including optional lessons and breaks, Child-Infant). Adult only 2 hours; 1 hour Child; 1 hour Infant; Breaks 30 minutes.

Heartsaver First Aid: approximately 2 hours.
Heartsaver Pediatric AED CPR First Aid: Approximately 3 1/2 hours.

  Heartsaver® Blended Learning Courses

Heartsaver blended "Skills Only" training offers flexibility for employers, students, and Instructors. The eLearning (online) portion of the course is designed to teach students the cognitive information needed for first aid and/or CPR and AED training. Upon completion of the online portion, students must complete hands-on session with an AHA BLS or Heartsaver Instructor focused on meaningful skills coaching, practice, and testing. Note: If you purchase the online course directly from the AHA the Skills Course cost  is not included. An additional fee is required for the skills class only. 

         Heartsaver Skills Only Class Length:

         Note: Students must have completed AHA online class prior to
        practice and skills testing. Cost of the AHA online course does
        NOT include the cost of the skills class!

        Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED (all modules):
        90 minutes per student
        Heartsaver CPR AED: 45 minutes per student
        Heartsaver First Aid: 30 minutes per student
        Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED (all modules): 90 minutes per student  o Cost Page

     Family & Friends® CPR

       The Family & Friends CPR Course teaches the lifesaving skills of adult Hands-Only CPR, adult CPR with
      breaths, child CPR with breaths, adult and child AED use, infant CPR, and mild and severe airway block
      for adults, children, and infants. Skills are taught in a dynamic group environment using the AHA’s
      research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which provides students with the most hands-on
     CPR practice time possible.

     Family & Friends CPR is for people who want to learn CPR but do not need a CPR course completion card
     to meet a job requirement. This course is ideal for community groups, new parents, grandparents,
     babysitters, and others interested in learning how to save a life.

      Features

•  Uses AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which improves learning and retention
•  Classroom format works well for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback while learning skills
•  Each student receives high-quality course materials for ongoing reference

    Course Content

    The Family & Friends CPR program teaches:

• Adult Hands-Only CPR and AED
• Adult CPR With Breaths (Optional)
• Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Adult (Optional)
• Child CPR and AED (Optional)
• Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Child (Optional)
• Infant CPR (Optional)
• Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Infant (Optional)

    Course Format

    Family & Friends CPR is a classroom-based course that can be taught by an AHA Instructor or led by a
    facilitator (a community member, family member, or friend) who wishes to share the lifesaving skills of
    CPR with others. This course is video-led and includes skills practice throughout the course. Skills are
    taught by using the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows participants to
    practice on a CPR training manikin while skills are demonstrated in the course video.

    Course topics can be presented together or taught separately as stand-alone modules.

    Following are approximate times for each module:

•  Adult Hands-Only CPR/Adult CPR with Breaths/AED/Choking: about 39 minutes
•  Child CPR/AED/Choking: about 27 minutes
•  Infant CPR/Choking: about 21 minutes

   This course does not provide a course completion card; however, students receive a tear-out
    participation card in their student manual or can download a certificate of participation.

Family & Friend CPR Agenda