Heartsaver CPR AED Course Description:
Failure to complete all of the optional video topics along with First Aid prevents the course from being OSHA compliant. Optional topics include Drug Overdose & Water Safety.
Course Objectives:
- Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
- Explain the concept of the Chain of Survival
- Recognize when someone needs CPR
- Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
- Demonstrate giving effective breaths by using mouth to mouth or a mask for all age groups
- Demonstrate performing high-quality CPR for an adult, a child, and an infant
- Demonstrate using an AED on an adult and on a child
- Describe when and how to help a choking adult, child, or infant
- Demonstrate how to help a choking infant
The two delivery methods for the curriculum are listed below:
Heartsaver CPR AED (Traditional)
- Delivery: Face-to-Face
- Duration: 3 hours
- OSHA Compliant?: No
- Price: $60 (Includes the required student workbook, certification eCard, & a face shield key chain)
HeartCode Heartsaver CPR AED
- Delivery: Blended Learning/Hybrid
- Duration of HeartCode Online: 2-4 hours (link to purchase below)
- Duration of In-Person Skills Session: 1 hour
- Price: $50.00 (Includes the skills session & face shield key chain; Online course purchased separately)
You must complete the HeartCode online prior to your testing session. Bring a hard-copy of the Completion Certificate with you to your skills session. We cannot test you without this certificate. If you have not yet completed the course online, you can find the link to purchase here: https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartsaver-cpr-aed-online
- AHA Account & Purchasing Assistance: https://shopcpr.heart.org/contact
AHA Tech Support: https://elearning.heart.org/static/contactus
Technical Requirements: https://elearning.heart.org/courseTechnicalRequire…
**The class listed on this page is not for those in a healthcare field as healthcare providers generally require Basic Life Support (BLS) in healthcare. Please check with your employer to ensure that this is the class you need.