The Heartsaver CPR AED Courses are designed to prepare people to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillator (AED) use in a safe, timely, and effective manner. The course goals include cognitive and psychomotor objectives.
Students must bring the current textbook to class. Books can be purchased at shopcpr.heart.org. Textbook fee & ISBN #: eBook: $3.00 #25-3149; Hard copy: $4.50 #25-1184
Who is this class for?
This class is good for teachers, coaches, fitness club workers, foster parents, and the general public.
This course falls under the Critical Thinking and Personal, Social, Civic, and Environmental Responsibility Institutional Level Outcomes (ILOs).
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
- Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
- Recognize when someone needs CPR
- Preform high-quality CPR for an adult
- Describe how to preform CPR with help from other bystanders
- Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
- Use an AED on an adult
- Preform high-quality CPR for an infant
- Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
- Help a choking infant
- Describe how to help someone with drug overdose emergencies
- Describe the techniques that help prevent drowning emergencies
Refund Policy: Students must arrive on time for the course. Late arrivals and/or students who do not complete the class will be dismissed without receiving a certificate or a refund. No refunds or transfers are permitted for CPR, First Aid, & Medical courses.
