Course Description

The Heartsaver CPR Training Course is an Emergency Medical Training 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 the following choices:

Course Length 

Intended Audience
All lay rescuers, such as employees in the workplace, day care employees, babysitters, firefighters, police, airline personnel, security guards, family members of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death, other lay rescuers, and those who may have a need to respond to an emergency

Heartsaver CPR in Schools
How to Guide

The Heartsaver CPR in Schools program can significantly increase the number of lay bystanders who recognize the signs of an emergency, know when to phone 911, and know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The more bystanders who phone 911 when an emergency develops and know how to perform CPR, the
more likely it is that victims of sudden cardiac arrest will receive immediate CPR, early defibrillation and advanced life support. These interventions have been proven to significantly reduce disability and death from heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest.

CPR Training for Family and Friends

Course Description
The CPR for Family and Friends Course teaches rescuers skills in CPR and relief of choking (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, how to reduce risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and prevention of the most common fatal injuries in infants and children.

Course Length

Intended Audience
All lay rescuers, such as schoolchildren, family members of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death, and other laypersons who want to learn rescue skills for loved ones.