Heartsaver CPR/AED

4.00 Hour Online

CourseCode: 15-1403

How does this course work?

Hands-On Session (sold separately)

The hands-on skills practice and testing session (sold separately) are conducted in-person with an AHA BLS or Heartsaver Instructor. Upon successful completion of both the online and hands-on portions of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years.

Who should take this course?

Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

What does the course teach?

The AHA's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care and the 2015 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Update for First Aid. This course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner.

This is the eLearning portion of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED blended learning course and is designed to teach students the cognitive information needed for first aid, CPR, and AED training.

Upon successful completion of both the online and hands-on portions of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years.

After completing 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

Perform high-quality CPR for an adult

Describe how to perform CPR with help from others

Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups

Demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult

Perform high-quality CPR for a child*

Demonstrate how to use an AED on a child*

Perform high-quality CPR for an infant*

Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child

Demonstrate how to help a choking infant*

List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuers

Describe the key steps in first aid

Remove protective gloves

Find the problem

Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke

Use an epinephrine pen

Control bleeding and bandaging

Recognize elements of common injuries

Recognize elements of common illnesses

Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury

Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers **

*Child/Infant Module is optional.

**source: https://elearning.heart.org/course/9