Course Overview

This course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid, CPR, and automated external defibrillator (AED) use in a safe, timely, and effective manner. 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.

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

• list the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer
• describe the key steps in first aid
• describe the assessment of 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 
• recognize elements of common injuries and illnesses
• recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers
• 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 alone or as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR (child and infant CPR modules are optional)
• give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups
• demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are optional)
• describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is optional)

Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid skills demonstration and a CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card that is valid for two years.

Key Features and Benefits

This workbook is for use by a single user as a student reference tool before, during, and after the course. Includes the content found on the adult CPR AED reminder card, the child and infant CPR AED reminder card, and the Heartsaver® First Aid Quick Reference Guide (item no. EC15-1022).

If you are not completely satisfied, customers may return products in original condition within 30 days of receipt for a full credit or exchange, unless otherwise noted. No refund will be given for any opened or used product or course materials. All  eBooks and Blended Learning, Heartcode, Online and E-Learning Course registrations are final and they are not eligible for any refunds.​​​​ 

In the event you do not arrive with in 15 minutes after your scheduled time, cancel or re-schedule your course or skills practice and testing session within the allotted time, and you would like to reschedule the course or skills practice and testing session, you will have to re-register for the course and pay all course fees.