AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED

Get practical first aid, CPR, AED, and choking-response skills in one hands-on course.

This combined American Heart Association Heartsaver course prepares participants to respond to sudden cardiac arrest, choking, common medical emergencies, injuries, and environmental emergencies. It is a strong all-purpose option for workplaces and individuals.

At a Glance

What You Will Learn

• Recognize cardiac arrest and begin CPR
• Use an AED
• Respond to choking
• Provide first aid for common illnesses and injuries
• Activate emergency services effectively

Course Outline

Emergency Response

Scene safety and calling for help

CPR and AED

Adult CPR, AED, and selected child/infant content

First Aid

Medical emergencies, injuries, and environmental emergencies

Assessment

Required skills demonstration

Completion

eCard processing and next steps

Your Instructors

Life Saving Education courses are taught by a team of experienced instructors. Every LSE instructor is at least a paramedic with teaching experience, and many bring additional firefighter, clinical, technical-rescue, or occupational-safety backgrounds. The assigned instructor may vary by course, location, and specialty.

Important Program Notices

AHA Program Disclaimer

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.

Completion Documents

Completion documents are issued by the applicable certifying organization after all attendance, skills, testing, and administrative requirements are met. A generic site certificate is never a substitute for an official course completion card or eCard. The organization imposing your training requirement decides what it will accept; verify the required course and completion document before registering.