Heartsaver AED Course Description
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Course Description
The Heartsaver AED Course teaches the basic techniques of adult/Child CPR and how to
use an AED. Students also learn about using barrier devices in CPR and giving
first aid for choking. The course teaches how to recognize the signs of four
major emergencies: heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest and foreign-body airway
obstruction.
Course Length: 3 -4 hours
Intended Audience
Responders such as police, airline personnel, security personnel, corporate
employees, family members of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death,
other rescuers, and those who need or want to learn CPR and how to operate an
AED.
Student Materials: Heartsaver AED Text (required)
Written/Skills Exam: Not Required for completion card
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.
Heartsaver CPR AED is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches adult CPR and AED use, as well as how to relieve choking on an adult. This course teaches skills with AHA’s research-proven Practice-While-Watching (PWW) technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback and guide the students’ learning of skills.
Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.
During the course, an AHA Instructor conducts video-based lessons and works with students to complete their CPR and AED skills practice and testing.
Please call for discounts and pricing. 301-842-2522