COURSE DESCRIPTION

 

201. CPR for Family and Friends Course:

Course Description
The CPR for Family and Friends Course is modular and teaches rescuer 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: 3 hours.

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.

Student Materials: CPR for Family and Friends Text, Required text is $10.00 per person.

Card Type: Course attendance card (in book).

Written/Skills Exam: None.

Cost: $45.00 per person.

 

202. Heartsaver First-Aid Course:

Course Description
The Heartsaver First Aid Course teaches rescuers to effectively recognize and treat adult emergencies in the critical first minutes until emergency medical services personnel arrive. The course also provides a complete health and safety training solution for first aid, adult, child and infant CPR and AED.

Course Length: 5 hours.

Intended Audience
Persons assigned to respond to emergencies in the workplace or community as well as those who want to learn First Aid, CPR and AED skills. Some rescuers are required to take this course as part of their employer's efforts to comply with OSHA regulations, e.g., corporate employees, security guards, airline personnel, lifeguards and other individuals who want or need First Aid training.

Student Materials: Heartsaver First Aid or Heartsaver First Aid With CPR and AED, Required , text is $14.00 per person.

Card Type: Course completion card.

Written/Skills Exam: No exam required.

Cost: $60.00 per person.

 

203. Heartsaver CPR Course:

Course Description
The Heartsaver CPR Course is a 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.

Course Length : 3 hours.

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

Student Materials: Heartsaver CPR, Required text is $13.00 per person.

Card Type: Course completion card.

Written/Skills Exam:
No exam required.

Cost: $50.00 per person.

204. BLS Healthcare Provider Course:

Course Description
The BLS Healthcare Provider Course teaches CPR skills for helping victims of all ages (including doing ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen); use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED); and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). It's intended for participants who provide health care to patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out-of-hospital. For certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed healthcare professionals.

Course Length: 4 hours.

Intended Audience
Healthcare providers, such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists, physician's assistants, residents or fellows, or medical or nursing students in training, aides, medical or nursing assistants, police officers, and other allied health personnel.

Student Materials: BLS for Healthcare Providers or Fundamentals of BLS for Healthcare Provider text. Required , text is $11.00 per person.

Card Type: Course completion card.

Written/Skills Exam: Required for completion card.

Cost: $50.00 per person.


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