Updated to reflect new science in the 2020/2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & ECC
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, which is valid for two years.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescue
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
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
Perform as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR
Give effective breaths 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 (optional)
Perform high-quality CPR for an infant (optional)
Describe how to use an AED on an infant (optional)
Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
Demonstrate how to help a choking infant (optional)
