Course Description
The Heartsaver CPR Course is a modular 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.
The program is divided into three different courses, providing
choices.
- Heartsaver CPR for All Ages
This course teaches CPR and relief of
foreign-body airway obstruction in the adult, infant and child.
- Heartsaver CPR for Adults
This course teaches CPR and relief of
foreign-body airway obstruction for the adult.
- Heartsaver CPR for Infants and Children
This course teaches CPR and relief of
foreign-body airway obstruction for infants (birth to 1 year of age)
and children (1 year to 8 years of age).
Course Length
- All ages: 5 1/2 - 6 hours. .
- Adult only: 3 hours.
- Infant/child only: 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 Text,
Required
Instructor Materials:
Card Type:
Course completion card (modular)
Written/Skills Exam:
Required for completion card
