Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Online Part 1 is a Web-based, self-directed course. The course teaches students critical skills and knowledge needed to respond to and manage a first aid or sudden cardiac arrest emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. Content includes how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies, as well as perform CPR and use an AED.
Audience
This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid, CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.
This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid, CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.
Course Content
• Key changes reflecting the new science from the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Adult CPR and AED use
• Optional modules in child CPR and AED use and infant CPR
• Optional written test
Course Format
eLearning (online lessons blended with hands-on skills session)
Features
• Can be completed at work, home or wherever Internet access is available
• Can be used for initial or renewal training
• Includes interactive exercises and videos
• Certificate of completion available to print when Part 1 has been sucessfully completed
• Includes online access to the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Student Workbook
• Students have access to all information in the online course for 24 months following activation of their
course key
Certification
Successful completion of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Online Course includes three (3) parts:
• Part 1 online; can be completed in approximately 11/2 -2 1/2 hours
• Parts 2 and 3, hands-on skills practice and testing session with an authorized AHA Instructor or
Heartsaver Skills Evaluator. Time to complete skills practice and testing sessions vary.
Frequently Asked Questions
Heartsaver Online Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does the AHA determine the cost for all training courses and the accompanying course materials?
A: Costs for courses and materials are determined by Training Centers or Instructors and may vary. The AHA does not regulate price; however, provides its authorized distributors suggested retail pricing on course materials.
Course Options
Instructor Materials
Instructors and Heartsaver Skills Evaluators should refer to the document, “Training Memo: BLS HCP and Heartsaver eLearning Skills Practice and Testing Requirements 6/1/11.”
This document is posted on the AHA Instructor Network under Courses > Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Online.
Student Materials
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Online Part 1 (90-1401)
