Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
5890
Course Name
Heartsaver, Frist Aid, CPR, AED
Contact Hours
5.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Lehigh County Authority
Primary Contact
Gary Saunders
garysaundersjr@lehighcountyauthority.org
6102952674 Ext.
Website
Description
The American Heart Association's core Heartsaver classroom courses, for those with little or no medical training, include Heartsaver First Aid, Heartsaver CPR AED and Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED. These video-based, Instructor-led courses teach participants critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) takes over. Depending on the course, participants learn how to recognize, respond to and treat a variety of first aid emergencies, and perform CPR and use an AED in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
-First aid basics (including scene safety, finding the problem, calling for help and more)
-Medical emergencies (including actions for choking, breathing problems, shock and more)
-Injury emergencies (including actions for bleeding, broken bones, burns and more)
-Environmental emergencies (including actions for bites and stings, and temperature-related and poison emergencies)
-Adult CPR AED (with a mask)
-Optional modules include child CPR AED, and infant CPR, including child and infant choking
Target Audience
These courses are for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid and/or CPR AED to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.
Training Format
Classroom