CPR AED First Aid Certification (Trauma training additional)

Class time 4 hrs.  CPR/AED- $50 (4 Hrs)      CPR/AED/FIRST AID - $60 (4.5 Hrs)      CPR/AED/FIRST AID/TRAUMA - $80 (6 Hrs)

TRAUMA ONLY - (must have CPR/AED/First Aid Certification -  $50  2 Hrs)

Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a Heartsaver CPR AED course completion e-card, valid for two years.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

         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

• Describe how to perform CPR with help from others

• Give effective breaths by 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*

• Perform high-quality CPR for an infant*

• Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child

• Demonstrate how to help a choking infant*

• List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuers

• 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