Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED

Classroom Course with an American Heart Association Instructor
(Adult Included. Child/Infant Module is Optional)​
 6400 Independence Pkwy Apt 3604 Plano, TX 75023

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​Heartsaver ​First Aid CPR AED Course Cost

$100.00
​(Payment must be received at least 24 hours prior to class time or $25 Walk-In fee applies. Please call for availability first.)

Heartsaver ​First Aid CPR AED Course Length

Estimated Time (Based on 1:1 Student to Instructor Ratio): Approximately 3 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing.

Estimated Time (Based on 6:1 Student to Instructor Ratio): Approximately 7 hours (including optional lessons and breaks)​

​Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Description

Nationwide CPR's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid, CPR, and automated external defibrillator (AED) use in a safe, timely, and effective manner. 

​After successfully completing Nationwide CPR's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED, students should 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
• 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*
• 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 
• 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 rescuer

*Child and infant modules are optional.

Heartsaver ​First Aid CPR AED Course Audience

AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Courses are intended for Fortune 1500 companies and for employees in industries such as:

• security
• law enforcement
• state correctional facilities
• colleges and universities
• hospitality
• health and fitness
• property management
• construction
• occupational and environmental health and safety
• child care
• manufacturing
• education
• airline

any others where having a workforce of trained lay responders may prove invaluable for the safety of both customers and employees.
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED is also appropriate for lay rescuers who may have a need to respond to an emergency in the workplace, and family members of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death.

Heartsaver ​​First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card

Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.

​We all take measures to prevent injuries, but accidents happen.  How prepared are you to deal with medical emergencies at your job, school or home?  Comprehensive and practical first aid training can give you the critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency quickly and calmly, until emergency medical services can be accessed or emergency medical personnel arrive at the scene. 

Whether you are taking a first aid class as a requirement for your job or just to be prepared, knowing how to respond and manage medical emergencies is an important skill. Knowing first aid empowers you to give assistance to someone who is suffering from a sudden injury or illness, so that you can make then well again, prevent their condition from worsening, or potentially save their life.  
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Our first aid courses cover how to manage bleeding (external), sprains, broken bones, shock, wound care and other first aid emergencies.  And, our Heartsaver first aid classes are designed to meet OSHA regulations.  Our instructors will guide you through various scenarios and provide you with the most up-to-date emergency treatment instructions.  We will provide expert advice and practical information for common emergencies. ​