After successfully completing the Heartsaver First Aid Course or the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course, students should be able to:
- list the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer
- describe the key steps in first aid
- describe the assessment of 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
- recognize elements of common injuries and illnesses
- recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers.
After successfully completing the Heartsaver CPR AED Course or the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course, 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 alone or as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR (child and infant CPR modules are optional)
- give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups
- demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are optional)
- describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is 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 were having a workforce of trained lay responders may prove invaluable for the safety of both customers and employees.
It 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.
