HEARTSAVER
Course Description:
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid Course is a classroom, Instructor-led course designed to prepare students to provide first aid in a safe, timely, and effective manner.
Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid skills demonstration, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid course completion card, valid for two years.
Target audience :
- Heartsaver is designed for people who want to learn how to help someone having a cardiac or choking emergency. Learn to recognize cardiac arrest, get emergency care on its way quickly and provide help until someone with more advanced training arrives to take over. You’ll get hands-on practice in performing high-quality CPR for adults, using an AED, relieving choking and doing rescue breathing. This course is ideal for workplace or volunteer requirements.
In just a few hours, you’ll gain the confidence and ability to perform invaluable life-saving skills
what will I learn ?
- 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
- Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
- Recognize when someone needs CPR
- Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
- Give effective breaths 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 adult, child, and infant.
- Demonstrate how to use an AED on a child
- Demonstrate how to help a choking adult, child, and infant
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I become HERATSAVER certified?
Of course, there are obvious reasons:
Your Country or employer may require this. Additionally, the more important reasons are:
- you want to save lives If you have and hold an Heartsaver certification, you can. Heartsaver certification requirements and policies are constantly changing and evolving. This is why you must recertify every 2 years.
Technology and research are always introducing new and better methods, so staying up-to-date is key to continuing to save lives.
What is the difference between Heartcode and Classroom ?
Heartcode learning combines the strengths of online learning and in-classroom training. Among its many qualities, Heartsaver Heartcode provides a convenient, flexible and robust option for busy health professionals and emergency responders. This option is particularly feasible when balancing the demands of working and learning are critical, such as during a global pandemic!
Powered using a new, user-friendly online learning platform, Heartsaver Heartcode teaches the same curriculum and hones the same skills as our traditional, instructor-led course – but on average, it takes less time to complete. A Heartcode course is divided into two parts:
Part 1: Online: a self-paced, cognitive learning and assessment program with easy access to a rich array of resources, activities, learning videos, knowledge checks and an electronic exam. Once you have completed the first part of the program you will move on to the in-person portion.
Part 2: In-class: an instructor-led, classroom-based session where you will benefit from ample opportunity for hands-on skills practice, expert coaching, debriefing, team scenarios and comprehensive skills testing.
What will students learn in this course specifically ?
After successfully completing a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Blended Learning Course, students
should be able to
CPR AED
• Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
• Explain the concept of the Chain of Survival
• Recognize when someone needs CPR
• Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
• Demonstrate giving effective breaths by using mouth to mouth or a mask for all ages
• Demonstrate performing high-quality CPR for an adult, a child, and an infant
• Demonstrate using an AED on an adult and on a child
• Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
• Demonstrate how to help a choking infant
First Aid
• List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuers
• Describe the key steps in first aid
• Demonstrate removing protective gloves
• Demonstrate finding the problem
• Describe the assessment and first aid actions for these life-threatening conditions: heart attack,
difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
• Describe when and how to help a choking adult, child, or infant
• Demonstrate how to help a choking infant
• Demonstrate how to use an epinephrine pen
• Demonstrate how to control bleeding and apply bandaging
• Recognize elements of common illnesses and injuries
• Describe the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle and the risks of smoking and vaping
• Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
• Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers
NOTE: Course objectives vary based on the course topics taught
What is the length of the Heartcode Instructor-led hands-on skills session?
Approximate times are as follows:
HeartCode BLS: 1-3 hours
HeartCode Heartsaver : 1-2 hours
HeartCode ACLS: 5-6 hours
HeartCode PALS: 4-5 hours
2020 Guidelines Heartsaver® Courses Adult Blended Learning FAQ
This is the manual provided by the American Heart association
