Course Overview

Who Should take this course?

Heartsaver® First Aid teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrive. Skills covered in this course include the duties and responsibilities of first aid rescuers; first aid actions for medical emergencies, including severe choking, heart attack, and stroke; and skills for handling injury and environmental emergencies, including external bleeding, broken bones and sprains, and bites and stings.

Course Format Options

This course can be taken either in a 100% classroom format or a blended format that combines the flexibility of online training with hands-on skills practice and testing with an AHA Instructor.

100% classroom training means students are with an AHA instructor for their entire learning experience. This video-based, instructor-led course teaches skills with the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students’ learning of skills.

The blended format starts with the student taking the eLearning portion of the Heartsaver® First Aid. Upon completion of the online portion, students must complete a hands-on skills session with one of our AHA Heartsaver® Instructors.

The online portion can be completed in approximately 3 1/2 hours; the time to complete skills practice and testing session varies.

Students select their format option during the signup process.

Completion Card

Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver® First Aid Course Completion eCard via email that is valid for two years.

After enrollment and payment, students will be emailed a key-code and link that allows them access to their online course to be taken at the AHA website.

Objectives

After successfully completing the BLS Provider CPR course, students should be able to:

  • 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; and
  • Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers.

Course Content

  • First aid basics;
  • Medical emergencies;
  • Injury emergencies;
  • Environmental emergencies;
  • Preventing illness and injury; and
  • Optional exam.

Features

 

100% Classroom Course Features:

  • Video-based course ensures consistency;
  • Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency;
  • Student Workbook comes with Heartsaver® First Aid Quick Reference Guide that summarizes first aid actions for many injuries and illnesses; and
  • Course is updated with the new science from the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.

Online Course Features:

  • Students have the convenience of completing the course at their own pace at work, home, or wherever Internet access is available;
  • Can be used for initial or renewal training;
  • Includes interactive exercises and videos to engage students and provide periodic points of knowledge transference;
  • Certificate of completion available to print when the online portion has been completed successfully;
  • Students have access to all information in the online course for 24 months after activation of their key to help reinforce what they have learned;
  • Includes audio and transcript for any students who may have a hearing or visual disability;
  • Screen and text-sized options help meet diverse learning needs; and
  • Navigation controls provide students with the flexibility to move easily through content and customize their personal learning experience.

Student Materials

 

Classroom

20-1128 Heartsaver® First Aid Student Workbook

Online

20-1402 Heartsaver® First Aid Online

What are Heartsaver® Courses?

Heartsaver® courses are courses that target Non-Healthcare Professionals.

These courses are designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting. For many Heartsaver® courses, students receive a course completion card that is valid for 2 years.

The Heartsaver® Series Includes:

Mobile Version

We're excited to announce that this course is available in HTML 5, making it more compatible with the browser on your mobile device (e.g., smartphone or tablet).

This course requires only the most recent version of your mobile device's web browser.

Mobile Pros and Cons

Mobile versions of this sort of training are new, but below are some Pros and Cons that we have noticed during our extensive testing.

Pros

  • No computer needed
  • Tablet mobility
  • Tablet screen graphics

Cons

  • Smartphone screens can be too small to see
  • Mobile browsers react differently than computer browsers
  • Phone calls can interrupt training

During our testing we noticed that tablets work much better than smartphones, simply due to their screen size. The newer the device, the better the result. We are also aware that the course will not work on the first generation iPad, nor older Android Tablets.


Test the functionality of your browser using HTML5 and compare it to the performance of other browsers. If you find other browsers are more compatible than your own, you may want to make the switch.

FAQ

Below are some frequently asked questions specific to this course.

Q - How long will this course take to complete?

Our courses are set up to take a specific amount of time. Some students may get through the training more quickly, while others may actually take longer to complete their training. Remember, this training should be used as an intricate tool in the context of an overall training program; it can be combined with other training throughout the year in order to meet any hour requirements needed.


Q - Do I have to finish the course in one sitting?

No, our courses are designed so you can start and stop as needed, allowing you to break the training up over a longer period of time. Our system will keep track of your progress, enabling you to resume where you left off upon your next login. It is important that once you start a section, you complete that section or you will need to start that section over from the beginning upon your return.


Q - Can I take the course from more than one computer?

Yes, you can take the online portion by signing in with your username and password from any location and computer with high-speed internet access. However, each computer does need to meet our basic system requirements for viewing our online courses.


Q - Will I receive a certificate for this course?

Yes, once you have completed a course, you are able to download, save or print a certificate of completion from your student account. Certificates are created in a pdf format. Users must have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader before attempting to download the completion certificate.