The American Heart Association’s Emergency Cardiovascular Care Programs deliver a dynamic message of hope — the hope of saving lives. New treatments have improved the possibility of survival from cardiovascular emergencies, cardiac arrest, and stroke. These new treatments offer the hope of improved quality of life for people who suffer these events. Increasing public awareness of the importance of early intervention and ensuring greater public access to defibrillation will save many lives. ECC programs educate healthcare providers, caregivers, and the general public about how to respond to these emergencies. ECC programs train more than 9 million people every year.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Course Length: 4.5 Hours
Cost: $50.00/person
This course is a basic life support program designed for healthcare providers and first responders inside and outside the hospital. The program covers sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, and stroke, foreign body airway obstruction, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use of an automated external defibrillator.
Description: This course covers CPR and foreign-body airway obstruction for Adults, Children, and Infants, 1 and 2 person rescuer scenarios with the use of an AED.
Intended Audience: Healthcare professionals such as
The Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification is good for 2 years
Heartsaver CPR & AED Course Length: 3.5 Hours
Cost: $40/person
This course is a basic life support program designed for a layperson who wants or is required to have CPR and AED training, for example emergency response teams in the workplace, school bus drivers, teachers, law enforcement, and day care providers. The program covers sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, and stroke, foreign body airway obstruction, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use of an automated external defibrillator.
Description: This course covers CPR and foreign-body airway obstruction for Adults, Children, and Infants, 1 rescuer scenarios with the use of AED.
Intended Audience: Anyone who has the duty to perform CPR with the use of an AED in responds to a cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements until emergency medical services arrives to take over resuscitation efforts.
The Heartsaver CPR & AED certification is good for 2 years
Heartsaver CPR, AED, and First Aid Course Length: 7.5 Hours
Cost: $70/person
This course is a basic life support program designed for a layperson who wants or is required to have CPR, AED, and First Aid training, for example emergency response teams in the workplace. The program covers sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, and stroke, foreign body airway obstruction, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use of an automated external defibrillator. The first aid section covers importance of emergency response, controlling severe bleeding and shock, care for soft tissue, bone, joint, and muscle injuries, assisting with medical emergencies, heat and cold-related illness, and more.
Description: This course covers CPR and foreign-body airway obstruction for Adults, Children, and Infants, 1 rescuer scenarios with the use of an AED. The first aid section teaches how to stabilize and manage illness and injuries until emergency medical services arrives to assume responsibly of treating the patient. This course covers first aid basics, medical, injury and environmental emergencies.
Intended Audience: Anyone who has the duty to perform CPR with the use of an AED and/or first aid care in responds to a medical emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements until emergency medical services arrives to take over treatment efforts.
The Heartsaver CPR & AED certification is good for 2 years, First Aid certification is good for 3 years
Pediatric Heartsaver CPR, AED, and First Aid Course Length: 7.5 Hours
Cost: $70/person
This course is a basic life support program designed for a layperson who wants or is required to have CPR, AED, and First Aid training in a setting were children are present and could possible be injured, for example child care workers, teachers, foster care workers, camp counselors, youth organizations, coaches for children's sports organization. The program covers sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, and stroke, foreign body airway obstruction, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use of an automated external defibrillator. The first aid section covers importance of emergency response, controlling severe bleeding and shock, care for soft tissue, bone, joint, and muscle injuries, assisting with medical emergencies, heat and cold-related illness, and more.
Description: This course covers CPR and foreign-body airway obstruction for Adults, Children, and Infants, 1 rescuer scenarios with the use of an AED. The pediatric first aid section teaches how to stabilize and manage illness and injuries until emergency medical services arrives to assume responsibly of treating of the child. This course covers first aid basics, medical, injury and environmental emergencies.
Intended Audience: Anyone who has the duty to perform CPR with the use of an AED and/or first aid care for a child in responds to a medical emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements until emergency medical services arrives to take over treatment.
The Heartsaver CPR & AED certification is good for 2 years, First Aid certification is good for 3 years
Family & Friends CPR Course Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $25/person
This course is a basic life support program designed for a layperson who wants to learn CPR and how to relieve a foreign-body airway obstruction, for example expecting or current parents, grandparents, and anyone who know a family member or friend that has a cardiac history. AED training is not part of this program.
Description: This course covers CPR and foreign-body airway obstruction for Adults, Children, and Infants.
Intended Audience: Members of the general community who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card.