Class Enrollment

Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED
Date/Time:	Sun 11/23/2025 at 1:00 PM
Location:	PALM DESERT RESUSCITATION EDUCATION LLC - ORANGE COUNTY OFFICE - 24432 Muirlands Blvd., Unit #131, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Class Price:	See Options
Notes:	***We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule a class due to the lack of participation or personnel/workplace emergency situations. Please be advised that notification of canceled or rescheduled course(s) will be given by phone or email as soon as possible.

Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED

Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage a first aid, choking or sudden cardiac arrest emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives.

You will learn:

• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Adult CPR and AED use
• Adult choking
• Child CPR and AED use (optional)
• Infant CPR (optional)
• Child choking (optional)

First Aid instruction includes bandaging, bleeding, wounds, choking, shock, seizure, fainting, broken bones, sprains, burns, bites, stings, poison, and temperature-related conditions, to name a few first aid emergencies.

CPR instruction includes high-quality compressions, airway management, breathing, and how to use a mask.

Audience:

This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in First Aid CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.

Heartsaver courses are designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

Features:

100% classroom training means students are with an AHA Instructor for their entire learning experience.

• Video based course ensures consistency
• Instructor led, hands on class format reinforces skills proficiency
• Student manual comes with a new Heartsaver First Aid Quick Reference Guide that summarizes first aid actions for many injuries and illnesses
• Updated Science based content

Course Content and Description:

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrives. Skills covered in this course include first aid; choking relief in adults, children, and infants; and what to do for sudden cardiac arrest in adults, children, and infants.

This 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.

• Key changes reflecting the new science from the updated American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Adult CPR and AED use
• Optional modules in child CPR and AED use and infant CPR, including child and infant choking
• Optional written test

Learning Objectives:

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to the following:

• 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
• Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
• Demonstrate how to help a choking infant
• 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
• Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
• Recognize when someone needs CPR
• Perform high-quality CPR for an adult
• 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 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*

*Child and infant modules are optional.

Course Materials:

• Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Student Workbook with Adult and Child/Infant Reminder Cards
• May Be Sold Separately
• The Heartsaver CPR AED Student Workbook/Provider Manual is for use by a single user as a student reference tool before, during, and after the course.
• Following are the specifications for 1 Heartsaver CPR AED Student Workbook:
• 8.375" x 10.875" manual
• Saddle-stitched within a full-color soft cover
• Includes 144 pages of full-color images and text
• Adult CPR AED Reminder Card
• May Be Sold Separately
• One 2.875" x 3.75" 7-panel
• Child and Infant CPR AED Reminder Card
• May Be Sold Separately
• One 2.875" x 3.75" 8-panel
• First Aid Quick Reference Guide
• May Be Sold Separately
• One 8.375" x 10.875"- panel

Course Format/Time:

• Classroom-based
• Classroom-based (instructor and video, with skills conducted throughout)
• During the course, an AHA Instructor conducts video-based lessons and works with students to complete their first aid skills practice and testing.
• Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course requires approximately 5-8 hours
• Course time based on
• 1 instructor to 6 students to 2 manikins

Course Prerequisites:

• Present your expired American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Provider Card to be considered a renewing provider and pay a reduced price for the course
• We do not accept non-AHA provider cards
• Please sign up for PDRE’s accredited Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED for Healthcare Providers course and receive the most globally recognized AHA provider card
• Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Provider Manual
• A current updated Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Provider Manual is required to attend the course
• Purchase the updated book from PDRE for during online class enrollment or before the start of the course at our facility
• Please bring your book if you own the most up-to-date version

Course Fee:

• Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED with Provider Manual: $120
• Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED without Provider Manual: $110

Certification:

• During the course, an AHA Instructor conducts video-based lessons and works with students to complete their first aid skills practice and testing.
• Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.
• Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card that is valid for 2 years.
• As of December 2017, the AHA has introduced the Heartsaver course completion card for K-12 school systems. The card signifies that an individual in the K-12 school system has successfully completed the objectives and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the AHA Heartsaver program. If you are a K-12 school, ask your Training Center about this option.

Scheduling & Discounts:

• Register early because classroom-based courses fill-up quickly
• Enrollment is limited
• Course scheduling is subject to change without notice
• Please call us if you have any questions or for discounted group rates and seasonal promotions!
• Feel free to view our website for more information: https://www.yourcprmd.com

FAQ:

• 2015 Guidelines Heartsaver ILT FAQ
• FAQ Heartsaver K-12 Schools Card

Updates:

• Changes: February 21, 2017
  Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Quick Reference Guide (PDF opens new window) 
  Print ISBN 978-1-61669-423-4, AHA Product Number 15-1022 
  Digital ISBN 978-1-61669-515-6, AHA Product Number 15-3118 
• Changes: February 21, 2017
  Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED DVD Set (PDF opens new window) 
  ISBN 978-1-61669-431-9, AHA Product Number 15-1019

Student Updates

• Changes: July 21, 2017 
  Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Student Workbook (PDF opens new window) 
  Print ISBN 978-1-61669-424-1, AHA Product Number 15-1018 
  eBook ISBN 978-1-61669-514-9, AHA Product Number 15-3117

Suggested Course:

• Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED (Online Part 1) and Skills Evaluation

Disclaimer:

The American Heart Association (AHA) strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in AHA ECC Courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course material, do not represent income to the Association.

Policies, terms, conditions, and prices may be subject to change without prior notice at any time depending on market value and vendor pricing in addition to yearly, seasonal and daily discounts and specials. Palm Desert Resuscitation Education (PDRE) reserves the right to update or modify these policies, terms, conditions and prices.