8Hr Emergency Medical Response: AHA First Aid, CPR, Blood Borne Pathogen and Stop the Bleed

American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED

The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner.

The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical experience who needs training for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

This course is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrive. This course uses AHA’s research proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students’ learning of skills.

What does this course teach?

• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Preventing illness and injury
• Adult CPR and AED use
• Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
• Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR
• Optional modules in bloodborne pathogens

The Bloodborne Pathogens course modules teaches students how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or blood containing materials. This course is designed to meet the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction.

STOP THE BLEED is the result of a collaborative effort led by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma to bring knowledge of bleeding control to the public.

A bleeding injury can happen anywhere. Life-threatening bleeding can happen in people injured in serious accidents or disasters. By learning how to STOP THE BLEED, you’ll gain the ability to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control bleeding once you learn three quick techniques. Taking the training course helps you to become empowered to make a life-or-death difference when a bleeding emergency happens.

Each Student after the completing the course modules will receive:

• American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Completion card
• The New England Consortium Blood Borne Pathogen Certificate • STOP THE BLEED Completion Certificate
• CPR Face Shield Mask Keychain