HeartSavers First Aid CPR/AED Online Class & Skills Session

American Heart Association
Certification Cards Assigned Day of Class
 Online HeartSavers First Aid CPR/AED Course *Includes All Material plus Skills Check.* You will receive your AHA certification card at the end of your Skills Check!

This course has 2 components: an online portion and an instructor-led classroom portion.

Component 1:

  1. Purchase your online portion HERE and select: Heartsaver® First Aid CPR/AED Part 1 $30.00
  2. Complete the online course at your own pace.
  3. Upon completion of your online course, be sure to print out your certificate of completion. You will give the certificate to your instructor when you arrive for your skills check.

Component 2:
  1. To schedule your hands-on skills session click HERE and select Online Heartsavers® Skills Check (2nd part of blended learning AHA course) $55
  2. Choose the time and date that works best for you.
This Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course is a blended-learning format. Upon completion of the online portion, students participate in a hands-on session featuring skills practice and testing. Successful completion of both the online and hands-on portions, including skills practice and testing with a certified American Heart Association BLS or Heartsaver Instructor, qualifies students for a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED provider course card. The online program includes audio, video, and interactive activities. PC and Mac® compatible.

Course Overview:

This course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid and CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Heartsaver courses are intended 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.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
  • list the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer
  • describe the key steps in first aid
  • describe the assessment of 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
  • recognize elements of common injuries and illnesses
  • 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 alone or as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR (child and infant CPR modules are optional)
  • give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups
  • demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are optional)
  • describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is optional).


Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid skills demonstration and a CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card that is valid for two years.