American Heart Association and CPR Courses

• Wednesday, October 15, 2025
  9:00 am – 1:00 pm

AHA Instructor Courses

• AHA BLS Instructor Course:  Saturday November 15, 2025, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm – 2025 Fire Rescue College Offering
• AHA ACLS Instructor Course:  Sunday November 16, 2025, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm – 2025 Fire Rescue College Offering
• AHA PALS Instructor Course:  Sunday November 16, 2025, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – 2025 Fire Rescue College Offering

• TBA

Who should take this course?

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

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

Is AHA BLS the right course for me?

BLS is geared towards prehospital providers, like EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, and in-facility hospital providers. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course.

What does this course teach?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Importance of teams in multi rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi rescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants