Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED
Child and infant first aid, CPR and AED use for childcare staff, teachers and coaches. Designed to meet childcare requirements in all 50 states.
- In Person
- Hybrid
- Skills Only
Next: Oct 31 · Boise, ID Sample Date
AHA Courses
Heartsaver First Aid
First aid without CPR: recognize an emergency, call for help and care for common injuries and illnesses until help arrives. Classroom or blended.
Next Available Dates
- Classroom Sample Date
- Blended: Heartsaver Online + Skills Session Sample Date
- Skills Session for Heartsaver Online Completers Sample Date
Overview
Heartsaver First Aid teaches people with little or no medical training to recognize an emergency, call for help and give first aid for the most common situations until professional help arrives. It has no CPR component; add Heartsaver CPR AED or book Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED if you need both. Take it in a classroom, or blended with Heartsaver First Aid Online and a short hands-on skills session. Both formats issue the same Heartsaver course completion eCard, valid for two years.
What You Will Learn
- Recognize an emergency and call for help
- Keep yourself and the scene safe
- Give first aid for the most common injuries and illnesses
Who Should Attend
Anyone who needs first aid training for a job, a regulation or a license.
Prerequisites
- None
- Skills-only session: Heartsaver First Aid Online completion certificate
Schedule
Upcoming Sessions
Pick a session and reserve your seat, or ask us about a private class for your crew.
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Classroom
Tue, Oct 27 · 9:00 AM to 11:15 AM MDT
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Blended: Heartsaver Online + Skills Session
Fri, Nov 13 · 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM MST
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Skills Session for Heartsaver Online Completers
Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM MST
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Classroom
Tue, Dec 8 · 9:00 AM to 11:15 AM MST
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Sessions marked Sample Date show a typical schedule. Request one and we will confirm a real date with you.
FAQ
Questions About This Course
Two years, through the end of the month it was issued. Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens is the exception: it ends in a one-year participation card, because OSHA requires annual bloodborne pathogens training. Course completion cards come as eCards you claim by email, and your employer can verify them online.
Only the online part. Blended (hybrid) courses, HeartCode for BLS, ACLS and PALS and Heartsaver Online for workplace courses, start with an online portion you finish on your own time from anywhere, followed by a shorter hands-on skills practice and testing session. They end with the same AHA course completion card as a classroom course. We do not teach AHA courses over live video: every course that ends in a course completion card includes a hands-on skills test, with our instructor at your station or ours, or on a voice-assisted manikin.
VAM stands for voice-assisted manikin. After you finish HeartCode BLS or HeartCode ACLS online, you complete the hands-on skills test on an AHA-approved manikin that coaches and scores you by voice, with no instructor running the checkoff. BLS covers adult and infant skills. ACLS covers adult skills. You can repeat a skill until you meet the standard. Some employers also require an instructor-led ACLS megacode, so check with yours first.
Anyone who has finished the online portion of an AHA blended course, such as HeartCode BLS, ACLS or PALS, or Heartsaver CPR AED or First Aid online. Bring your online completion certificate, and book soon after you finish so the material is fresh.
Heartsaver CPR AED and Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED are the usual picks for workplace requirements. Heartsaver First Aid covers first aid alone. Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED is built for childcare and school staff. Bloodborne Pathogens is a one-hour course for anyone who may be exposed to blood at work. If your employer names a course, book that one.
Be at least 18 and hold a current AHA provider card in the course you want to teach. Find an AHA Training Center that is accepting instructor candidates and complete its instructor candidate application. Then complete the Instructor Essentials online course, attend the in-person session with Training Center Faculty, and be monitored teaching your first class within six months. ACLS and PALS instructors must also be licensed or certified in a healthcare occupation whose scope of practice covers those skills, and ASLS instructors must be advanced healthcare providers, such as paramedics or nurses. We run Heartsaver, BLS, ACLS and PALS instructor courses, and BLS Instructors can teach every Heartsaver course. ASLS instructor courses are coming soon.
Open a course, pick a session and select Reserve Seat, then pay on our secure payment page by card or bank account (ACH). Paying online adds a processing fee, and you see the exact total before you pay. Your seat is confirmed as soon as the payment goes through. To pay by card over the phone or an agency purchase order instead, reserve your seat, then contact us. If no date works for you, request one.
Cancellation and reschedule terms depend on the course and are shown before you reserve. Contact us as early as you can and we will help you move to another date when seats are open.
Instructors across the USA · At your station or ours
Heartsaver First Aid: Pick a Date or Bring Us to You.
Pick a scheduled session, or request a private class for your crew at a time and place that works for you.
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.