Adult, Child, Infant CPR and AED

We cannot always rely on 911 alone. There are over 500,000 deaths in the United States related to new and recurring coronary (heart) attacks. According to statistics, 80% occur outside of a hospital and do not receive any immediate treatment after suffering a heart attack. The odds of survival for the victim is four times greater when CPR is performed right away, and it would save over 200,000 per year or 550 lives per day.

The goal of this course is to train students to recognize symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest and teach critical skills to perform Adult and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) as well as the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely and efficient manner.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the importance of CPR and its impact on survival
• Recognize symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest
• Understand the steps of the Chain of Survival
• Describe the steps to perform adult, child and infant CPR
• Understand the importance of timely use of AED
• Describe the steps for safe use of AED