Which CPR training is for you? A quick guide

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Which CPR training is for you? A quick guide
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If you are unsure about which AHA CPR
Certification training classes to take, this
quick guide should help you assess your needs and
direct you to the appropriate training program
suited for you.
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Heartsaver CPR AED This course is NOT intended
for healthcare professionals but is designed for
anyone with little or no medical experience who
needs to know how to conduct CPR or earn a CPR
certificate to meet job, regulatory, or other
requirements. Daycare employees, school teachers,
security officers, summer camps, work,
babysitters, and construction workers, Airline
Personnel, Police Officers, Firefighters are all
encouraged to take this course. It is also useful
for lay rescuers who may be called to a workplace
emergency and family members of patients at high
risk of sudden cardiac death. This course can be
taught in elementary, middle, and high school
settings over numerous class hours using standard
student and instructor materials as well as a
school-specific course completion
card. https//www.healthforcetrainingcenter.com/h
eartsaver-cpr
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Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED This course is
designed for anyone who has a duty to respond to
a first-aid emergency as part of their job
responsibilities or regulatory requirements, such
as security and airline personnel, camp
counselors, police and firefighters, teachers and
day-care workers, aerobics teachers/physical-fitne
ss trainers, and anyone else who wants or needs
first-aid training. Participants learn how to
manage injuries such as bleeding, sprains,
fractured bones, shock, and other first-aid
crises. Adult CPR and AED use are also covered in
this course. https//www.healthforcetrainingcent
er.com/first-aid-cpr
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Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED It teaches
caregivers and others how to respond to and
manage ailments and injuries in children and
infants in the first few minutes before
professional care comes. Pediatric First Aid,
Child/Infant CPR AED, and Asthma Care Training
are all covered. This course is meant to meet the
regulatory requirements for childcare workers
such as camp counselors, childcare workers,
coaches, foster care workers, teachers, youth
group leaders, and others who handle children
such as parents, grandparents, babysitters, and
guardians. https//www.healthforcetrainingcenter
.com/pediatric-first-aid
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Basic Life Support (BLS) This is an advanced
level of CPR training for people who have a
job-related "duty to respond" to emergencies,
such as noncertified, licensed, or unlicensed
healthcare professionals like physicians, nurses,
paramedics, emergency medical technicians,
respiratory, physical, and occupational
therapists, physician's assistants, residents or
fellows, medical or nursing students in training,
aides, medical or nursing assistants, and other
allied health personnel. https//www.healthforce
trainingcenter.com/bls
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Advance Cardio Life Support (ACLS) ACLS is
designed for healthcare workers who manage or
facilitate in the treatment of cardiopulmonary
arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies.
Personnel in emergency response, emergency
medicine, intensive care, and critical care units
are included. https//www.healthforcetrainingcen
ter.com/acls-ny-nj-fl-ct-americanheart
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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) PALS
course is designed for healthcare providers who
respond to infant and child emergencies.
Personnel in emergency response, emergency
medicine, intensive care, and critical care
units, such as physicians, nurses, paramedics,
and others, who require a PALS course
certification card for job or other
requirements. https//www.healthforcetrainingcen
ter.com/pals