Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training
who needs a course completion card for a 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. AHA’s Heartsaver
First Aid course and Heartsaver CPR AED course will provide students the
knowledge and skills that may help save a life.
Although much is being done to prevent death from heart problems, cardiac
arrest is still one of the leading causes of death in the United States.
The skills learned in this course will help students recognize cardiac
arrest, get emergency care on the way quickly, and help the student until
more advanced care arrives to take over.
AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid
This course provides the basics of first aid for most common life-threatening
emergencies, covering how to recognize them, how to call for help, and
how to perform lifesaving skills.
AHA’s Heartsaver combined First Aid CPR AED. This course combines
all of the information covered in Heartsaver CPR AED and Heartsaver First
Aid into one online course. The skills check-off for this course covers
both disciplines.
Gunnison Valley Health offers two Heartsaver Course options to meet the
needs of students, instructor-led training and blended learning. Both
formats include the same learning objectives and result in the same course
completion card. Courses will typically be held at Gunnison Valley Health.
Instructor-led training: This course is conducted in a classroom setting
and features group interaction and hands-on coaching and feedback from
an AHA Instructor.
Blended learning: This course includes an online portion and a hands-on
portion. The online portion can be completed at work, at home, or wherever
you have internet access. Upon successful completion of the online portion,
students will attend hands-on skills practice and testing session conducted
in-person with an AHA Instructor.
HeartCode Basic Life Support (BLS)
This course is intended for healthcare professionals and other personnel
who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life
support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.
AHA’s BLS Course provides the foundation for saving lives after cardiac
arrest. Updated to reflect new science as it emerges, this course teaches
the concepts of high-quality CPR, improvement of chest compression fraction
and high-performing team dynamics.
Gunnison Valley Health offers this course as an instructor-led or blended
learning course. This course includes an online portion and a hands-on
portion. The online portion can be completed at work, at home or wherever
you have internet access. Upon successful completion of the online portion,
students will attend hands-on skills practice and testing session conducted
in-person with an AHA Instructor.
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