CPR for Everyone

You don't need any medical training at all to learn the life-saving skill of CPR. No matter what your level of training is, the American Heart Association has a course for you.
For the laypublic, there are Heartsaver courses for any need...CPR/AED, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens.
For child care providers, there is the Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid course, which includes CPR/AED, First Aid, use of Epinephrine Auto-injectors. This course is approved by regulatory agencies in all 50 states for child care providers.
Healthcare workers can take BLS for the Healthcare Provider, including 1 and 2 person CPR, AED, use of a bag-valve-mask, and adult, child, and infant choking.
Advanced healthcare providers, including paramedics and nurses, must take Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
And for those with busy schedules, AHA recently added online courses in all but the Pediatric First Aid course. The online courses allow you to do the classroom portion on the computer on your own time, then have an AHA instructor evaluate your skills, nearly eliminating the time stuck in a classroom.
With all these options, especially the online option, there is really no excuse for not learning these skills.

Hands Only CPR

Hands Only CPR....Push Hard & Push Fast!

Why wait?

Why do people only learn CPR or First Aid because they NEED a certification for work? Why can't we simply want to learn a life-saving skill because we WANT to be able to help someone when the time arises? Is it a fear of doing it wrong? Is there a fear of being sued if you help? Is it a fear of getting involved? All of these are valid concerns, but CPR is easy to learn, easy to do. There are laws in place to protect people who try to do the right thing. 


Afraid of doing it wrong? The new guidelines for CPR are simply to call 911 and do compressions...hard and fast. No longer do you need to give breaths, no longer need to check a pulse (as these were the skills that were often tricky)...but just give compressions hard and fast for as long as needed or as long as you can.


Concerned about getting sued if you do it wrong? There are laws in place to protect individuals who provide aid to others as long as you act in the best interest of the victim. This means individuals are protected when the render aid...so there is no reason to fear "getting in trouble". 


Don't want to get involved? It seems in our society this is too often the case. We are all in too big of a hurry to help another person. We don't someone else's problems to be our own. But take a moment and ask yourself if you would want someone to help you if you needed it. What if everyone was in too big of a hurry to help you if you had a cardiac events? What if they did not want to get involved in your problem? Its a sure bet, you would want them to assist you. You would want them to increase your chance of survival to see your next birthday, enjoy your next holiday, be able to play in the park with your children. Why can't we all do that for each other?


CPR is a proven technique to help save someone whose heart has stopped beating.  For each second it takes to start CPR, a victims chances of survival diminish. So every second counts. AEDs are more widely spread now than ever, they can be found in airports, athletic clubs, malls, even throughout places like Disneyland. Why not learn how to use one? AEDs are designed not for the professional, but for the everyday person to be able to use and make a difference. 


There is nothing that feels quite as amazing as being that person who DID stop and render aid. The person who DID take it upon themselves to help others. The person who DID give that victim the chance to see their family again. Everyday people can be heroes...you just have to want to.


Visit our Training Center website for upcoming CPR /First Aid Courses
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Could you save me?

Could this be the wave of the future? Could you really be asked during a job interview if you know CPR? And why shouldn't this question be asked? It's a fact that the more people who know CPR, then the more likely it is that someone suffering a heart attack will survive. It's the passerby, co-worker, friend or loved one who is there when the event happens that makes the difference between life and death. By starting CPR immediately the odds of survival go up exponentially. So ask yourself if you are going to be simply a by-stander or are you going to be a life saver?


Could you save me if I collapsed?

Hands Only CPR....Push Hard and Push Fast!

Staying Alive

The proper rate of compressions during CPR for any age patient (adult, child, infant) is 100 compressions per minute.
Did you know the beat to the song "Staying Alive" by the BeeGees is perfect timing for CPR?

Welcome to the World of CPR

Welcome to our blog featuring everything about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.  We will periodically add content about how to do CPR, why we do CPR, how it works, maybe even some history. We'll try to make it fun, so check back for some help to make you an Everyday Hero.