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.
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