HEARTSAVER CPR AND FIRST AID
The new Hearstaver course design offers the instructor to tailor the course to the student
needs. The options for instruction include:
 First Aid
 First Aid, Adult CPR/AED
 First Aid, Adult CPR/AED, Child CPR/AED
 First Aid, Adult CPR/AED, Child CPR/AED, Infant CPR
 Adult CPR/AED
 Adult CPR/AED, Child CPR/AED
 Adult CPR/AED, Child CPR/AED, Infant CPR
 Adult CPR/AED, Infant CPR
CPR In the Schools format may be taught with no instructor/student ratio requirements,
however, if the student is getting certified in the course, they need to receive the testing
on a one instructor:one student ratio. If the student chooses not to complete the course for
a card, this means they will not be certified. They have 30 days from the end of the
course to receive a card. Once they extend past this grace period, they must be issued a
card.
One option that is required is that the AED will be taught whenever teaching a CPR
component.
Adult/Child CPR and AED
Adult/Child CPR and AED with Infant CPR
2 hours 30 minutes
3 hours 30 minutes
First Aid Only
3 hours*
First Aid and Adult/Child CPR with AED
6 hours 30 minutes
First Aid and Adult/Child CPR with AED and Infant 7 hours 30 minutes
CPR
Who Can Teach The Course:
Any current American Heart Association BLS Instructor or Heartsaver Instructor
Prerequisites:
There are no entrance prerequisites. The student is required to have a copy of the
appropriate Heartsaver student workbook for the course. The two options for manuals
are:
 Heartsaver First Aid/CPR Workbook
 Heartsaver CPR/AED Workbook
Equipment List:
Instructor:
Heartsaver First Aid/CPR DVD
Stopwatch
TV with VCR/DVD player (working remote) or,
Computer with projector/screen
Manikin cleaning supplies
For each student:
Heartsaver CPR/AED or Heartsaver First Aid/ CPR Workbook
Face Shield (optional)
Pocket Mask
One Way Valve
Student Skills Checklist
For each group of three (3) students:
Mannikin with shirts (adult/child/infant)
*Child manikin is optional
Adult/ Infant Mask
AED Trainer Kit
Includes the following:
AED training pads (Adult/Child)
Fresh batteries for operation (and/or spare batteries)
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Add 30 minutes for optional environmental emergencies topics
Equipment List:
Pair of latex free gloves
Student Skills Checklist
4x4 gauze pads, stack
1 bandage (roll of gauze)
Splinting supplies
1 sheet or blanket
For each group of Two (2) students
Epi auto-injector trainer
Paperwork for Training Center (SUBMIT IN SELF ADDRESSED ENVELOPE):
2013 NICC Training Center Heartsaver CPR In the Schools Course Roster
Course evaluation form (one completed per student)
Paperwork for Instructor should maintain (Keep for 2 years)
Copy of the Course Roster (send the TC the original)
Student Skills Checklist
* Please remember to paperclip student evaluations to corresponding course roster
* Maintain a copy for your records to ensure all cards have been returned to lead
instructor
Course Completion Card:
The course completion cards for Heartsaver courses are related to the material that is
taught by the instructor. To receive the course completion card, the student must
participate, practice and successfully complete all lessons and skill proficiency testing as
directed by the curriculum.
All students must be issued an authentic American Heart Association Heartsaver course
completion card upon successful completion of the course. Under no circumstances may
an instructor issue letters, or certificates in lieu of the course completion card. You should
only issue a course completion card based on the student’s ability to demonstrate skills
with proficiency and consistent with AHA guidelines.
Testing:
Written testing: There are short written review questions in the first aid student
provider manual. For those employers that require a formal test, there will be one
made available though the training center.
Skills Test Requirements
Removing Gloves
Finding the Problem
Using an Epinephrine Pen
Stopping Bleeding and Bandaging
If CPR training is taught: CPR testing is necessary to ensure that the student has
a competent understanding of the material.
Skills Test Requirements
Adult/child 1 Rescuer CPR
Adult/child 1 Rescuer CPR and AED (optional module if taught)
Infant 1- rescuer CPR (optional module if taught)
When to Give Tests: Pause the video after each section of the course where a written test
is done. Tell the student to open their manual and to answer all of the questions for that
section. Review the correct answers and provide the students with the appropriate
reference page for them to review those questions they may have missed. Do not delay
the course by answering in detail the questions and answers, please wait until after the
course or during a break time. The written tests are done at the end of these sections of
the course:
 First Aid Basics
 Medical Emergencies
 Injury Emergencies
 Environmental Emergencies
→There is a no “pass/fail” on the written tests. These questions are provided as a
tool for the student to mark their progress in understanding the material.
You will test students following student practice sessions as specified in the agenda. Use
the CPR critical skills checklist to ensure that the student has demonstrated each step of
the skill correctly and to record the student’s results.
Test each one student at a time. If a student does not pass a skills test, work with that
student during the remediation lesson at the end of the course and retest the student at that
time. In every retesting case, test the student in the entire skill.
Heartsaver First Aid Sample Course Agenda (Times are
approximate)
Introduction
5 minutes
First Aid Basics
50 minutes
Medical Emergencies
35 minutes
Injury Emergencies
55 minutes
Environmental Emergencies
30 Minutes
Heartsaver CPR/AED Sample Course Agenda (Times are
approximate)
Adult CPR/AED
1 hour 30 minutes
Child CPR
35 minutes
Infant CPR
1 hour 10 minutes