The Basic CPR and AED course teaches lay rescuers how to recognize and treat life threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking for adult victims.  Rescuers will learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack, stroke and breathing difficulties.  Students also how to perform CPR using a barrier device and how to effectively use AED (Automated External Defibrillation).

COURSE OUTLINE
· Legal aspects of providing CPR
· Universal Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment
· Heart Attacks
· Strokes
· Choking in Adults
· Choking in Infants
· Chain of Survival in Adults
· Chain of Survival in Children
· ABCs of CPR
· Adult CPR/AED
· Children CPR/AED
· Infant CPR
· Recovery Positions

Intended Audience: All lay rescuers, such as lifeguards, airline personnel, police officers, security guards, family members of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death, and those who may have a need to respond to an emergency.

 Class Time: 3 Hours

Included in Price:
· 2 year certification