American Heart Association · Community & Workplace Ready
AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
Heartsaver is the course for people who are not clinicians but are still the first person there. Workplace responders, coaches, trainers, childcare staff, site supervisors.
- Course Length
- About 4 to 5 hours for the full combination course
- Credential
- AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED eCard, valid two years from the month of issue.
- Format
- In person, hands-on. On-site available.
- Issuing Body
- American Heart Association
Who this course is for
- Workplace and OSHA-driven safety requirements
- Teachers, coaches, and school staff
- Childcare and daycare providers
- Personal trainers and fitness facility staff
- Construction and trades crews
- Anyone who wants to be ready at home
What you will learn
- Adult, child, and infant CPR
- AED use
- Choking relief for adults, children, and infants
- Bleeding control, wounds, and bandaging
- Recognizing heart attack, stroke, and severe allergic reaction
- Burns, fractures, head and spine injuries, and environmental emergencies
Prerequisites
None. No medical background required.
Need this for your whole team?
On-site training is our primary service. We bring instructors, manikins, AED trainers, and all course materials to your facility anywhere in Lee, Collier, or Charlotte County — and we can contract a recurring schedule so nobody's card ever lapses.
Request On-Site TrainingQuestions people actually ask
Is Heartsaver the same as BLS?
No. Heartsaver is the lay-responder course. BLS Provider is the healthcare-professional course. If your employer or licensing board specifically says BLS, Heartsaver will not satisfy the requirement.
Does this meet OSHA requirements?
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED is designed for workplace and regulatory requirements, including OSHA-driven ones. The hands-on, in-person format is what makes it acceptable — online-only certificates are commonly rejected.
Can you train our whole team at our workplace?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper and faster option. We bring everything to your site and train your staff together, on your schedule.
Why Care Chain CPR
Care Chain CPR is an American Heart Association Authorized Training Site and an American Red Cross Authorized Provider. Classes are taught by active firefighter-paramedics and credentialed healthcare providers — people who do this work on shift, not classroom-only educators. We serve Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Lehigh Acres, Port Charlotte, and Punta Gorda.