Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including a heart attack or near drowning, in which a person has stopped breathing.

When the heart stops, lack of oxygenated blood can cause brain damage in only a few short minutes and cause death within 8 to 10 minutes. CPR can keep oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other organs until more definitive medical treatment can restore a normal heart rhythm.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, nearly half a million Americans die from a cardiac arrest every year and more than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital each year.

In the event of a cardiac arrest, an automated external defibrillator (AED) can aid is saving a life. However, only about a quarter of Americans say there is an AED at their workplace.

Effective and high quality CPR and AED care can more than double a person’s chance of survival. A person faced with an emergency such as a heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke, or choking may be saved if someone at the scene have had the lifesaving skills and techniques that can be acquired through CPR training.

Save A Life CPR offers affordable CPR and AED certification classes taught by expert instructors. CPR and AED certification options include Instructor Led (classroom only training), Blended  Learning (online + in-person skill training) and Online only CPR courses.

During our CPR and AED class, you will learn how to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies. Skills include:

How to give high-quality chest compressions
How to care for conscious and unconscious choking
How to deliver ventilations
How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
How to provide care until EMS arrives
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If you have any questions or need help finding the right certification class for you, please call our office at [email protected] and a member of our staff will be happy to help you.

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest or near drowning, in which a person has stopped breathing and is not responsive.

When the heart stops, lack of oxygenated blood can cause almost immediate brain damage in only a few short minutes and cause death within 8 to 10 minutes. High quality CPR can keep oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs until more definitive medical treatment like an AED can restore a normal heart rhythm.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), nearly 500,000 Americans die from sudden cardiac arrest every year and more than 350,000 cases of cardiac arrest occurs outside of the hospital each year.

In the event of sudden cardiac arrest, an automated external defibrillator (AED) can shock and aid in saving the victim’s life. With that said, about 1 in 4 Americans say there is an AED at their workplace.

Effective high quality CPR and AED care can more than double a person’s chance of survival. A person faced with an emergency such as a heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke, or choking may be saved if someone at the scene have had the lifesaving skills and techniques that can be acquired through CPR training.

Save A Life CPR offers affordable CPR and AED certification classes taught by expert instructors. CPR and AED certification options include Instructor Led (classroom only training), hybrid, Learning (online + in-person skill training) and Online only CPR courses.

During our CPR and AED class, you will learn how to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies. Skills include:

How to give high-quality chest compressions
How to care for conscious and unconscious choking
How to deliver ventilations
How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
How to provide care until EMS arrives
Register for a Class

Many organizations also teach hands only CPR including Save A Life CPR and you may even be able to find a CPR class at your local YMCA. If you have any questions or need help finding the right certification class for you, please call our office at [email protected] and a member of our staff will be happy to help you.

Many individuals do not have the knowledge to help others when it comes to First Aid and CPR emergencies, and often don’t even know the proper way to help themselves.

Anyone can learn how to provide First Aid, CPR and AED care. However, many people feel helpless to act during an emergency because they either do not know how to administer care or their certification has lapsed and are no longer confident in their ability. The life you save could be someone you love because more than 80 percent of sudden cardiac arrests occur at home.

First Aid and CPR in the Workplace: According to OSHA, First Aid emergencies often happen at work and nearly 10,000 cardiac arrest situations occur in the workplace each year, yet less than half of U.S. employees have been trained in First Aid, CPR and AED.  Employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their employees and this includes proper training in First Aid, CPR and AED.

Save A Life CPR offers affordable First Aid, CPR and AED certification classes for individuals and groups throughout Southern California in Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside County and San Bernardino. We offer certification courses by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association and the Health & Safety Institute.

Class delivery options include Instructor Led (classroom only training), Blended Hybrid Learning (online + in-person skill training) and Online only courses.

Some of the First Aid, CPR and AED skills taught during a training include:

• How to give high-quality chest compressions
• How to deliver ventilations
• How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• How to care for conscious and unconscious choking
• How to care for sudden illness and injuries
• How to provide care until EMS arrives

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BLS refers to Basic Life Support which is a type of emergency care that first-responders, healthcare providers and public safety professionals provide to anyone who is experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, respiratory distress or an obstructed airway (choking). It requires knowledge and skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), using automated external defibrillators (AED) and relieving airway obstructions in patients of every age.

Pulse CPR teaches AHA American Heart Association BLS Provider and BLS Renewal certification classes.

The AHA BLS certification course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to respond and perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of hospital, healthcare clinic and prehospital settings.

BLS Providers learn to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and provide shocks through the use of an AED. The AHA BLS class reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

BLS class skills include:

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED (automated external defibrillator)
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device and bagmask
• Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Do you need BLS or CPR?
The difference between BLS and CPR is that the BLS class is a more advanced CPR & AED course used by healthcare professionals & medical students. If you are not a medical/healthcare professional, the best class for you would be a standard CPR AED class or CPR AED with First Aid class.

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Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED is a CPR certification class designed specifically for California State Licensed Childcare Providers and parents of infants and young children.  This course is approved by the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) and satisfies Title 22 requirements for CPR & First Aid Training for Childcare Providers & daycare workers.

Save A Life CPR teaches the American Heart Association Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED course which trains participants how to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes of the emergency until professional help arrives. This course reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) and the 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR & First Aid.

Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED is the ideal class for childcare workers, preschool teachers, camp counselors, and anyone who works with infants and children or has an interest in keeping children who are in their care safe and healthy.

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED class meets EMSA requirements and teaches:

• Adult, Child and Infant CPR
• How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Conscious and Unconscious Choking for all ages
• Pediatric Asthma and Anaphylaxis
• Pediatric First Aid

Who should take this course?
If you work in the childcare field this is the right class for you. If you are not a childcare professional, the best class for you would be a standard CPR AED class or CPR AED & First Aid class.