Build practical emergency response skills with American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED training. Our California course helps employees, educators, caregivers, coaches, and community responders prepare to handle common first aid situations as well as life-threatening cardiac and breathing emergencies.
Our American Heart Association training programs meet the standards trusted by healthcare systems and workplaces across the country. By combining online education with practical skills verification, we prepare learners for real emergency situations while simplifying the certification process.
Ideal for those who need complete Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED certification for the first time or renewing an existing certification.
Ideal for Students Who Already Have Online Course Access or need to refresh their hands-on skills.
Emergencies do not follow a convenient schedule. Our Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED program gives California individuals and organizations flexible options for completing essential emergency training.
We offer:
From treating a minor injury to responding to cardiac arrest, the course helps participants develop a broader set of emergency response skills that can be applied in everyday environments.
American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED is a comprehensive emergency response course for people who may need to provide assistance during an injury, sudden illness, cardiac arrest, breathing emergency, or choking incident.
Unlike a CPR AED-only course, Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED combines first aid training with CPR and AED instruction. Participants learn how to assess an emergency, provide appropriate initial care, and take action while professional emergency medical services are being activated.
The course is intended primarily for people who do not work as healthcare providers but have a responsibility or potential need to respond to emergencies.
Learn how to respond to common workplace and everyday injuries
Recognize potentially life-threatening medical emergencies
Understand when and how to activate emergency medical services
Prepare for emergencies involving adults, children, and infants when covered by the selected course
Strengthen emergency preparedness at work, school, home, and community settings
Meet CPR and first aid requirements for many workplaces and organizations
Our AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course combines first aid fundamentals with essential CPR and AED training. Participants practice how to recognize an emergency, determine appropriate next steps, and provide immediate assistance until advanced medical help arrives.
During the course, we learn how to:
Many employers train designated employees to provide immediate assistance when an emergency occurs before professional responders arrive.
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Why training is useful:
Employees may encounter everything from cuts and burns to choking or sudden cardiac arrest. First aid and CPR AED training prepares them to respond to a broader range of emergencies.
Schools need personnel who can respond appropriately when students, teachers, or visitors become injured or seriously ill.
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Why training is useful:
School employees may need to provide initial first aid for injuries or respond to a life-threatening cardiac or breathing emergency.
People caring for young children need practical skills for handling both everyday injuries and serious emergencies.
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Why training is useful:
Children and infants may experience choking, falls, cuts, burns, allergic reactions, or other emergencies requiring immediate attention.
Sports and fitness environments can involve injuries as well as sudden medical emergencies.
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Why training is useful:
Fitness professionals may need to manage an injury while also recognizing when an emergency requires CPR, AED use, or activation of emergency medical services.
People working in public recreation environments may be responsible for the safety of participants and visitors.
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Why training is useful:
These roles may involve exposure to falls, cuts, sprains, heat-related emergencies, choking incidents, and cardiac emergencies.
First aid and CPR knowledge can also be valuable outside the workplace.
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Why training is useful:
Knowing how to respond to both injuries and life-threatening emergencies can help caregivers act quickly while professional medical assistance is being arranged.
Our California Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED program provides a practical combination of first aid education and CPR/AED skills training. We make certification accessible through convenient locations, flexible scheduling, and hands-on instruction.
Train with an American Heart Association Heartsaver curriculum designed to teach practical emergency response skills for non-healthcare professionals and other designated responders.
Rather than focusing only on CPR, the course combines first aid, CPR, AED, and choking-response skills to provide broader emergency preparedness.
Practice essential techniques with modern training equipment and receive guidance throughout the skills portion of the course.
Choose a convenient training center and complete the required in-person portion without unnecessary travel.
Our structured approach gives participants opportunities to learn, practice, and demonstrate essential emergency response techniques.
After completing the applicable course requirements and skills assessment, you will receive the official AHA Heartsaver certification card according to the selected course format.
Train our entire team without requiring employees to travel individually to a training center. Our on-site Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED programs bring practical emergency response instruction directly to workplaces and organizations throughout California.
On-site training can be a convenient option for:
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Advanced training for healthcare professionals to recognize and manage cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Flexible & self-paced;
Hands-on practice
Trusted Certification
Pediatric
Advanced Life
Support
Specialized training to assess and stabilize pediatric patients in
emergency situations.
Flexible & self-paced;
Hands-on practice
Trusted Certification
Basic Life Support
Advanced training for healthcare professionals to recognize and manage cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Flexible & self-paced;
Hands-on practice
Trusted Certification
Prepare for more than just cardiac emergencies. With AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED training, we can develop practical skills for responding to injuries, sudden illnesses, choking, cardiac arrest, and other emergencies.
Choose a convenient California location, register for an upcoming class, and complete our First Aid CPR AED certification training.
Heartsaver CPR AED focuses primarily on CPR, AED use, and related emergency response skills. Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED adds first aid training, covering responses to common injuries and sudden illnesses in addition to CPR and AED skills.
American Heart Association Heartsaver certification is generally valid for two years from successful course completion. Renewal training is typically required when the certification expires.
The Heartsaver course is primarily intended for people who are not healthcare professionals but may have a duty or potential need to respond to an emergency. Healthcare professionals who require provider-level CPR training generally need a BLS course instead.
Yes. CPR and AED training are core components of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course, along with first aid instruction.
