The course content focuses on:

Priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuer
Key steps in first aid
Assessing first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
use of an epinephrine pen
controlling bleeding
recognition elements of common injuries and illnesses
High-quality CPR
The Chain of Survival
Performing high-quality CPR for an adult alone or as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR (child and infant CPR modules are optional)
Giving effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups
Use of an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are optional)
describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is optional).

This course is intended for individuals who have a duty to respond to a first aid or cardiac emergency due to job responsibilities such as:

Coaches and Fitness Trainers
Teachers & Support Staff
Camp Counselors
Day Care Providers
Police and Fire Departments
HCBS Service Providers and Caretakers
All others wanting/needing to learn these lifesaving skills

Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid skills demonstration and a CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card that is valid for two years.

The classroom-based course is approximately 3 hours, with skills testing by an American Heart Association Instructor during the course.