AHA Courses for the General Public

Learn CPR!

Why learn CPR?

According to the AHA, approximately 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital setting per year. Without prompt action, death can occur in minutes. CPR certification through Lancaster EMS can equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to save lives, be it at home, work, school or anywhere else.

Heartsaver CPR/AED/First-Aid

Heartsaver CPR is a classroom course that teaches basic CPR skills such as performing a head tilt-chin lift, giving compressions and breaths, and calling your emergency response number (or 911). The program teaches Adult/Child CPR, Adult/Child Choking, and offers optional modules in Infant CPR and choking , Adult/Child CPR with mask, and Infant CPR with mask. Additionally, the course covers the proper usage of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

Heartsaver First-Aid is designed to meet OSHA regulations and teach basic first aid skills such as stopping bleeding that can be seen, helping someone with a possible broken bone or sprain, helping someone who is having an allergic reaction, and making sure the scene is safe. The course covers Adult first aid (first aid basics, medical emergencies and injury emergencies with an optional environmental emergency module).

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