The Heartsaver First Aid course is structured to provide participants with essential knowledge and practical skills necessary to respond confidently to a wide range of medical emergencies. The curriculum is organized into several key components, each focusing on critical aspects of first aid response.
Responding to a First Aid Emergency
Participants are trained to quickly assess and respond to first aid emergencies, ensuring that timely and appropriate care is given until professional help can take over.
Allergic Reactions, Asthma, and Allergy Issues
Opioid Emergencies
Recognizing Medical Emergencies
Learners are guided in identifying and managing a variety of medical emergencies such as burns, bleeding, choking, fainting, seizures, heart attacks, and strokes. The training emphasizes accurate recognition and prompt response to these incidents.
Environmental Emergencies
The curriculum also includes instruction on handling environmental emergencies, including drowning situations, exposure to extreme cold or heat, and incidents involving electrical shock.

The Basic Life Support Course is tailored for healthcare professionals focusing on recognizing several life threatening emergencies, scene safety, activating the emergency response system, the chain of survival, giving high quality chest ;compressions, ventilation and provide early use of the AED. The course also emphasizes team dynamics with roles and responsibilities as well as debriefing.
Basic Life Support Course Overview
The Basic Life Support (BLS) Course is specifically designed for healthcare professionals, providing in-depth instruction on how to recognize and respond to a variety of life-threatening emergencies.
A key component of the course is learning how to activate the emergency response system efficiently, initiating the chain of survival that is critical in emergency situations. The curriculum covers the delivery of high-quality chest compressions and effective ventilation techniques, both essential for supporting patients in cardiac or respiratory distress. In addition, participants receive instruction on the early use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), a crucial tool for increasing survival rates in cardiac emergencies.
The course also places strong emphasis on team dynamics, with a focus on understanding roles and responsibilities within emergency response teams. This includes practicing effective communication, coordination, and leadership during resuscitation efforts. Finally, debriefing is incorporated as an important aspect of the training, allowing participants to reflect on their actions and continuously improve their skills in providing life support.

The Heartsaver Total course provides comprehensive training in essential life-saving skills. This program is designed for individuals who need to know how to respond to cardiac and first aid emergencies for adults, children, and infants.
CPR & AED Use
Participants will learn how to perform CPR on adults, children, and infants. The course also covers the proper use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in emergency situations.
Recognizing Cardiac Emergencies
The curriculum includes instruction on how to recognize the signs of a heart attack and stroke, enabling responders to act quickly and effectively.
Choking Response
Students will be taught how to help someone who is choking, including techniques for both adults and children.
First Aid Basics
The program covers first aid fundamentals such as controlling bleeding, managing sprains, responding to shock, and providing assistance in drowning situations.