Handbook Learning Objectives:
After using the AHA 2020 Handbook of ECC, healthcare professionals should be able to:

• Perform high-quality CPR according to AHA basic life support (BLS) recommendations
• Recognize and manage cardiovascular emergencies in adults, children, and newborns
• Apply resuscitation algorithms and treatment sequences effectively in real-world scenarios
• Use drug protocols and dosages accurately during resuscitation
• Integrate best practices for effective team communication and emergency management

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the HeartCode® ACLS online module, students will be prepared to:

• Apply updated 2020 AHA Guidelines for recognizing and managing cardiac arrest, acute coronary syndromes, dysrhythmias, and stroke
• Demonstrate proficiency in high-quality CPR, advanced airway management, and defibrillation integration
• Utilize effective team dynamics and communication during resuscitation
• Navigate post-cardiac arrest care and employ systems-based approaches in emergent cardiovascular care

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon completing the HeartCode® PALS online module, participants will be able to:

• Deliver pediatric CPR that meets AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) standards
• Differentiate patients who need immediate treatment from those who do not
• Recognize sudden cardiopulmonary arrest and begin CPR within 10 seconds
• Function effectively within a high-performance resuscitation team
• Recognize and manage respiratory distress and failure early
• Differentiate compensated vs. decompensated (hypotensive) shock and initiate early treatment
• Identify and treat unstable versus stable arrhythmias
• Interpret signs of arrhythmic instability and apply interventions
• Implement post–cardiac arrest management protocols

Wallet Card Benefits:
These wallet cards help users quickly:

• Recall the proper steps for performing high-quality adult CPR
• Demonstrate effective AED operation during emergencies
• Recognize key signs of a heart attack and respond appropriately

Key Benefits and Features:

• Provides a quick reference guide for CPR and AED steps specific to infants and children
• Portable design: folds to fit in a standard wallet or purse for easy access
• Ideal for childcare providers, babysitters, families, and community members responsible for children’s safety
• Useful as both a teaching aid and promotional tool to reinforce CPR AED training
• Updated with the 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC, ensuring the latest science-based practices
• Supplied as a bulk 100-pack for instructors, organizations, and training centers

Course Learning Objectives:
After using the Heartsaver CPR AED Online course, students should be able to:

• Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
• Explain the concept of the Chain of Survival
• Recognize when someone needs CPR
• Perform high-quality CPR on an adult alone or as part of a multi-rescuer team
• Give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all ages
• Demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult (child and infant modules are optional)
• Describe when and how to help a choking adult, child, or infant

Course Learning Objectives:
Students using this workbook will be prepared to: 

• Understand how high-quality CPR impacts survival
• Recognize when CPR is necessary and perform compressions and ventilations across all age groups
• Properly operate an AED on both adults and children
• Deliver prompt relief for choking adults, children, and infants

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the Heartsaver CPR AED course, learners will be able to:

• Provide high-quality CPR and operate an AED effectively
• Recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies such as choking and cardiac arrest
• Apply CPR techniques across age groups (adult, child, infant)
• Act with confidence during real-world emergencies, at work, at home, or in the community

Course Learning Objectives:
After completing this course using these video materials, students should be able to:

• Describe how high-quality CPR impacts survival
• Explain and apply the concepts of the Chain of Survival
• Recognize when CPR is needed and perform compressions and breaths for all age groups
• Demonstrate proper AED usage and choking relief across adults, children, and infants

• Identify priorities and responsibilities as a first responder
• Execute key steps: protective gloves, assessment, bleeding control, bandaging, and using an epinephrine auto-injector
• Respond effectively to emergencies such as heart attack, shock, stroke, choking, breathing difficulty, and bleeding
• Understand legal roles, health promotion, and injury prevention

Reference Guide Information Includes: 

• Signs of several first aid emergencies (“What you see”)
• Actions to take in those emergencies (“What you do”)
• Checking the victim, severe allergic reaction
• Adult CPR, AED, and Choking
• Severe allergic reactions
• Heart attack, stroke
• Shock and external bleeding

Course Learning Objectives:
By completing courses using this DVD set, students will be able to:

• Understand how high-quality CPR improves survival in adults, children, and infants
• Explain and apply the “Chain of Survival” principles
• Perform effective CPR and use an AED correctly
• Provide first aid for medical emergencies such as heart attack, severe bleeding, choking, stroke, shock, and breathing difficulties

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon instructing using this manual, students should:

• Recognize and respond to emergencies requiring first aid, CPR, and AED use
• Demonstrate proper use of CPR techniques and AED deployment
• Provide immediate first aid for common injuries and sudden illness
• Perform as part of an effective response team during emergencies
• Apply practical first aid and CPR skills with confidence and clarity

Instructor Manual Learning Objectives:
After using the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Instructor Manual eBook, instructors should be able to:

• Deliver AHA Heartsaver courses effectively in classroom and online/blended formats
• Customize course content to fit different audiences and learning needs
• Access and utilize digital lesson plans and instructional tools for flexible teaching
• Prepare students to perform lifesaving first aid, CPR, and AED skills according to the latest 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC

Course Learning Objectives:
After completing this course using this workbook, students should be able to:

• Recognizing life-threatening emergencies and understanding the role of a first aid responder
• Performing high-quality CPR and correctly using an AED for adults, children, and infants
• Identifying and providing first aid for heart attack, breathing difficulties, choking, bleeding, shock, stroke, and other common emergencies
• Executing actions like removing gloves, controlling bleeding, using an epinephrine pen, and applying bandages effectively
• Understanding preventative health insights, legal considerations, and injury-prevention strategies

Course Learning Objectives:
Using this workbook to complete the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course, students will learn how to:  

• Recognize the signs and symptoms of various medical emergencies
• Perform CPR and use an AED on adults, children, and infants
• Administer first aid for injuries and environmental emergencies
• Respond appropriately to choking incidents
• Provide assistance in opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies