Questions and Answers About CPR Training
1. What are the recommended renewal
dates for the CPR cards? |
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Two-year renewal/expiration dates
must be designated on all American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency
Cardiovascular Care (ECC) course cards. Employers may determine
if their employees need more frequent training. However, all
AHA course cards are valid for 2 years. Community Training Centers
(CTCs) must follow this policy on all AHA ECC course cards. |
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2. If your card expires, is there a grace
period? |
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AHA does not give grace periods.
Granting of grace periods for provider courses is determined
by the CTC. The AHA instructor card is invalid after the expiration
date indicated on the card. If a candidate or instructor seeking
renewal presents an expired card, he or she may not be eligible
to participate in a renewal course and may have to retake the
initial course. |
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3. I have lost my course card (Heartsaver,
ACLS, etc). How can I get it replaced? |
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Contact the instructor or the coordinator
of the CTC (eg, hospital, community college) where you took the
class. Replacement of lost cards is the responsibility of the
CTC. |
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4. Does the American Heart Association
offer first aid? |
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Yes, the Heartsaver FACTS program
is the product of a partnership between the American Heart Association
and the National Safety Council. The Heartsaver FACTS course
combines adult CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator
(AED) with basic first aid procedures. Students in this course
will learn how to perform adult CPR, relieve airway obstruction
by a foreign object, use a barrier device during rescue breathing,
use an AED, and provide first aid for acute injuries and sudden
illnesses. |
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5. How do I become a CPR Instructor? |
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Following are some of the prerequisites
for taking an AHA Instructor Course:
- Each candidate must present
a current AHA provider completion card for the course he or she
wishes to teach.
- Each candidate must have a letter
from an affiliate/regional or course faculty member recommending
that the candidate become an instructor, except for Basic Life
Support (BLS) instructors.
- Each candidate must have a letter
from a CTC coordinator indicating that the CTC will accept the
candidate as an instructor.
- Each candidate must have a willingness
and desire to teach in accordance with the scientific and program
guidelines of the AHA.
- Each candidate must make a commitment
to teach 2 courses per year according to AHA guidelines.
Please contact the training centers
listed on the searchable database under "CPR Training Courses" on this website
to find an AHA course in your area. |
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6. When were the current training course
materials (ACLS textbook, Healthcare Provider, etc) produced? |
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All current training materials are the 1997-99 editions. After
the AHA International Guidelines 2000 Conference on CPR and ECC,
revised training materials will be available through our distributors
by January 2001. |