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CPR for Family and Friends

Intended Audience
All lay rescuers, such as schoolchildren, family members of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death, and other laypersons who want to learn rescue skills for loved ones.  Note:  this course does not give a completion card.

Course Description
The CPR for Family and Friends awareness program is modular and teaches rescuers skills in CPR and relief of choking (foreign-body airway obstruction).  It presents information about the American Heart Association adult Chain of Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke and choking in adults.  The course also presents information on the American Heart Association pediatric infant and child Chain of Survival, signs of choking in infants and children, how to reduce risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and prevention of the most common fatal injuries in infants and children.

Course Length

•   All ages: 4 1/2 hours

•   Adult: 2 1/3 hours

•   Infant and child: 2 1/2 hours

Student Materials

•   CPR for Family and Friends Text, Required

Card Type: Course attendance card (in book)

Written/Skills Exam: None

Price:

$30.00 (initial, includes text);

$15.00 (re-certification)