Learn what CPR is, learn the two easy steps of Hands-Only CPR and join the Nation of Lifesavers. What is CPR? CPR – or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating.

The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

The American Heart Association is pleased to announce that the official 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & Emergency Cardiovascular Care (2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC) will be published online in the AHA’s flagship journal, Circulation, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

What is CPR and why is it so important? Learn about CPR steps, how to do CPR, and why AHA has a vision for a world where no one dies of cardiac arrest.

Explore the AHA’s CPR and ECC algorithms for adult, pediatric, and neonatal resuscitation. Learn the latest evidence-based recommendations. Skip to main content

Advanced life support skills, including CPR, AED use, and management of respiratory arrest, arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes and stroke. Results in an AHA ACLS course completion card.

Find the best CPR and first aid course for your needs at the American Heart Association. Choose from online and in-person options.

The BLS Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on High-Quality CPR and team dynamics.

American Heart Association CPR courses and kits. Saving lives is why the American Heart Association is dedicated to training as many people as possible in CPR, first aid and advanced cardiovascular care.

Reflecting the latest science and education from the 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC), the AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED courses provide students the highest quality training in the lifesaving skills of …