Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED teaches participants how to give first aid, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use an automated external defibrillator safely and effectively. 

Who is this class for? The Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs an OSHA-compliant course completion card—or anyone who simply wants to be ready to respond in an emergency.

What does this course teach? 

• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Preventing illness and injury
• Adult CPR and AED use
• Choking help for an Adult, Child or Infant
• Drowning response and prevention
• Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
• Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR

Requirements: Provide copy of completion certificate  for the Heartcode portion https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartsaver-first-aid-cpr-aed-online (additional cost)

Contact Amanda at (207) 373-2175 or amanda.downing@mainehealth.org with questions or to schedule.

Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare professionals trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality CPR, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED.

This course is for Healthcare Professionals.

What does this course teach?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• BLS concepts from the Chain of Survival
• Delivering effective breaths or ventilations
• Importance of early use of and how to use an AED
• Performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants

Requirements: Provide copy of completion certificate  for the Heartcode portion on the AHA https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls (additional cost)

Contact Amanda at (207) 373-2175 or amanda.downing@mainehealth.org with questions or to schedule.

YOUTH FIRST AID TRAINING

This course provides students with an official K-12 American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR, AED, First Aid eCard which is valid for two years.

• Recommended for those age 10 and older.
• Attendance is required for both dates, usually 2 consecutive Mondays, occasionally 2 consecutive days (summer).
• Registration is required.
• Cost for the program is $75 and all necessary materials will be provided. Limited scholarships are available, please call to request the application.
• Please bring water and appropriate snacks. Participants are responsible for cleaning up their area.

For more information call 207-373-6585.

The American Heart Association’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of high-performance teams. 

Who is this course for? Healthcare Professionals

What does this course teach?

• Systematic approach (assessment)
• High-quality BLS
• Airway management
• Rhythm recognition
• Defibrillation Intravenous (IV)/intraosseous (IO) access (information only)
• Use of medications Cardioversion
• Transcutaneous pacing
• High-performance teams

Requirements: Provide copy of completion certificate  for the Heartcode portion https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-acls (additional cost)

Contact Amanda at (207) 373-2175 or amanda.downing@mainehealth.org with questions or to schedule.

PALS is intended for healthcare professionals who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units that encounter pediatric patients on a regular basis.  

This course is for Healthcare Professionals.

Requirements: Provide copy of completion certificate  for the Heartcode portion https://shopcpr.heart.org/courses/pals  (additional cost)

Contact Amanda at (207) 373-2175 or amanda.downing@mainehealth.org with questions or to schedule.