Provider and Instructor Courses
- CPR & AED
- First AID
- First AID CPR & AED
- Pediatric First AID CPR & AED
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support ACLS
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Instructors Courses
Want to become an instructor? Click here, we have courses for:
- First CPR & AED
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- HeartSavers
Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner online, followed by a hands-on session.
The hands-on session is completed in person with an AHA Instructor or using a Voice Assisted Manikin (VAM), where available. The online portion is due prior to ALL scheduled skills demonstration sessions.
Please note that CPR R US offices will be closed on weekends and holidays. You will need to submit your online portion to info@cprrus.com and request assistance to retrieve your certification during business hours.
All candidates who do not have an online portion submitted to info@cprrus.com prior to the scheduled skills demonstration session will be considered unprepared and have to make an additional payment for a new appointment.
- Online courses must be purchased and completed through CPR R US before scheduling an appointment for the walk-in skills clinic.
- BLS’s 2-hour online portion duration must be completed prior to the class.
- PALS’s 4-hour online portion duration must be completed prior to the class.
- ACLS’s 5-hour online portion duration must be completed prior to the class.
After successfully completing the online course, you can attend the walk-in clinic. There must be a 24-hour window between completing the online course and the walk-in clinic.
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) safely, promptly, and effectively. It reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
This course is geared toward non-medical professionals and typically takes 5 hours to complete First Aid CPR in its entirety.
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. It’s also suitable for anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
- First aid basics
- Medical emergencies
- Injury emergencies
- Environmental emergencies
- Preventing illness and injury
- Adult CPR and AED use
- Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
- Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR
BLS Initial In-Person Course
This course includes video observations, a hands-on skills demonstration, and a 25-question test. We will process and email certification e-cards after completing and passing the course. However, we do ask you to please allow 24 business hours if your e-card isn’t issued within the initial window.
This course will include an AHA BLS Providers Manual that will be presented upon arrival. Also, this course will only be offered at the Ballwin, Missouri location.
(Click Here) to purchase the BLS Initial In-Person course.
- Updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & ECC.
- Includes 2020 AHA BLS Reference Card (Product #20-1132).
- Teaches healthcare professionals how to perform high-quality CPR individually or as part of a team.
- Designed for healthcare providers who must have a card documenting successful completion of a CPR course.
- Description of the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival.
- Description of the Chain of Survival steps and application of the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival.
- Recognition of the signs of someone needing CPR.
- Performing high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants.
- Description of the importance of early use of an AED and demonstration of its use.
- Provision of effective ventilations by using a barrier device.
- Description of the importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performing as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR.
- Description of the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants.
2020 AHA BLS Provider e-Manual
- Updated to reflect new science in the 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC.
- The BLS Provider Manual contains all the information students need to complete the BLS Course successfully.
- Includes the AHA’s BLS Reference Card (JN-1025), a convenient, quick reference tool that healthcare professionals can access during the BLS Course and in various healthcare settings.
- CAB/Critical Concepts
- Adult Basic Life Support Algorithm for Healthcare Providers
- Opioid-Associated Emergency for Healthcare Providers Algorithm
- Adult Basic Life Support in Pregnancy for Healthcare Providers
- Pediatric Basic Life Support Algorithm for Healthcare Providers-Single Rescuer
- Pediatric Basic Life Support Algorithm for Healthcare Providers-2 or More Rescuers
- Summary of High-Quality CPR Components for BLS Providers
- Relief of Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction
After successfully completing the BLS Course, students should be able to
- Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
- Describe all of the steps of the Chains of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chains of Survival
- Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
- Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
- Describe the importance of early use of an AED and demonstrate its use
- Provide effective ventilation by using a barrier device
- Describe the importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
- Describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for an adult, a child, and an infant
BLS Blended Learning
AHA BLS Blended Learning In-Person Skills Demonstration
This Blended Learning service will NOT include the BLS Heartcode link to complete the required Online Portion at your own pace. If you would like the BLS Heartcode Link to be provided, please purchase the AHA BLS Blended Learning W/ Link & In-Person Skills Demonstration.
The Online Portion must be completed prior to your scheduled Skills Demonstration. Failure to provide the certificate of completion prior to the Skills Demonstration will be deemed as a “No Show” and a $50 rescheduling fee will be required to reschedule.
ACLS Heartcode Online Portion
The AHA’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. It reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
(Click Here) for more info about initial certification. (Click Here) for more information about renewal certification.
- ACLS or ACLS for Experienced Providers
- For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response
- Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device, and use of an AED
- Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
- Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
- Airway management
- Related pharmacology
- Management of ACS and stroke
- Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
- Demonstrate proficiency in providing BLS care, including prioritizing chest compressions and integrating use of an AED
- Recognize and manage respiratory arrest
- Recognize and manage cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including post–cardiac arrest care
The AHA offers two separate courses for healthcare providers who require training in pediatric care. Both courses reflect science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
ACLS In-Person Initial Course
This course welcomes the first-time ACLS providers to be trained as well as get the skills demonstration completed on day 2 of training. This is a 2-year certification through the AHA. This course is geared toward medical professionals such as Doctors, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and Respiratory Therapists, etc. (Click Here) to purchase this course.
I understand that this course does not include a manual. A manual is required to attend the in-person course. Please see purchase options for the ACLS manual below. I understand that if I do not purchase a manual at the time of my purchase, I am accepting the responsibility to have a 2020 AHA ACLS Providers Manual available to be utilized during the duration of class.
ACLS ebook 39.50
Teaches the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, high-performance teams, continuous, high-quality CPR, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, post-cardiac arrest care, acute dysrhythmias, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS)
- Updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & ECC, as well as the 2019 Update to the 2018 ASA Ischemic Stroke Guidelines
- This course is designed for healthcare professionals who direct or manage cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies; personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units; physicians, nurses, and paramedics; and others who need an ACLS course completion card for job or other requirements
After completing the course, students should be able to:
- Define systems of care
- Apply the BLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments sequence for a systematic evaluation of adult patients
- Discuss how the use of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) may improve patient outcomes
- Discuss how the use of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) may improve patient outcomes
- Discuss early recognition and management of ACS, including appropriate disposition
- Discuss early recognition and management of stroke, including appropriate disposition
- Recognize bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
- Perform early management of bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
- Model effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team
- Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance
- Recognize respiratory arrest
- Perform early management of respiratory arrest
- Recognize cardiac arrest
- Perform prompt, high-quality BLS, including prioritizing early chest compressions and integrating early automated external defibrillator (AED) use
- Perform early management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post–cardiac arrest care
- Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to the team
ACLS Hard Copy Manual
- Updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & ECC, as well as the 2019 Update to the 2018 ASA Ischemic Stroke Guidelines
- This course is designed for healthcare professionals who direct or manage cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies; personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units; physicians, nurses, and paramedics; and others who need an ACLS course completion card for job or other requirements.
- This manual includes the systematic approach to a cardiopulmonary emergency, effective team communication, and the ACLS cases and algorithms.
- Includes the ACLS Reference Card Set (#20-1120; also sold separately).
After completing the course, students should be able to:
- Define systems of care
- Apply the BLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments sequence for a systematic evaluation of adult patients
- Discuss how the use of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) may improve patient outcomes
- Discuss how the use of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) may improve patient outcomes
- Discuss early recognition and management of ACS, including appropriate disposition
- Discuss early recognition and management of stroke, including appropriate disposition
- Recognize bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
- Perform early management of bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
- Model effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team
- Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance
- Recognize respiratory arrest
- Perform early management of respiratory arrest
- Recognize cardiac arrest
- Perform prompt, high-quality BLS, including prioritizing early chest compressions and integrating early automated external defibrillator (AED) use
- Perform early management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post–cardiac arrest care
- Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to the team
ACLS Blended Learning
This service has a $50 cancellation fee. This service is conducted In-Person and requires one of our locations to be selected when purchasing. Please choose the “Change Location” option located at the top left of the page and choose the desired location for Skills Demonstration. This is a Blended Learning service that will NOT include the ACLS Heartcode link to complete the required Online Portion at your own pace. If you would like the ACLS Heartcode Link to be provided, please purchase the AHA ACLS Blended Learning W/ Link & In-Person Skills Demonstration. The Online Portion must be completed prior to your scheduled Skills Demonstration. Failure to provide the certificate of completion prior to the Skills Demonstration will be deemed as a “No Show” and a $50 rescheduling fee will be required to reschedule.
ACLS Heartcode Online Portion
This online course is REQUIRED for part 1 of ACLS blended learning. The online portion of the course will prepare students for hands-on skills demonstration, which is also required as part 2 with an AHA ACLS Instructor or on a simulation station in order to receive the AHA 2-year certification card.
HeartCode blended learning delivers quality resuscitation education regardless of where providers are located and gives them more control to complete the course at their own pace. Providers first complete the online portion of HeartCode ACLS and then complete a hands-on skills session with an AHA ACLS Instructor or on a simulation station.
I understand that a current COMPLETED AHA online portion is REQUIRED to be submitted to CPR R US prior to the skills demonstration in order to receive my AHA Certification.
Family & Friends CPR In-Person Orientation
• Uses AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique which improves learning and retention
• The classroom format works well for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback while learning skills
• Each student receives high-quality course materials for ongoing reference
- Adult Hands-Only CPR and AED
- Adult CPR With Breaths (Optional)
- Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Adult (Optional)
- Child CPR and AED (Optional)
- Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Child (Optional)
- Infant CPR (Optional)
- Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Infant (Optional)
This American Heart Association's CPR certification will prepare Children and adolescents from grades kindergarten-12th grade on how to perform CPR and use an AED.
This class has a 1-day or 2-day option, which is a 5-6 hour class (depending on the age group). The 1-day option can be 5-6 hours with a 30-minute lunch and three 10-minute breaks. Lunch is provided by the parent or at the expense of the parent.
This course requires adult consent, and a course must be scheduled by the parent or guardian. First AID training can be added-on for this course at the checkout.
- This is a 6-hour in-person course that can be split into two 3-hour classes. The AHA certification is valid for two years.
- The latest science and education from the 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
- Highest quality training in the lifesaving skills of first aid, CPR, and use of an AED.
- Empowers students to act with confidence in the event of an emergency at work, home, or in the community
- With online, onsite, and classroom training* in two course paths (Heartsaver and Heartsaver Total), this course offers flexibility for Training Centers, Instructors, and students to select the appropriate training solution to fit their needs. (*Training options may vary by Training Center.)
- The shorter Heartsaver core course path offers the flexibility to add optional topics, while Heartsaver Total is designed for those requiring OSHA or other regulatory agency-compliant training.
AHA Heartsavers Pediatric CPR & AED K-12 (1) Day Course
After completing this course, students should be able to
- List the duties, roles, and responsibilities of a first aid rescuer
- Describe the 4 key steps in pediatric first aid: prevent, protect, assess, and act
- Remove protective gloves (skill students will demonstrate)
- Find the problem (skill students will demonstrate)
- Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, and shock
- Control bleeding and bandaging (skills students will demonstrate)
- Use an epinephrine pen (skill students will demonstrate)
- Recognize elements of common illnesses and injuries
- Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
- Describe the risks of smoking and vaping and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
- Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
- Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
- Recognize when someone needs CPR
- Perform high-quality CPR for all age groups
- Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
- Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups.
- Demonstrate how to use an AED on children and adults
- Describe when and how to help someone who is choking
- Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers
- The shorter Heartsaver Pediatric core course path offers the flexibility to add optional topics, while Heartsaver Total is designed for childcare professionals and those requiring OSHA or other regulatory agency-compliant training.
AHA Heartsaver Pediatric CPR & AED k-12 (2) Day Course
- Reflects the latest science and education from the 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC)
- Provides students the highest quality training in the lifesaving skills of first aid, CPR, and how to use an AED with emphasis on emergencies that occur with children and infants.
- Empower students to act with confidence in the event of an emergency at work, at home, or in the community.
- With online, onsite, and classroom training* in two course paths (Heartsaver Pediatric and Heartsaver Pediatric Total), these courses offer flexibility for Training Centers, Instructors, and students to select the appropriate training solution to fit their needs. (*Training options may vary by Training Center.)
- The shorter Heartsaver Pediatric core course path offers the flexibility to add optional topics, while Heartsaver Total is designed for childcare professionals and those requiring OSHA or other regulatory agency-compliant training.
After completing this course, students should be able to
- List the duties, roles, and responsibilities of a first aid rescuer
- Describe the 4 key steps in pediatric first aid: prevent, protect, assess, and act
- Remove protective gloves (skill students will demonstrate)
- Find the problem (skill students will demonstrate)
- Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, and shock
- Control bleeding and bandaging (skills students will demonstrate)
- Use an epinephrine pen (skill students will demonstrate)
- Recognize elements of common illnesses and injuries
- Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
- Describe the risks of smoking and vaping and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
- Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
- Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
- Recognize when someone needs CPR
- Perform high-quality CPR for all age groups
- Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
- Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
- Demonstrate how to use an AED on children and adults
- Describe when and how to help someone who is choking
- Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers
- Reflects the latest science and education from the 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC), the AHA’s IVE Heartsaver First Aid Course provides students with the highest quality training in the lifesaving skills of first aid.
- Course empowering students to act with confidence in the event of an emergency at work, home, or in the community.
- Online, onsite, and classroom training*, offering flexibility for Training Centers, Instructors, and students to select the appropriate training solution to fit their needs. (*Training options may vary by Training Center.)
- Students must complete all optional modules that they need to print on the certificate prior to completing the course. Once the certificate is generated, it will not update with any additional modules completed.
After completing this course, students should be able to
- List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuers
- Describe the key steps in first aid
- Demonstrate removing protective gloves
- Demonstrate finding the problem
- Describe the assessment and first aid actions for these life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
- Describe when and how to help a choking adult, child, or infant
- Demonstrate how to help a choking infant
- Demonstrate how to use an epinephrine pen
- Demonstrate how to control bleeding and apply bandaging
- Recognize elements of common illnesses and injuries
- Describe the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle and the risks of smoking and vaping
- Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
- Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers
NOTE: Course objectives vary based on the course topics taught