Heartsaver^® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED

Now updated to the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines.

The American Heart Association’s Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED course teaches critical lifesaving skills to respond to emergencies involving children and infants. Ideal for childcare providers, teachers, parents, and others who work with and care for children, this course includes pediatric first aid, child and infant CPR, and how to use an AED.

Students participate in hands-on practice and realistic scenarios to build confidence and readiness for emergencies in schools, daycare centers, homes, and community settings. Flexible training formats—classroom, onsite, self-guided and online (blended)*—make it easier to fit learning into busy schedules.

The course reflects the latest science and education from the American Heart Association 2025 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, ensuring instruction is trusted and up to date. Upon successful completion, students earn a course completion card valid for two years. The course is designed to meet workplace safety and regulatory requirements and helps prepare people to respond to emergencies in their communities.

*Training options may vary by Training Center.

Audience

Designed for those involved in childcare who have a duty to respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. This audience includes childcare workers, teachers, foster care workers, camp counselors, youth organizations, and coaches for children’s sports organizations. This course is also ideal for parents, grandparents, extended family, babysitters, and guardians.

Content and Modules

Demonstrate how to assess the scene in the event of an emergency involving a child or an infant
Describe how CPR improves survival
Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
Recognize when a child or an infant needs CPR
Perform CPR on a child, an infant, and an adult
Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
Demonstrate giving effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
Describe how to use an AED on a child and an infant
Demonstrate using an AED on an adult
Describe when and how to help a choking child, infant, and adult
Discuss how to help someone experiencing an opioid-associated emergency
Recognize the techniques that help prevent pediatric drowning emergencies
Discuss initial actions to take when helping a child or person who has drowned
Discuss how universal precautions, PPE, and handwashing can protect against germs and disease
List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid responders
Describe the key steps in pediatric first aid
Describe the steps to remove protective gloves
Demonstrate the steps to respond to a pediatric first aid emergency
Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: difficulty breathing, choking, heat-related injuries (dehydration), severe bleeding, pediatric shock, and diabetes and low blood sugar
Describe how to use an epinephrine autoinjector
Demonstrate how to control bleeding and apply direct pressure and a bandage
Recognize elements of common pediatric illnesses and injuries
Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers

Course Completion Card Type

Upon completion of all course requirements, participants receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED course completion card, valid for 2 years

Last Reviewed: Oct 21, 2025

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