The American Heart Association's Family & Friend's CPR Course

The American Heart Association's Family & Friend's CPR course is an instructor led, video-based class that will teach the following skills: Adult Hands-Only CPR and use of an AED; Child CPR with breaths, Infant CPR; and Mild and Severe Airway Block: How to Help a Choking Infant. NO course completion card/certificate.

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Anyone may take this course. It is recommended for people who want to learn CPR but do not need a CPR course completion card to meet a job/other requirements. This course is ideal for community groups, new parents, grandparents, babysitters, and anyone interested in learning how to save a life. CPR training sessions involve close physical contact with other students.

Registration Fee: $90 dollars. Registration fee covers up to two people.

*Fees for these courses do not represent income to the American Heart Association.

PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This course teaches skills for saving lives after cardiac arrest and is geared for providers in both in-facility and prehospital settings. It requires the inherent performance of physical skills that may be arduous and possibly result in physical strain or injury. You must advise your instructor of any physical limitations, injuries or disabilities that require accommodation at least two (2) business days prior to your scheduled course by sending an e-mail to childbirtheducation@vhchealth.org. Please be aware that you may spend a great deal of time on the floor on your hands and knees.

If you have any medical or cardiac history that may be aggravated by the performance of physical activity, you should consult your physician and ask for advice as to whether you should participate in this course.

CPR/ACLS training sessions involve close physical contact with other students. If you are ill or have an infection, including but not limited to open sores on your mouth or hands, please reschedule your class for your safety and the safety of the other participants.

By registering for this course you hereby acknowledge and assume the above-mentioned risks, in addition to any harm, injury or loss that may occur to yourself or your property as a result of your participation in it, and waive any and all claims against VHC Health System, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and other contractors connected with or arising out of your participation in it.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.