CPR for Family and Friends
American Heart Association
CPR for Family and Friends
Course Description
The CPR for Family and Friends course is a modular course that includes multiple learning activities: a videotaped overview of the Chain of Survival and other cognitive information, videotaped skills demonstration and practice, instructor-led practice scenario and a peer practice session. The intended audience includes family members of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death and laypersons who want to learn CPR rescue skills for loved ones.
CPR Course Options/ Approximate Time
- CPR for Family and Friends.Adult and Pediatric 4 1/2 hours
- CPR for Family and Friends.Adult only 2 1/2 hours
- CPR for Family and Friends.Pediatric only 2 1/2 hours
- CPR for Family and Friends.Spanish version 2 1/2 – 4 1/2 hours
CPR Course Content:
Adult Module
- Learn to recognize 4 life-threatening emergencies in adults
- Heart attack
- Cardiac arrest
- Stroke
- Choking
- Learn to perform CPR
- Learn rescue techniques for choking adults
Pediatric Module (infant and child)
- Learn to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and prevent common injuries and choking in infants and children
- Learn to recognize the signs of life-threatening emergencies in infants and children
- Cardiac arrest
- Breathing difficulties
- Respiratory arrest
- Choking
- Learn to perform CPR and rescue techniques for choking infants and children
- Learn your role in the infant/child Chain of Survival
CPR Training Materials:
Each student will receive a CPR for Family and Friends manual.
Course Attendance Card:
Each participant will receive a course attendance card. There is no skill or written exam.
