Becoming CPR certified isn’t just for those in the medical field. CPR training is a great life skill to have that can help you be prepared for emergency situations and even save a life. CPR certification requires taking a CPR course and passing off specific basic skills.
Becoming CPR Certified
Becoming CPR certified will help you to feel confident in an emergency situation. In a CPR class, you’ll learn the basics of CPR and practice performing CPR. You’ll learn how to administer CPR with rescue breaths and hands only. Plus, you’ll learn how to perform CPR on adults, children, and infants—each one requires different skills.
Topics covered in a CPR course will include how to identify cardiac arrest, the importance of personal safety, standard precautions, how to assess an unresponsive person, and how to recognize and provide treatment for a choking adult, child, or infant.
If there are specific situations you are interested in learning about, you may also acquire specialized training.
CPR Courses
There are many courses to choose from. No matter your reason for wanting CPR training, we have a course for you! At the Idaho Medical Academy, we offer a variety of classes:
- CPR for the Healthcare Professional—American Heart Association Basic Life Support
- Basic First Aid for the general public
- CPR/AED for the general public
- CPR/AED and First Aid combo for the general public
- Bloodborne Pathogen Training
- STOP the Bleed
- Situation Awareness for personal and professional safety
Idaho Medical Academy works with approved local partners to provide training and certification. Whether you need CPR training for your career path or you want to develop it as a life skill, come take a course from our experienced instructors and earn your certification.
Save Lives
It’s a well-known fact that CPR saves lives. Heart disease is on the rise with more than 350,000 cardiac arrests (outside of a hospital) a year according to the American Heart Association. A large majority of those that experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital will die—however if CPR is properly and promptly done, chances of survival are dramatically improved.
Anyone can learn CPR—no need to be a medical professional. Most people are helpless when it comes to an emergency situation like cardiac arrest. But anyone with CPR certification can make a large impact, even a life-changing one. You never know who you might be helping—it could be your own loved ones.
CPR can not only save a life, but it can also save someone from becoming brain dead. Brain damage occurs 4-6 minutes after a heart stops breathing. When CPR is performed, blood can flow to the brain and other vital organs.
