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CPR and First Aid classes

The Center for Emergency Programs offers a varity of CPR and First Aid courses

Many of our courses can be taken for certification through the American Heart Association and all of our courses can be taken for general knowledge. For individuals looking for CPR training, we offer monthly BLS Healthcare Provider CPR Courses. For groups, business/agency we offer several options that can be tailored to your needs. 

Heartsaver First Aid, CPR, and AED Skills Session for individuals

The Heartsaver first aid, CPR, and AED skills session is the skills session associated with the American Heart Association's Heartsaver first aid, CPR, and AED hybrid course. It is taught online through the American Heart Association with a skills session taught through the Center for Emergency Programs. You must register for and complete both sections to receive a certification card. This is a community level certification and DOES NOT meet requirments for Healthcare students or professionals

    To register for and see the cost of the Heartsaver first aid, CPR, and AED course visit the American Heart Association and select Heartsaver first aid, CPR, and AED. 

    To register for the skills session visit Umarket and select CPR courses from the left hand menu. You may then pick the day you wish to attend. The skills session cost is $55.00.

    Heartsaver First Aid, CPR, and AED skills session: $55.00

    Classes begin promptly at 9am unless otherwise noted. All Classes will meet in the HPR-West Building room 117 unless otherwise noted. 

    To register just click on the date.

    Currently there are no session scheduled

    CPR and First Aid classes must have a minimum enrollment of 3 students in order to be held. Each class can hold a maximum of ten students.

    $10.00 administration fee will apply for any cancellations up to 24-hours before the class. Less than 24 hour cancellation or 'no shows' will not receive reimbursement.

    Heartcode BLS Provider CPR Skills Session for individuals

    The Heartcode BLS provider CPR skills session is the skills session associated with the American Heart Association's Heartcode BLS provider CPR hybrid course. It is taught online through the American Heart Association with a skills session taught through the Center for Emergency Programs. You must register for and complete both sections to receive a certification card. This course meets the prerequisite for EMT courses.

      To register for and see the cost of the Heartcode BLS provider course visit the American Heart Association and select Heartcode BLS. 

      To register for the skills session visit Umarket and select CPR courses from the left hand menu. You may then pick the day you wish to attend. The skills session cost is $45.00.

      Heartcode Health Care Provider skills session: $45.00

      Classes begin promptly at 9am unless otherwise noted. All Classes will meet in the HPR-West Building room 117 unless otherwise noted. 

      When registration is open, you may click on the date to be taken to the registration page.

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      August 12 

      August 26: Currently enrolled University fo Utah EMT students only

      September 02: Currently enrolled University fo Utah EMT students only

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      CPR classes must have a minimum enrollment of 3 students in order to be held. Each class can hold a maximum of ten students.

      $10.00 administration fee will apply for any cancellations up to 24-hours before the class. Less than 24 hour cancellation or 'no shows' will not receive reimbursement.

      Contract and Community Training Courses

      For more information, pricing, and questions about scheduling, please email us. All courses can be tailored to some degree to meet the needs of your group or business. We also are able to present specific topics by request. Our most popular options are below. 

      Introduction – 45-60 minutes

      This class specifically covers recognizing cardiac arrest, starting Compression Only Adult CPR, and activating 911. This class includes very little skills practice but students leave knowing how to do Adult CPR and use an AED. The limit per class is 60 people.

      Basic – What to do until the ambulance arrives. 2 hours

      This class covers quick patient assessment, getting help, compressions-only CPR, AED, care of airway, breathing, circulation, bleeding, shock and spinal injuries until Emergency Responders arrive.The limit per class is 20 people. 

      Mid-Range (most popular) 4 hours

      This class covers everything in the basic class but in more depth and includes more skills practice. It also expands into common medical emergencies such as diabetes, drug overdose, heart attack and others. The limit per class is 20 people.

      Most in-depth (appropriate for higher risk settings such as construction) 8 hours

      This class expands on the mid-range class in both depth and breadth. It provides the most skills practice and tailoring to your setting such as heat and cold emergencies, bites & stings, trauma.The limit per class is 20 people.

      Healthcare Provider/BLS – 4 hours

      This class provides the AHA certification required for most clinical settings. It includes adult, child and infant, one and two rescuer CPR, AED and use of rescue breathing masks. Some content can be tailored to meet your clinical protocols. The limit per class is 20 people.

      EMT

      To get more information on holding an EMT course for your group or business, please email uucep@utah.edu or call 801-581-8548

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      Center for Emergency Programs

      Phone: 801-581-8114
      Email: UUCEP@utah.edu
      Address: 250 S 1850 E room 251
      Salt Lake City, Utah 84112