CPR and BLS certification can help you become a more capable, confident, and helpful citizen. By learning lifesaving techniques, you can provide care when needed most and save the life of an infant, child, or adult during a medical emergency, even if you are not a healthcare provider or medical professional. Our CPR certification classes are accessible to all Arizona residents, including those in Phoenix and Tucson.
Online CPR Certification in Arizona
We offer online CPR training courses for Community, Workplace Employees, and Healthcare providers in Arizona. Thousands of institutions and organizations accept our course certification worldwide. As a result, we are trusted by thousands of healthcare professionals and public safety professionals for employment requirements.
Our Online CPR and First Aid training takes only a few short hours to complete but can help you save a life when every second counts. We follow the latest American Heart Association & Emergency Cardiovascular Care/ILCOR guidelines. We are also OSHA Standard-compliant to ensure that you get a quality education. From receiving your training materials, studying the online coursework, and taking the certification exam, you can count on us. In addition, our CPR completion card is nationally accepted. You can instantly print your digital certification card from your printer after the successful completion of our CPR class.
What is CPR?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a technique that manually pumps blood to deliver oxygen to the organs during a cardiac arrest when the heart cannot do it on its own. When not beating, the heart fails to pump blood to the body's major organs, including the brain. These organs need the oxygen contained in blood to survive, and without it, severe brain damage will occur within four minutes, and the victim will die within ten minutes. Therefore, performing immediate CPR dramatically improves a victim's chances of survival.
What are the latest CPR guidelines?
Per the American Heart Association’s (AHA) guidelines, there are two main types of CPR: compressions-only CPR and CPR with rescue breathing. For either type, if a bystander finds a person who has collapsed, they should check for responsiveness and a pulse. If neither are present, call 911 to report a cardiac arrest and begin CPR. The procedure for CPR is:
Compressions-only CPR
Kneeling above the victim, rescuers should deliver rapid compressions to the center of the victim’s chest, using both hands to pump at least 2 inches down into the chest at a rate of 120 beats per minute. Continue compressions until emergency medical personnel arrive on the scene and take over.
CPR with Rescue Breathing
If the victim is not breathing normally, begin by performing 30 chest compressions, then tilt their head back and lift the chin upwards to clear the airway. Rescuers should seal their mouth over the victim’s and deliver one rescue breath, watching for the victim’s chest to rise. If it does not rise, give a second rescue breath. After two rescue breaths, resume chest compressions and continue at a ratio of 30 compressions to 2 breaths. Continue delivering rescue breaths until the victim begins breathing normally or until emergency medical assistance can take over.
When is compression-only CPR recommended?
The American Heart Association recommends that people who do not have CPR certification use the compression-only method because it is the simplest form of CPR while also being effective at keeping a cardiac arrest victim alive until emergency personnel arrives. CPR with rescue breathing is a more complicated procedure, and the American Heart Association recommends this technique for those who have completed CPR certification.
Arizona CPR Data
Arizona ranks 7th out of 50 states for cardiovascular deaths in one year.
For every 100,000 people in Arizona, there are 214 cardiovascular deaths annually.
Over 350,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests happen across the US every year.
Cardiac arrest is a top cause of death in America.
Only 46% of Americans who died from cardiovascular complications had received CPR before emergency medical support arrived.
In Arizona, men are 47% more likely to die from cardiovascular complications than women are.
