First Aid, CPR, & AED Certification

Hudson EMS currently has 22 AHA Certified Instructors to assist in attaining or renewing your First Aid, CPR & AED or BLS Certification. There are two options through Hudson EMS to complete this training. With a minimum of 6 students, we can schedule an in-person class. These classes are approximately 6 hours depending on the course. The other option is to complete the online portion of the course through the American Heart Association website and schedule an in-person skills session with staff.  If you're not sure which training you need or might be appropriate for you, on this page you'll not only find the links and options for the courses, but also explanations to offer some guidance.

Heartsaver First Aid, CPR, & AED 

The AHA's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. 

Who should take this course?

The AHA's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OHSA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting. 

What does this course teach?

  • First aid basics
  • Medical emergencies
  • Injury emergencies
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Preventing illness and injury
  • Adult CPR and AED use
  • Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
  • Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR

To register for the AHA's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course, visit ShopCPR. The AHA Blended Course costs $20.50, the eCard and in-person skills session is $35. 


HeartCode BLS

The Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare professionals trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality CPR, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED.

Who should take this course?

The AHA's BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.

What does this course teach?

  • High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
  • The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
  • Important early use of an AED
  • Effective ventilations using a barrier device
  • Importance of teams in multirescurer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
  • Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

To register for the AHA's BLS Course, visit ShopCPR. The AHA Blended Course costs $34, the eCard and in-person skills session is $20. 

Upon completion of either of these two blended courses, there is a brief survey before the AHA presents you with the Certificate of Completion. After completing the course please contact Cheryl Nally at (330) 342-1852 or via email at CNally@hudson.oh.us to schedule the in-person skills session.