How to Become a Certified CPR Instructor Through the American Heart Association
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The Requirements for American Heart Association CPR Instructors
To be a certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructor through the American Heart Association (AHA), candidates must be at least 18 years old, have a current provider card and healthcare experience. CPR instructor candidates have healthcare experience such as emergency medical technician (EMT), paramedic, registered nurses (RN), etc. According to the AHA, any member of the resuscitation team can apply to become a certified instructor, but candidates must demonstrate competency of CPR skills. According to the AHA Instructor Network, candidates should be professional, organized, and ethical. It is also beneficial to be familiar with the AHA website, AHA course offerings and basic computer skills.
You can locate training centers and available instructor courses through the AHA website. AHA Instructors must be aligned with a training center, so you can not be completely independent as a certified AHA instructor. You will want to apply on the AHA instructor network for an alignment with the training center. An alignment is like an affiliation…
