Resources
Helpful resources
Trusted references for CPR guidelines, first aid and training requirements, for individuals, businesses, churches and healthcare teams.
Find or verify your certification card
Students can claim and print their cards. Employers can confirm a card is real. Use the site that matches the logo on your card, and allow a day after class for it to appear.
AHA eCards: claim or verify a card
Students claim and view their AHA eCard. Employers enter the eCard code on the Employer tab, or scan the QR code on the card.
Open resource ↗American Red CrossRed Cross: Find My Certificate
Search by email, by name and class date, or by certificate ID. Employers can also check a certificate ID at redcross.org/confirm or scan its QR code.
Open resource ↗Health & Safety Institute (HSI)HSI student card validation
Look up an HSI digital card with your name and the validation code on the card. Covers cards from HSI programs released after January 1, 2022.
Open resource ↗ProTrainingsProTrainings: verify a certification
How to check a ProTrainings card using the certificate number under the cardholder's name, or the QR code on the card.
Open resource ↗For everyone
CPR and first aid basics anyone can use, at home or out in the community.
AHA CPR & ECC Guidelines
The science behind the CPR and emergency cardiovascular care you learn in class.
Open resource ↗American Heart AssociationWhat is CPR? Hands-Only CPR in two steps
Call 911, then push hard and fast in the center of the chest. The two steps any bystander can do for an adult.
Open resource ↗American Red CrossFirst aid steps: Check, Call, Care
The three emergency action steps for any first aid situation.
Open resource ↗American Red CrossRed Cross First Aid app
Free step-by-step first aid instructions on your phone.
Open resource ↗National Library of MedicineMedlinePlus: First aid
Plain-language first aid guides from NIH, from choking and burns to heart attack and adult, child and infant CPR.
Open resource ↗U.S. HHS · HRSAPoison Help: 1-800-222-1222
Free, confidential help from poison experts, 24/7. Call 911 first if the person has collapsed or is not breathing.
Open resource ↗PulsePointPulsePoint Respond app
Alerts CPR-trained people to nearby cardiac arrests and shows the closest AEDs, where the local 911 center takes part.
Open resource ↗Businesses & workplaces
First aid rules, AED programs and emergency planning for employers.
Medical services and first aid (29 CFR 1910.151)
The federal rule requiring trained first aid responders and supplies when medical care is not close by.
Open resource ↗OSHABloodborne Pathogens Standard
The federal standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) behind workplace bloodborne pathogens training.
Open resource ↗OSHAAEDs in the workplace
OSHA's guidance on having AEDs on site. Survival drops 7–10% for every minute without CPR or defibrillation.
Open resource ↗American Heart AssociationAED implementation guide
Ten steps to start an on-site AED program, covering placement, oversight, training and maintenance. Works for offices, gyms and churches too.
Open resource ↗Ready.gov · FEMAReady Business
Free toolkits for emergency preparedness and continuity plans for your business.
Open resource ↗Churches & houses of worship
Safety, security and emergency planning for congregations and ministry teams.
Protecting Houses of Worship
Free federal security guides, a self-assessment, exercises and on-site security assessments for faith communities.
Open resource ↗FEMAEmergency operations plans for houses of worship
Federal guide to writing an emergency plan for any size congregation, before, during and after an incident.
Open resource ↗U.S. Dept. of Homeland SecurityDHS Center for Faith-Based Partnerships
Preparedness resources, webinars and grant information for faith leaders and community organizations.
Open resource ↗American College of SurgeonsStop the Bleed
Learn to control life-threatening bleeding with pressure, wound packing and tourniquets, and find a course near you.
Open resource ↗New Hampshire DHHSNH childcare licensing requirements
Training and certification rules for New Hampshire childcare providers.
Open resource ↗Healthcare providers
Resuscitation science, skills upkeep and infection control for clinical teams.
ILCOR consensus on resuscitation science
The international evidence reviews behind the AHA and Red Cross guidelines, updated continuously.
Open resource ↗CDCStandard Precautions for all patient care
Hand hygiene, PPE, safe injection practices and sharps handling for every healthcare setting.
Open resource ↗OSHAHealthcare worker safety
Federal standards and hazards for healthcare workers, from bloodborne pathogens to safe patient handling.
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