CPR Online Information

Certification for CPR, or CardioPulmonary Resuscitation, can now be obtained online.

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A number of CPR Online websites which state that their course curricula follow the standards recommended by the American Heart Association now offer CPR training, recertification, and renewal for a certain fee.

Self-contained, step-by-step text with streaming audio is provided online, giving an individual the option to start with Basic CPR Online lessons and then proceed to more advanced topics such as Adult CPR, and Children and Baby CPR or Infant CPR. The text is immediately available and can be read through at the user's preferred pace, allowing them to stop at a certain point and continue again from there. After going through course material, a test is given, and must be passed in order to gain certification for CPR. These tests can actually be taken and re-taken a number of times until the user is able to get a passing score. After having passed the said final test, the CPR certificate will then be generated, and is available to be printed by the user right then and there.

Most online training information on CPR include a brief history of CPR, the mechanics of the circulatory system, situational assessment and corresponding action, and the A-B-C's of CPR. Training is divided into sections each with its own Review page. Readings use minimal technical jargon and use simple, easy to understand instructions complete with illustrations and diagrams. As mentioned above, an individual can choose to learn only about basic adult CPR and get certified for Basic CPR, and after that they also have the option of studying the different procedures involved in Baby CPR or Infant CPR, and also Child CPR, and therefore obtain Full CPR Certification. A number of programs also offer 24-hour help hotlines.

CPR certificates obtained are valid for two years, after which recertification would have to be done. Multiple copies of both the certificate and the wallet card can be printed. In addition to having to pass the qualifying exams, individuals would also have to pay approximately $24 to $40 in order to get a hold of these certificates. Prices would mostly depend on whether the certificate would be standard (Basic Adult CPR) or full (Adult CPR, Child CPR, and Infant CPR). Although these can be printed directly online, a professionally printed certification can also be sent via postal mail, with only a few additional shipping charges.