Heartsaver® Direct First Aid & CPR Training
Convenience, Flexibility and Quality Training
Heartsaver Direct builds safer workplaces by training employees to be confident and prepared when responding to first aid emergencies at work and at home.
Pairing the latest training simulation technology with best-in-class eLearning and proven hands-on training methods, Heartsaver Direct, by the American Heart Association, brings more convenience and flexibility to workplace CPR & first aid training.
Self-Directed Learning with Guidance
With personalized guidance, each person is able to practice based on their own skill level, comfort and at their own pace. The station’s interactive capabilities will guide your employees through arm-up exercises and practice sessions to prepare them for their final skills test.
After successfully completing the skills session, the employee is instantly rewarded by receiving their course completion eCard via email.
A New Tool in the Heartsaver Toolbox
Heartsaver Direct is the latest addition to the American Heart Association Heartsaver portfolio, designed to seamlessly complement our Instructor-led, blended learning, and virtual Heartsaver First Aid and CPR Training courses.
Heartsaver Direct ensures you receive the same high-quality training as our traditional courses. Enhance your readiness and confidence with Heartsaver Direct, the perfect blend of convenience and comprehensive training.
About Heartsaver Direct

Heartsaver® Direct - Convenience, Flexibility and Quality
63% of safety decision makers said “finding time for employees to miss work” as one of the most common barriers to first aid and CPR training.
57% of safety decision makers indicated the process of “scheduling and coordinating training” was another common obstacle.
Heartsaver Direct Product Benefits
Heartsaver Direct can help your organization with first aid, AED and CPR training by offering:
- Increased convenience – Simplify logistics and planning
- More flexible scheduling – Schedule training for employees 24/7 and at multiple locations with less resource strain
- Less impact on work productivity – Employees spend less time spent away from work; less employees off the floor at one time
- Save administration time – Streamlined scheduling, coordination, and compliance documentation
- Personalized learning and guidance – each person is able to practice based on their own skill level, comfort and at their own pace; guidance and support built for the everyday learner
- Gold standard training by the American Heart Association – Quality, standardized training for everyone
- More choices – Another tool in the toolkit of CPR & first aid Heartsaver training solutions

Heartsaver® Direct – Self-directed learning with guidance
Bring the convenience of onsite training and the flexibility to schedule anytime to your organization. Once training is complete at one site, ship the station to help train employees in other locations.
How does it work?
Learner: Complete eLearning course at your convenience.
Schedule time for the skills and practice session.
Sign into the manikin training station. Practice and prepare for the skills session in privacy and at your own pace.
Receive personalized tips and guidance from Aly, the training program’s virtual instructor.
Receive your American Heart Association course completion eCard within minutes of successfully completing the skills session. Hooray!
Need additional support? From the tablet, contact Customer Support for assistance. Need instructor help? Our Customer Support team will connect you with an instructor. Additional options may be available via Training Centers.
Want more practice? Sign into the station anytime to keep your skills sharp.

Heartsaver® Direct – Proven healthcare technology transformed for the everyday learner
Product features:
- Latest training simulation technology – transforming healthcare proven technology to a training solution tailored for the everyday learner
- Warm-up and practice sessions with easy-to-understand guidance and support
- Realism - Hands-on practice with realistic manikin station reinforces muscle memory and confidence
- Say it. Do it. Learn it. Live practice with audio recognition features to reinforce learning retention
- AED pad placement detection and virtual AED practice
- Accurate and objective measurement and feedback of CPR performance
- Scenario based first aid exercises
- Quality eLearning – learn at your own pace and schedule
- Instant delivery of the course completion card upon successful completion of skills assessment
- Award winning bag design allows for easy set-up and portability
- Streamline administrative work with the Training Central course management system
- American Heart Association customer support available to learners and administrators

Training Central – Streamline administrative work
For admins, it’s easy to track employee progress and access important compliance documentation all in one place using the Training Central Course Management system.
- Easy-to-navigate view of available, in-progress, and completed courses
- Straightforward course assignment process
- Customizable email templates for assignments, reminders to students, and more
- Flexible student management with groups, filters, and ability to archive records
- Important and relevant AHA news & updates in the Message Center
- Centralized listing of student course & skills session completions for easy reporting
- Dashboard and email templates available in English and Spanish
If you prefer to use your organization’s LMS, our team is happy to assist.
Heartsaver® Direct Learning approach – Efficient, effective and enjoyable
Our educational framework lies at the heart of Heartsaver Direct. It drives our outcomes-focused approach to training, whereby learners:
- Focus on mastering only the practical skills that matter in a real-life emergency.
- Have flexibility to spend time on skills they need to improve and progress quickly through ones they have already mastered.
- Get continuous progress monitoring through targeted feedback and improvement tips.
- Are given clearly defined outcomes so they know the necessary steps to earn their eCard.
Heartsaver Direct incorporates the instructional design elements of mastery learning, deliberate practice, and contextualized learning to improve long-term retention of CPR AED and First Aid knowledge and skills. The course is presented in an efficient, effective, and enjoyable way. These characteristics form the three pillars of our educational framework.

Customer Support
Your success is important to us. Heartsaver Direct includes Customer Support portal, live webinars and best-in-class Customer Support and Implementation teams.

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