No prior experience is required for most of our courses. We welcome beginners and provide all necessary materials.

Just bring yourself! We provide all course materials and equipment. Comfortable clothing is recommended for practical exercises. For American Heart Association (AHA) courses, however, it is an expressed AHA policy that course participants are required to have the latest edition of the  American Heart Association provider manual/textbook for their respective courses. You may purchase the required course textbook from us during class registration or at check-in for the class, or through other distributors of your choice. Each student must have the current appropriate course textbook readily available for use before, during, and after the course. Students will not be allowed to attend their certification class without the required textbook for their respective courses, per compliance with AHA policy. Book sharing is not permitted, so each student needs his or her own copy. Hardcopy or digital versions are accepted, however, as long as they are the latest edition of the AHA textbook. Other non-AHA licensed course materials are not permitted during the class. Blended learning courses (e.g. AHA Heartcode courses) already provide digital versions of the book within the online course module, however you must bring the digital textbook during your skills session in order to be compliant with AHA policy. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.

*Please note the following statement from the American Heart Association regarding usage of their course materials:

“The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.”

 Course duration varies: BLS is 4 hours, while Heartsaver and Heartsaver Pediatric courses are typically 3-4 hours.

Yes! Upon successful course completion, you will receive either an American Heart Association (AHA) E-card or an American Red Cross (ARC) digital certification certificate valid for two years, depending on your requirements. Your AHA E-card/ARC digital certificate will be sent within 72 hours of course completion, but are normally sent within the same day. We can send digital verifications to your employer upon request.

Click this link to claim and/or verify your AHA E-card. AHA E-cards are issued within 72 hours of course completion from eCards@heart.org, though we will do our best to get your E-card issued as soon as possible within the same day. If you do not see your E-card activation email within 72 hours, check your Spam or Junk folder for an email from eCards@heart.org. If you do not see the email there, please call us at (626) 214-5882 to confirm that your email address was input correctly. If the student does not know how to activate their eCard, please contact us at (626) 214-5882 for assistance.

Claim/Verify AHA E-Card

 If you have previously claimed an eCard, it can be found by visiting the following web link: www.heart.org/cpr/mycards. Under the section titled "Students," input your name and email address OR your eCard credential ID, and then click "Search." You will be prompted to enter the answer to the security question you created upon claiming your eCard.

 At Cardiopulmonary Resource Solutions, we are happy to partner with your company to meet your employees’ certification needs as well as assist in establishing a culture of safety in your workplace. We would be happy to validate any course certificate that has our information on it as the certificate issuing entity. We require that the documentation that you are asking to be validated be emailed as an attachment with the information of the person(s)/entities requesting the validation. Please use the contact form in emailing us your verification request. If the documentation is double sided, please include both sides in your email attachment. If you are trying to validate an AHA E-card, please visit www.heart.org/cpr/mycards. Under the section titled "Employers," simply input the E-card credential ID and click "Submit." A PDF file will automatically download containing the student's AHA E-card. If you receive a message saying "Invalid eCard number. Please re-enter.", it may mean that the student has not yet activated their E-card. Please contact us at (626) 214-5882 for assistance in verifying your employee’s AHA E-card if you are having trouble verifying it through AHA’s website.

You can register for any of our public class offerings on our website at www.cpresources.org. You can also call or send us a text message at (626) 214-5882 to inquire and/or schedule a class with us.

We understand that sometimes, stuff happens when you least expect it! If, for any reason, you can no longer attend your originally scheduled class date, please contact us at least 24 hours before the start of the class at (626) 214-5882. Though not always guaranteed, we would try to move you to the next available course date and/or time that fits your schedule at no extra charge to you. Please note that you cannot transfer your course enrollment to another date online and we cannot issue refunds due to the associated costs of running the class. When the transfer request is made less than 24 hours prior to the start of the class, a new enrollment payment will be required prior to registering to a new class date and/or time.

 Unfortunately, we cannot offer refunds to our classes once your registration is complete due to the associated costs of running the class (e.g. course materials and supplies, travel costs, mandatory AHA class fees, etc). If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from being able to attend the class, please contact us at (626) 214-5882 at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class. Though not always guaranteed, we would try to move you to the next available course date and/or time that fits your schedule at no extra charge to you. Transfer requests are only valid for the same certification course/class type as the originally scheduled class. We cannot accommodate transfer requests made less than 24 hours from the start of the class and we will require a new enrollment payment to transfer to a new class registration date and/or time.

 Please come in on time to your scheduled class. Coming in late not only disrupts your fellow student’s learning, it also lessens the amount of time that you would have to go through the course material and successfully pass the course exams and skills evaluations. With that said, unless there are circumstances that are outside our control, we normally start our classes on time with a 15 minute grace period. If you come late to the class, it may be subject to rescheduling and we would require a new enrollment payment prior to rescheduling to a new class registration date and/or time.

 At Cardiopulmonary Resource Solutions, we do not discriminate against any limitation and we encourage everybody to take our classes regardless of limitation and/or capability. However, please take note that most of our classes require active participation including performing the skills in various simulated scenarios. Such scenarios are created in order to simulate various situations in which you might be required to successfully perform such skill/s. Also, skills performances are mandated by American Heart Association (AHA) and successful performance of such skills are mandatory to pass the course. Each course curriculum has strict implementation guidelines that are set by either AHA or by the American Red Cross (ARC) that address minimum skill requirements as well as reasonable accommodations to such skills. Please contact us at (626) 214-5882 prior to the start of the class to get information regarding your chosen certification course and how your specific situation will affect your ability to successfully complete the course.