Raven EMS Education Program Manual
RAV-312 CPR and AED Course

Course Description

CPR and AED, Eighth Edition is ideal for use within training courses designed to certify lay responders in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation. More than a stand-alone text, this student manual is the center of an integrated teaching and learning system that offers many resources to better support instructors and prepare students to learn life-saving skills (PSG, 2025).

Textbook: https://www.ecsinstitute.org/catalog/productdetails/9781284235647

Prerequisites

Course Options

ECSI programs are offered in association with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Emergency Physicians-two of the most renowned medical organizations in the world. These organizations provide medical direction to ECSI and stand behind the content of our training materials. Our programs are consistent with ILCOR recommendations and meet or exceed the American Health Association (AHA) guidelines.

Course Topics

• Updated content that meets and exceeds the scientific recommendations developed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and is consistent with the CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Guidelines as established by the American Heart Association and other resuscitation councils around the world.
• Current information on CPR, AED, choking and airway obstruction, and special situations.
• New and updated content on back blows for adults, encircling thumbs CPR technique for infants, opioid overdose response, compression-only CPR, and COVID-19 precautions.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
• Airway Obstruction and Choking Care.
• Automated External Defibrillation.
• CPR Precautions, Complications, and Special Situations.

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