CPR Courses in New Jersey

The field of CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, experiences its golden anniversary--50 years--in 2010. The practice of chest-compression and mouth-to-mouth breathing is recommended by the American Heart Association as a way to clear airways and save lives to increase a cardiac arrest victim’s chance at survival. CPR training is available to the general public and rescue personnel across the country; people interested in picking up CPR skills in New Jersey will find a variety of ways to train.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

• Residents around the Hamilton area of New Jersey may take CPR training directly from the staff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, accredited by the American Heart Association for Basic Life Support Training. The hospital offers a variety of specialized CPR courses, including a basic introduction class performed on adults, a pediatric CPR course (created for parents and people who give care such as babysitters) and a combination class for performing CPR on adults and infants. Robert Wood Johnson also offers a CPR course for health-care providers and one that teaches not only CPR but also first-aid. People interested in learning CPR must contact the hospital to find out the latest schedules and register for the courses, which may have fees. The hospital will also teach CPR on site at a business or organization with eight or more attendees.

  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
  One Hamilton Health Place
  Hamilton, NJ 08690
  609-586-7900
  rwjhamilton.org

Rutgers Division of Public Safety

• Enroll in one of the CPR courses offered by the Rutgers Division of Public Safety in the New Brunswick area, which are all affiliated with the American Heart Association. The organization’s “Heartsaver CPR” program teaches students how to treat choking in infants, children and adults. The course also covers how to recognize symptoms of a heart attack, stroke and breathing difficulties. Rutgers also offers a course for persons who work directly in patient care or at a clinic, such as doctors, paramedics and nurses; a health-care provider card is required. The course results in a two-year certification that card practitioners can post in their offices or keep in their wallets. Programs run between 1.5 and six hours; the school charges fees for each class.

  Rutgers Division of Public Safety
  Public Safety Building
  55 Commercial Avenue
  New Brunswick, NJ 08901
  732-932-4800
  rutgers.edu

Less Stress Instructional Services

• Bring CPR instruction to your club meeting, school, office or family event with Less Stress Instructional Services, providing mobile CPR training to the entire state of New Jersey. The staff members of Less Stress are emergency medical workers who bring a mannequin for every student in the class; no sharing is necessary. Students also get their own disposable breathing lungs. Less Stress offers courses in adult/child CPR (chest compressions and choking relief), adult/child CPR and first-aid, CPR for health-care providers and CPR that covers adults, children and infants, along with the use of an automated external defibrillator. The Less Stress website offers free electronic adult, child and infant CPR simulators so students can get additional practice. Lessons are arranged through the company’s website, where a scheduler will fit your group’s session into the New Jersey training calendar.

  Less Stress Instructional Services
  111 E. Highland Parkway
  Roselle, NJ 07203
  lessstress.com