We are an authorized American Heart Association (AHA) Training Center providing courses in Adult CPR, Child CPR, Infant CPR, for Healthcare Providers and the laypersons.

**NLFPD is currently offering blended learning classes. Students should click on the links below for online instruction through the AHA. These classes require an in-person hands-on session. Please contact info@nlfire.com or call 815-463-4527 to schedule an appointment.**  

Heartsaver CPR: https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartsaver-cpr-aed-online

Heartsaver CPR AED First Aid: https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartsaver-first-aid-cpr-aed-online

BLS/Healthcare Provider CPR: https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls

Upcoming Classes:

Blended Learning: Classes are taken online with in-person practical.

In-person Learning: All classes are at New Lenox Fire Station 1, 261 E. Maple Street, and begin at 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Registration is required to attend.

***Classes must have a minimum of four participants. If classes need to be cancelled due to minimum not being met or other unforeseen situations, participants can opt to move to another class or receive a refund.

What is CPR?

In 1960, a group of resuscitation pioneers combined mouth-to-mouth breathing with chest compressions to create Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, the lifesaving action we now call “CPR.” This action, when provided immediately after a sudden cardiac arrest, can double or even triple a victim’s chance of survival.

Why Learn CPR?

Cardiovascular disease is #1 killer in US.
Heart attacks can happen suddenly, especially if you or a family member has one or more risk factors (family history, overweight, poor diet, smoking, etc.)

Most medical emergencies occur in a person’s home or other place of recreation.
You can’t count on medical personnel to be nearby when you have an emergency, because chances are greater for sudden cardiac arrest to occur at home. If your family and friends don’t know CPR, life can be lost in mere minutes while waiting for help to arrive.

CPR buys time for the victim.
Once the heart stops beating, brain death can occur in 4 to 6 minutes. Performing CPR provides oxygen to the brain and other vital organs to give the victim the best chance of full recovery after EMS takes over. If immediate CPR is given and a defibrillator is used within the first few minutes following sudden cardiac arrest, the person’s chance of survival doubles.

Questions about CPR?

Nobody in my family has a weak heart.
Heart attacks are not the only time to use CPR. There is also a stroke, accidents such as electrocution, overdose of alcohol or drugs, insulin shock in diabetics, drowning, choking, suffocation, allergic reaction and trauma from injuries. There are a huge variety of situations that could happen suddenly without medical personnel around.

I don’t want to get sued if I perform CPR and the victim doesn’t live.
There has been no known instance in which a layperson who performed CPR has been sued successfully. ‘Good Samaritan’ laws in Illinois specifically protect people performing CPR ‘in good faith.’ Under this legislation, laypeople are protected if they perform CPR even if they have had no formal training.

I’m worried about contracting AIDS during CPR.
The probability that a rescuer will become infected with AIDS as a result of performing CPR is minimal. There have been no cases to date of transmission of AIDS during mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. If you are still concerned, there are face masks and shields available that you can place over the victim’s mouth to provide a physical barrier during mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Some of these are small enough to be carried on your keychain.

Which class is for me?

Heartsaver CPR
Heartsaver CPR courses are designed for those individuals who are wishing to learn the basics of CPR. It is ideal for new parents, babysitters, or anyone wishing to know the basics or CPR. This course is NOT intended for someone entering the medical profession. Students will receive an AHA Heartsaver CPR card after completion of this course. 

BLS/Healthcare Provider
BLS/Healthcare Provider courses are designed for individuals that are currently in the medical profession or are wishing to enter the medical profession. This course covers everything that is covered in the Heartsaver CPR course, and also introduces different techniques for medical professionals. Students will receive an AHA BLS/Healthcare Provider card after completion of this course.

Family & Friends CPR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The Family & Friends CPR Course teaches the lifesaving skills of adult Hands-Only CPR, adult CPR with breaths, child CPR with breaths, adult and child AED use, infant CPR, and mild and severe airway block for adults, children, and infants. Skills are taught in a dynamic group environment using the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which provides students with the most hands-on CPR practice time possible. Students to do receive certification for this course.