AHA update. First Aid
Dear AHA Training Network,
Today, the AHA published the 2024 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid in its flagship journal, Circulation. These guidelines represent the first comprehensive review of first aid science and treatment recommendations since 2010.
The full guidelines can be viewed on our First Aid Guidelines webpage and the key highlights can be viewed on our Guideline and Focused Update Highlights webpage. We also encourage you to listen to our ECC Digital Digest podcast about the latest guidelines. Registration is still open for the 2024 Guidelines for First Aid webinar that will be held at 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET today. Please register before 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET today for this event on our “2024 Virtual Events: Focused Update for Drowning & Guidelines for First Aid webpage .” The webinar recording will be available in a few days on the aforementioned webpage.
While there will be no changes to Heartsaver® courses or training materials at this time, we want to ensure that the Training Network is aware of the science in the 2024 Guidelines for First Aid. You may review the document, “2024 Guidelines for First Aid: Implications for Training Heartsaver® Students,” posted on the Training Updates webpage in Atlas for details on the new recommendations.
This latest scientific guidance will be included next fall in the required Instructor Update courses and Interim Training Materials as well as incorporated into the new products as relevant with the release of the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
Thank you all for all you do each day to contribute to our mission to save lives.
Sincerely,
American Heart Association