Maryland

Maryland, MD requires CPR Certification for all High School Students. Lifesavers, Inc. is certified by the American Heart Association to teach CPR in your school. We offer very convenient CPR Class packages especially designed for your High School in Maryland to provide the best fitting CPR Training for your school. Please give us a call at 866-641-1200 or contact us by using our contact form. No matter where you are located in Maryland: in Baltimore, Annapolis or Salisbury. We are looking forward to answer all of your questions and to find the perfect CPR Training for your school.

Requirement Breakdown

• Requirement goes into effect for all students entering the ninth grade in the 2015-2016 school year as a graduation requirement.
• School districts must provide one time cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) instruction in a class of their choosing.
• CPR education does not need to cover all victim sizes (adult/child/infant) but does require a hands-on component to training.
• Training must be developed by the American Heart Association, or the American Red Cross, OR be a nationally recognized company based on the most current national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines for CPR and use of an AED.

Excerpts from Bill

“BEGINNING WITH STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 9 IN THE 2015–2016 SCHOOL YEAR, TO GRADUATE FROM A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, A STUDENT SHALL COMPLETE INSTRUCTION IN CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND THE USE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR…

…INCORPORATE THE PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS NECESSARY TO PERFORM CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND TO USE AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR.”