Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin, WI requires CPR Certification for High School Students. Lifesavers, Inc. is certified by the American Heart Association to teach CPR in your school. We offer very convenient CPR Certification Packages especially designed for your High School to provide the best fitting CPR Training for your needs. Anywhere in Wisconsin: Milwaukee, Madison or La Crosse. Please don’t hesitate to give us a call at 866-641-1200 or contact us by using our contact form. We are looking forward to answer all of your questions and to find the perfect CPR Class for your High School.

Requirement Breakdown

• Requirement effective for the 2011-2012 school year
• High Schools may provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) instruction in a course of their choice.
• Training must be based on an instructional program established by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross or another program which is nationally recognized and uses the most current national evidence-based Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines.
• CPR education does not need to cover all victim sizes (adult/child/infant).
• CPR education must have a hands-on component.

Excerpts from Bill

“Beginning in the 2010-11 school year, each school board operating high school grades, the operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates high school grades, and the governing body of each private school that operates high school grades shall offer instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiocerebral resuscitation, and the use of an automated external defibrillator to pupils enrolled in the high school grades in the school district, charter school, or private school.

The school board, operator of the charter school, or governing body of the private school shall use either of the following, and shall incorporate into the instruction the psychomotor skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiocerebral resuscitation and to use an automated external defibrillator: (a) An instructional program developed by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association. (b) Nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiocerebral resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator.”