International CPR Institute

It was very helpful and i am very satisfied.
I have gained a good knowledge and update about recent CPR techniques.

The place I applied did accept this card as certification and I did not realize I was scammed until I took my EMT-B class and saw how much more really goes into learning CPR. The fact that the site scammed me is not what really pissed me off that was my own fault but the fact that the method used to "TRAIN" you in infant CPR on this site is not only the wrong way to perform CPR on a infant but it can kill the infant this site needs to be shut down not because it scams people but because it could lead to someone who is trying help in fact hurt someone or even kill them.

Totally fraudulent. I should have check first. It stated in the intro that they are AHA approved. Not so. I need to call the better business bureau

The review was good but when I went to work and showed the card I was told that it was worthless. Only an American Heart Association is accepted for CPR certification. Not even the written test is valid so that you might do the check out at a BLS course. So this web site is very misleading!

In the first place I disagree with taking an online CPR/First Aid class because the information cannot be properly conveyed compared to a hands on class. A person who is not well versed in CPR/First Aid will not retain much of the information from the training program. I am a former paramedic so none of this is new to me except when there are updates in the specific format in CPR which changes over time.

Second there were at least two errors in the information on the CPR portion of the training. I took this training several months ago so I am not able to more specific about my criticism, but in one example the narrator talks about using back slaps in conjunction with the Heimlich maneuver. I do specifically recall that when the American Heart Association included the back slaps with the Heimlich Manuever that Henry Heimlich, developer of the Heimlich, revoked his use of his name because he felt that back slaps only caused the foreign matter to become further lodged in the airway. Consequently, the Heimlich was changed to abdominal thrusts.

Eventually the back slaps were dropped because the AHA finally realized there was no data to support including back slaps in the routine. It is different when applying back slaps to an infant who one can hold face down and apply back slaps.

The second criticism had to do with one of the demonstrators who was clearly using poor form in doing chest compressions. He was doing the compressions from an angle off to the side and not directly over the manakin.

For these reasons I felt very dissatisfied with the training and it left me concerned that there were more problems with the training that I would have found if I had bothered to look more closely.

This is such a fradulent website! Thanks so much to Suzanne for your rating.
The site states it is AHA approved, and completely leads you to think you will be certified in BLS, advanced or whatever you need after paying your fee and completing your course.

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is!

NOT COOL

Fraudulent company! Never trust them. They take your money and then insult you even before they respond to your request. Stay away from them or be scammed like they did to me.

Very disappointed and dissatisfied. Not recommended.

Totally wasted $20 on this place. I needed CPR certification from AHA and they pretended to be affiliated... but alas, they are not. Besides that, even if I could use their crap company, I would still need to pay $40 to have someone review my skills in person. What a piece of crap. I hate it when people scam me out of money. Wish I had checked reviews first. :(

STAY AWAY from this site, the BBB will investigate tis site, its not what it says when you long on line, please do not loose your money like I did, its not worth the hour or more you spend on the site trying to get certified.If the class is offered at your school take it, I am so sorry I missed the class in school, but to God be the Glory! They are offering it again and I am in. Not sure why this site has not been shut down, who knows who is behind it, but only time will tell...

I recently accepted an offer from a Healthcare Facility where it"s mandatory for BLS certification. I took my certification to my employer and was told that it isn't accepted. The website states when signing up for the online course that it is for healthcare providers. I purchased the course that is basically useless.

Scary, scary... this guy pretends that icpri is a big company - he is essentially working out of the basement at his mom's house next to his dirty guinea pig's cage. Note how he refers to "me" and "I" in the text - keep your wallet far away from this site as NO ON HONORS it - NO ONE. The National Safety Council offers excellent CPR and First Aid training.