NationalCPRFoundationReviews 42

First of all, you are able to skip the courses & AHA will NEVER let you do that and some of the question did not make sense like the question for BLS for healthcare providers that ask "when treating bites and stings you use: AED? Or An auto injection?" Well we know it's not a damn AED, and an auto injection (Epi pen) is use for a severe allergic reaction called Anaphylaxis. The question did not say an allergic reaction, it just said a "bites and stings" which you only need a topical solution for. They need to go learn something before running a scamming $#*! business. Keep on red flagging them with reviews!

I did the course online with this national CPR foundation trusting them and paid the money in advance after course completion. It's been more than 2 weeks I have been still waiting for my certification and card.
Despite of repeated requests emails all are unanswered. I should have believed the other people reviews. My money and time has been wasted..

I passed the CPR exam and paid for the certificate, but after payment, I encountered an error that I haven't provided the billing number. I contacted the support team and provided them with all the evidence and documents of payment, even my bank transaction history, but they told me that they can't do anything for me and wished me a wonderful day!

I did one online through the American healthcare Academy. It was not accepted because it was not hands on. So I did national CPR foundation. Great Instructor, but it is not American health association. I am now having to do another at my job. 3 In 1 year?! OMG It will work for nursing agencies but nothing else

There CPR Certificate is just a Trash paper not accepted in any Country. PVC Wallet Card delivery also not delivered but they reply mail we have just dispatched then I replyed mail to send AWB but in next 13 days no reply no delivery. I suspect is this legitimate Company with Trade License or Scam Fake illegal Company.
I am lodging my complaint to https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/form/main to know their legitimate status.

I took exam and passed, but cert is not accepted. I had to retake for my cert through American Red Cross. This company does state that they are OSHA and AHA compliant, but are not. I would like a full refund on my purchase please. And now unable to upload my proof of purchase

I paid for the CPR/AED course, took it online and passed it. I did receive an email copy of my certificate and a copy of a wallet size certificate which I can print out. However, I should have received my hard copy of my Provider Card and Key Chain certificate as well which I can carry with me at all times. Needless to say, I passed the exam on 11/16/2021 and received the card in the mail on 11/22/21. When I opened the mail, the Provider Card and Key Chain had another student's name on it. They sent the wrong card! I contacted NCPRF on 11/22/21 to tell them what happened and NCPRF replied they would send me my correct card in the mail all I can say is it is 3/31/2022 and I am still waiting. I will NOT be renewing my CPR/AED cert with them when it expires. I would attach proof of the wrong Provider Card I sent to NCPRF via email but because it has someone else's name on it I don't want to share that publicly.

Yes the National CPR foundation site is easy to use, in fact too easy. There's a 10 question test at the end that is So easy it's laughable. I don't think I would want someone performing CPR on me who only had training from this website and I'm finding that most medical professions do not accept this type of certification because it's not through the American Heart Association and it's not hands-on training. I guess there may be some small places that don't care and accept this form of certification but it's definitely not as widely accepted as advertised. I used this site to recertify in BLS for a clinical position (not patient care) and the hospital told me it is not accepted because it needs to be through the AHA or the Red Cross. I was given the option of getting recertified within 90 days of starting my new job- thankfully. Any type of CPR certification that is online only shouldn't exist. Do you need hands-on training of some sort if you're going to be using a skill to save lives. I feel foolish for even thinking this kind of training would be acceptable by a reputable healthcare facility. I guess I thought since I've already been trained properly I could recertify the easy way. Don't do it!

Beware of these certifications! If you are an RN, LPN, paramedic, physician, etc. your employer WILL NOT accept these. They "follow AHA recommendations" but are not endorsed by them.

THis companty is NOT accredited! I am a private nurse through the Medicare program and they would not except this.

Okay, first these courses are not certified by American Heart. That being said they are good for your CPR certification / hands only CPR. This is NOT ACLS nor is it good for BLS in an acute care setting. I used this as a review b4 my BLS and I would agree with the review about ACLS content being questionable. In summary it's affordable the basic material is solid, but stay away from the advanced material because at a minimum it does not meet any trauma or advanced cardiac requirements.

I was surprised to see so many suspicious things on the National CPR Foundation's website. On their homepage, they claim that their certification courses are AHA compliant, created by AHA certified people, and endorsed by AHA experienced health providers. This is something that AHA themselves would never do with another organization. Not only this, but in the CPR certification course, especially in the second half, there are a large number of consistency errors, not to mention grammatical errors. A paragraph about chest wounds would start out saying the wounds should be left open, then in the next paragraph it would say to dress the wound with a pad, and then the next would say that dressings should be avoided with open chest wounds, etc. The exam at the end is also very concerning. There are ten multiple choice questions that remain the same after every retake, meaning someone could not read the course at all and just retake the exam until they get an official CPR certificate in the mail, which is very dangerous. Even on the physical certification card itself, there are minor but strange oddities. There are words capitalized when they usually wouldn't be, like "Course", or "Accordance", or "Examination".

I did my exam and passed it. They sent me a mail of my certificate and wallet card and said that they will send me the wallet card within 10 days (Covid might delay the process), but 15 days passed and still no delivery. They don't reply to their social media messages! They sent me a mail few days ago to like/follow them on social media. I mean why would I follow you if you don't reply! I need an explanation please

The scariest part about this is that UHS, one of the biggest hospitals in the US accepts this bogus CPR certification. I was told that this is the only way to get certified through UHS if you wanted the company to pay for your CPR class.
FYI, we have had several patients pass away in the behavorial hospitals because CPR was not initiated or done correctly.
So when people say that this is not accepted at hospitals, its not accepted at accredited hospitals, but UHS still uses this certification for their staff, at least in Florida.