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CPR and AED Training

Last Updated: May 21, 2026 2:55:01 PM PDT
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Emergency Management offers training to help students, faculty and staff become proficient in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and using an automated external defibrillator (AED).

These lifesaving techniques are useful in an emergency situation since the average response time for first responders is 8–12 minutes. For each minute delayed, the chance of survival decreases by approximately 10%. CPR and AED training gives you the skills necessary to help save a life.

CPR and AED Training

hands-only CPR on practice mannequins

Learn how to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest using hands-only CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) from professional first responders. Get hands-on experience with our practice mannequins. This is a non-certified course; no card will be issued upon completion.

Each session is made up of three half-hour segments:

  • Hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
  • Question and answer

Sign up CPR & AED Training via the UC Learning Center and reserve your slot.

University Center 409, Wednesday, June 3, 2026

  • Session 1: 10–11:30 a.m.
  • Session 2: 1–2:30 p.m.

Revive & Survive San Diego Initiative

Revive & Survive San Diego is an exciting new initiative that aims to save lives by training 1 million San Diegans in hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This novel partnership between the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and the County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services creates an opportunity for partners across the county to build a coalition of lifesavers.

Questions? Contact the Emergency Management Team.