I had Bonnie for my first time first aid class which was mandatory for my job. I wasn't going to make a review but I just couldn't stop thinking about how fun she made a simple first aid class. I can't lie, I was prepared to just be in and out but when I tell you she took her time on explaining, showing, and sharing her our experiences I would truly sit in any class she taught! She made me laugh most the time, she made the class feel like she's been teaching us for months! I just want her to know she's special and her energy truly makes a difference. When I have to renew my first aid card I am looking forward to just sitting there and enjoying her company for a few hours! Thank you so much Bonnie. read more

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CPR. First aid! They are both vital skills to know what to do in the case of an emergency. Between the two I have been rectified at least 16 times. Most of the classes are dull and BORING! Usually some control freak that wants to scare you and ride you a$$ while you're trying to focus. Not this time. Today I had the pleasure of attending a Safe-a-Life course. Based out of El Cajon, Vicki and Chris have a friendly, funny and outgoing team ready to assist and guide you throughout the session. Poor Chris. She was our go to. "Chris, call 911. Go get the AED and come back!" Imagine 77 voices simultaneously blurting in unison. Each time she would eagerly act her part like it was the first time. What a terrific team player. Bonnie did a remarkable job keeping us entertained and informed throughout the day with her comical humor. We were taught everything in an multi-sensory fashion where you were eager to understand. Imagine being in a room of actual professionals, many retired that include retired fire captains, nurses and educators. The entire team was there to make sure we understood it all. It seems they continue to create new updated videos with the staff actually starring in a few. I have to say I'm definitely impressed with the easy handout. Wow! It's clear and they simplified the task to find whatever you need or weren't sure you did. Finally a book I think the rest could get help from who haven't ever been certified. Thanks so much! No wonder they have such high ratings. Right now I'm good for two years, but for once I look forward to renewing my certification. I bet you will too! Especially with Save-A-Life Educators. read more

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My instructor was amazing! Bonnie was quick & efficient. The class was as painless as possible, I learned a lot & I feel prepared should a life threatening emergency happen that requires CPR &/or first aid! Thank you guys for your time & your class! read more

Rikki is amazing! Fund instructions. Great program. I will use this company for my entire organization . Highly recommended

If you have to get CPR, AED, First Aid, or EMSA certified, you have found the right place! Bonnie is a great instructor with amazing help from Jill. They make the class fun and enjoyable. While also explaining the seriousness of knowing these types of aid. You leave the class feeling fully confident, knowing that you can help save a person's life from the teaching you received. If you need any certification in any of these areas call Save-A-Life! You will be so happy you did, especially if you are ever in a situation that this aid is needed. read more

I work for the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA and I have had the pleasure of working with the Save-A-Life instructors for the last 5 weeks to have our "Leaders In Training" CPR and First Aid certified. Bonnie and Inge have been stellar working with our groups of kids ages 12-16, making the classes fun, interesting, and age-appropriate. I also personally learned a lot from these classes. I have been CPR/First Aid certified for 11 years and I can't say I ever remember being taught some of the things they go over in the Save-A-Life courses. A few days ago I was able to successfully and confidently perform the Heimlich maneuver on a family member as a result of Bonnie's amazing teaching! The training is something you hope you never have to use but I am so grateful that I was prepared to save someone who was choking because of the training this company has provided me. The work they do truly does save lives. Thank you Bonnie, Inge, and Save-A-Life Educators! read more

This place doesn't ever pick the phone up. I've been calling for a week now. I needed to make an appointment for work. And it doesn't seem to be happening. I guess i'll move onto another place. I will reconsider and update the rating if you ever respond and are willing to help your customer out. read more

Save A Life CPR instructor, Bonnie, really empowered my middle school students to feel confident in an emergency situation. She struck the perfect note of delivering life saving training seriously but with humor and with an understanding of teens and how they think. This course is superbly taught! read more

This CPR and First Aid class was great! I was dreading going to renew my certifications and had been putting it off for as long as I could- last thing that you want to do is sit in a classroom on a sunny Saturday SD morning/afternoon! However, if you have to, I would highly recommend sitting in this classroom! I had actually forgotten to even register ahead of time and ended up just showing up for the class- Vicki was wonderful and even though the class was full, she still let me attend the classes that day. Chris was a fantastic teacher and made the class as fun as it possibly could have been. It was like being at a comedy show! She is a great instructor, providing us with detailed information that was easy to understand, and was great at answering any of our questions. The class size was small and intimate, and we each got to practice CPR compressions and mouth-to-mouth on adult and infant dummies with an SD firefighter (Gabe, who was awesome as well!). Also, we got a take-home instruction manual in case we forget any of the material we learned. read more

I am up for renewal for my First-Aid/CPR certificate. I attended Save-A-Life in September 2010 and loved the instructors and instruction I received. I was so happy to know that I can get my recertification through them! Vicki is so kind and helpful and makes this class very affordable! Please support this business if you need First-Aid/CPR certification for any reason. It is well worth the time to take their classes and they make it fun. read more

Over the years I have had the pleasure of having Save A Life conduct multiple certification and recertification classes for team members at two different companies, and they rate an A+ across the board. They have the ability to teach CPR, First Aid and AED training in a group setting. They are always adaptable to our scheduling needs, and they come fully equipped. The training is straightforward and easy to understand, with hands on instruction tailored to the needs of the students. Our employees really enjoy the instructors and look forward to future classes. I always get rave reviews from my staff after a Save A Life class! The students always come away feeling accomplished and self assured. Save A Life trains to ARC standards and has very competitive rates. read more

Took their adult and child CPR/First aid class. It was a bit long about 5 hours . However I felt like the instructor was very informative and I felt like the way she taught how to give CPR will help me remember for a long time . Would recommend ! read more

I recently took the CPR/First Aid/AED course in San Diego. It was very informative and a lot of "hands on" practice that ensures you feel confident if an emergency we're to require you to perform CPR, First Aid, or use an AED. I definitely would recommend this course to co-workers, family, and friends. read more

This team does a fantastic job teaching CPR and First Aid. As a Massage Therapist, I am required to have this certification. My first class with them was a Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Now graduated, I came back to them for my recert. They are simply the best and make the learning fun. Kudos to Bonnie and Jill for a great class today. I will continue to come back to them. read more

I just took the CPR and First Aid certification class and it was fantastic! Bonnie, the instructor, was extremely informative and hilarious; she kept the class engaged throughout the whole day, which is no mean feat on a Saturday! I really appreciated her practical advice and the way she shook things up and testing us in real time with realistic curveballs and distractions. As a result I feel very confident in my skills. Thank you Bonnie, it was well worth the money! read more

This is a 5-star class definitely!!! During my session Bonnie and Inga were very knowledgeable, comical and energetic! I've taken many CPR/AED First aid classes but by far this was the best. The setup of the class order so you stay alert. I would recommend this everyone and especially if you like a good laugh! read more

VERY IMPRESSED! NOT ALL SCHOOLS ARE CREATED EQUAL! This retired Fire Chief has created a Fun, Interesting, Curriculum that I will not dread going back to for renewals like I have in the past with other schools. The staff was happy, friendly and warm. The room was large, air conditioned and clean and she has filmed her own movies to go along with the lecture. Each one of us had our own infant and adult manikins to work with on tables so we could move through practices quickly, rather than having to take turns like other schools have you do. There was also a lot of very important and interesting information given to us that I greatly appreciated which was not given to us at the last school I attended in La Mesa. 2 years ago at the "other school" I had to repeatedly step in to answer (from my EMT training) questions the instructors DID NOT KNOW, or had left out. It was very irritating. I don't like being a know it all or being put in that position but the students were asking vital life or death questions that had to be addressed! Bonnie our teacher @ Save a Life Educators has been doing this for 15 years so she has this down and has a great sense of humor. Vicki the owner is very upbeat, positive and attentive and you can tell she puts everything into this business to ensure professionalism and efficiency which is something I can really appreciate. I never felt like I was falling asleep once in this class which is saying a lot for an 8 hour course on a Saturday after working a hard long week of running a daycare. Just to give you some prospective of what that school in La Mesa was like in comparison - it had a TINY room and the instructor was a very young ambulance driver who had been up all night working. We sat on SUPER hard chairs for 8 HOURS. I calculated how much money the school made per class x several weekends, and it is enough to buy better chairs believe me. The rent on that dinky place must be pretty low. My bedroom is about the same size. We were falling asleep due to the lack of inspiration and wisdom from this very tired, sweet young man who was trying to get through the long course. We had to kneel on the floor to take turns with the manikins and a LOT of people were doing the CPR wrong over and over who were NEVER corrected! These are people who are supposed to be saving lives of children who walked out certified! A couple days later we came back for another course there and the owner was saying terrible things about our last instructor out loud to our new instructor for the class to hear. She was cold and ruthless and blaming others for her poorly run school. I had left numerous messages for her in regards to receiving a refund for my vouchers, having turned in my paperwork on time. I was repeatedly ignored and the female owner claimed she never got my repeated messages. ONE YEAR later I spoke to the YMCA about all of this and finally with their help I received my money. When it was time to renew my certifications, only my partner received a reminder card in the mail and I am pretty positive, she deliberately removed me from her list to spite me for forcing her to pay back what she owed me. You cannot be paid by the client AND the YMCA as that is being double paid. Dealing with that owner on the phone was never pleasant either so you can see why it is extremely important to go to the right school for the right training, comfort, and to be treated with respect and professionalism. read more

Since I just finished with the CPR class 45 minutes ago I figured no better time to write a review then right now. Chris was basically awesome. She made the class fun, informational, easy to understand and answered every question to satisfaction. I have not taken a CPR class in years and am so happy to say that some smart folks have simplified it so that anyone can perform CPR in any circumstance. I always was confused about compressions and breathes and mouth sweeps and feeling for pulse and the difference between CPR for adults and for children. No more! I hope I never have to use what I learned today but I feel confident that I can if the need arises. read more

I recently participated in an AED, CPR, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens class that is provided through my work, this was not mandatory for me but I wanted to take one of these classes to prepare myself if the unfortunate were to happen. I am extremely happy that I did. I had Chris the retired fire chief and she was excellent! She was very funny, kept everybody's attention and made the class very entertaining. I feel confident if I were to have to use the skills she taught all of us that I would be able to do so with no problem. I absolutely recommend Save-A-Life Educators for your medical education needs. I was very impressed and very pleased! read more

I am so glad that I was referred to Save-A-Life for my CPR/First Aid class! The instructors were great and they make sure to bring enough dummies so that everyone gets plenty of hands on training. I am much more confident in my ability to perform CPR or first aid as needed and I will definitely come back to them when I need to re-certify. read more

As a Girl Scout troop leader, I am required to have CPR and First Aid Certification. It was time for my renewal and I am so glad I went with Save-A-Life. Chris was awesome! The class was fun, informative, and very enjoyable! The cost was less than I have ever paid for a similar class and convenient. She came to our location! I highly recommend this class!! read more

I think I've been coming to Save-A-Life-Educators for CPR/First Aid for close to 15 years! It's because of their personal touch that I continue to do so, plus their classes are the most fun! I have to be recertified every two years and it can get a little redundant, but these folks make it as enjoyable as possible. Plus they are flexible and easy to work with! read more

I have been taking CPR and First Aid classes since the early 70's and the Save-A-Life Educators classes are so much better than any of the others. I especially like the fact that they can give us real life examples. read more