For nearly a century, the American Red Cross has prepared people to save lives through health and safety education and training. From first aid, CPR and bloodborne pathogens training to swimming and lifeguarding, HIV/AIDS education and Babysitter's Training, American Red Cross Preparedness programs help people lead safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the preparedness concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today's innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 11 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses."
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Community CPR & AED Course Length: 4.5 Hours
Cost: $40 per/person
This course is a basic life support program designed for a layperson who wants or is required to have CPR and AED training, for example emergency response teams in the workplace, school bus drivers, teachers, law enforcement, and day care providers. The program covers sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, and stroke, foreign body airway obstruction, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use of an automated external defibrillator.
Description: This course covers CPR and foreign-body airway obstruction for Adults, Children, and Infants, 1 rescuer scenarios with the use of an AED.
Intended Audience: Anyone who has the duty to perform CPR with the use of an AED in responds to a cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements until emergency medical services arrives to take over resuscitation efforts.
The Community CPR & AED certification is good for 1 year
First Aid Course Length: 4.5 Hours
Cost: $40 per/person
This course First Aid course covers the importance of emergency response, controlling severe bleeding and shock, care for soft tissue, bone, joint, and muscle injuries, assisting with medical emergencies, heat and cold-related illness, and more.
Description: The first aid section teaches how to stabilize and manage illness and injuries until emergency medical services arrives to assume responsibly of treating the patient. This course covers first aid basics, medical, injury and environmental emergencies.
Intended Audience: Anyone who has the duty to perform first aid care in responds to a medical emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements until emergency medical services arrives to take over treatment efforts.
The First Aid certification is good for 3 years