American Red Cross Courses

First Aid

Designed to help non-medical professionals provide assistance in times of crisis, our courses allow you to gain an understanding of first aid best practices for a wide range of conditions, including:

• Asthma emergencies
• Anaphylaxis
• Burns
• Choking
• Diabetic emergencies
• External bleeding
• Environmental emergencies
• Heart Attack
• Poisoning
• Neck, head and spinal injuries
• Stroke
• Seizure

CPR/AED

Get CPR/AED certified – and learn how to help when it’s needed most. As part of our mission to train people how to respond to and prepare for emergencies, we offer CPR/AED certification classes that can help you save a life when every moment counts.

You may not realize it, but the response time for first responders after 911 is called averages 8-12 minutes, and during sudden cardiac arrest – each minute that defibrillation is delayed reduces someone’s chances of survival by approximately 10%. This is why, at the American Red Cross, we support the position that improved training and access to AEDs could save 50,000 lives each year. In fact, we believe that all Americans should be within four minutes of an AED and someone trained to use it.

BLS/CPR for Healthcare Professionals

Designed specifically for healthcare professionals and first-responders, our BLS courses deliver information and skills training on:

• Scene Safety & Assessment
• CPR/AED Use for Adults, Children and Infants
• Obstructed Airways
• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Communication and Teamwork
• The Emergency Medical Services System
• Legal Considerations
• Precautions

Babysitting and Childcare

• Babysitting Basics: Created for those ages 11 and older, our online babysitting training course can help you learn how to provide care for infants and children, understand what to do in an emergency, choose age-appropriate activities, recognize and handle a range of behaviors, learn how to start your own babysitting business, and more.
• Babysitter’s Training: Recommended for those ages 11 to 15, this course is designed to help participants develop leadership skills, build their business, help keep themselves and others safe, help children learn how to behave, and learn basic child care and basic first aid.
• Advanced Child Care:: Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to care for children and infants inside and outside of the home. The course delivers leadership training, child behavior and discipline training, as well as information on professionalism, safety, basic childcare, and more. (Note: This course is not intended as certification for state-licensed childcare providers and does not meet all state requirements for such certification.)

Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED

First Aid, Health and Safety for Coaches

Developed jointly with the National Federation of State High School Associations, First Aid, Health and Safety for Coaches is designed to give students an overview of first aid and “best practices” for many first aid situations encountered by coaches. Students will learn skills directly related to athletic injuries that may also be useful for injuries to officials, fellow coaches and/or spectators.

Blended Learning CPR/AED is a great complement to this course.

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Wilderness and Remote First Aid Course

Designed for scouts and scout leaders, outdoor enthusiasts and anyone who works or spends time in remote environments, this course teaches advanced skills to be used in emergencies when help from professional first responders may be far away. Based on the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, this course aligns with OSHA’s Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs.

Prerequisites: Must be at least 14 years old and hold current adult CPR/AED certification.

2 year certification

Digital certificate available upon successful completion of course

Course length: 16 hours

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