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Course Descriptions
CPR/AED-
Adult (4 hours;
Certification: 1 year)
This course covers how to recognize symptoms of a
heart attack, and what to do in the event of one; when and how to do CPR on
adults; choking rescue and rescue breathing; and how to use an automated
external defibrillator (AED).
CPR- Child & Infant (4 hours; Certification: 1 year)
A course designed for childcare providers, teachers,
parents and others who care for children. Participants will learn how to
recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants and
children up to 12 years old.
CPR/AED
Review- Adult/Child/Infant (Certification: 1 year)
This class is for individuals who wish to be
recertified in Adult CPR/AED
or Adult/Child/Infant CPR/AED.
Candidates must bring proof of certification.
CPR/AED
Challenge (time
varies; Certification: 1 year)
This
session allows participants to renew their certification in Adult CPR/AED, Child CPR/AED
and Infant CPR or any combination of these components. This course is
knowledge and skills testing session only. It is not a review or teaching
session. Participants must come prepared to demonstrate the skills and
knowledge required for each of the components.
Standard First Aid (4 hours; Certification: 3
years)
This course teaches participants how to treat cuts,
bruises, bone and muscle injuries, shock, bleeding and other first aid
emergencies.
Specialty Courses
Babysitting (6 hours)
The Babysitter's training course has a unique
interactive, educational format that tasks youth with activities such as
identifying safety problems around the house and yard and selecting
age-appropriate toys and games for children in their care.
Pet CPR
A new course designed to teach participants how to
respond to emergency situations until veterinary care is available.
Wilderness First Aid (16 hours)
This is a great course for anyone who lives or works
in a rural area or simply loves the outdoors. Includes When Help is
Delayed Module and Standard First Aid Certification. (Meets requirements
of the Boy Scouts of America for Camp Philmont)
Sports Safety Training (6.5 hours)
This course covers sports-related injury prevention,
first aid care and Adult CPR. An optional Child CPR component may also be
taken. This course is a must for coaches, officials and parents of
athletes.
Professional Courses
CPR/AED
for the Professional Rescuer (6-8 hours; Certification: 1 year)
A course that teaches a variety of skills including
one-and two-rescuer CPR, use of resuscitation masks and bag-valve masks
for ventilating victims, and how to respond in special rescue situations. This course also covers preventing
disease transmission when responding to an emergency.
Emergency Response (16
hours; Emergency Response Certification: 3 years; Professional Rescuer CPR/AED Certification: 1 year)
A comprehensive course designed for training first
responders. The course follows the 1995 US DOT First Responder National
Standard Curriculum and meets ECC Guidelines.
Aquatics
Lifeguarding (Lifeguarding Certification: 3 years; Professional
Rescuer CPR/AED
Certification: 1 year)
This
course uses both classroom learning and hands-on practice to teach
surveillance skills to help you recognize and prevent injuries; rescue
skills in the water and on land; first aid training and professional
rescuer CPR; professional lifeguard responsibilities such as interacting
with the public.
Water Safety
Includes 6 levels of
learn to swim
instruction for all ages.
Other Courses
Bloodborne Pathogens Training
This course
teaches vital information about managing a potential exposure to an
infectious disease in the workplace. The training includes how bloodborne
pathogens are spread, how to prevent exposure, and what to do if exposed
to infectious materials.
Preventing Disease Transmission (2 hours)
This course is
designed to train employees to follow safe workplace practices, to report
and follow-up on employee exposure to infectious materials, and to reduce
the number of employees who contract bloodborne infections such as
hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency (HIV) from the worksite.
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