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Course Catalog > CPR, AED, First Aid Training
Standard First Aid with CPR - Adult (DOES NOT meet requirements for Lifeguard, EMT or Nursing Programs)
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Class Details
| | Description | This course DOES NOT meet requirements for Lifeguard,
EMT or Nursing Programs
The purpose of this course is to train lay responders to overcome any
reluctance to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for
life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults. Provide the lay
responder with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help
sustain life and to minimize pain and the consequences of injury or sudden
illness until professional medical help arrives. |
| | Audience | Participants will be those who need to fulfill employment requirements or for personal satisfaction. |
| | Prerequisites | None |
| | Length | Class starting times are FIRM.
Participants arriving late WILL NOT be admitted in the course. |
| | Pricing | $49.00 per participant |
| | Refund Policy | Refunds will be allowed if more than FIVE (5) full working days of notice is given prior to the class date, subject to a $10 processing fee.
No refunds will be issued with less than FIVE (5) working days of notice.
A participant may transfer ONE (1) time only to another regularly scheduled class without penalty. If the transfer is requested with less than FIVE (5) days notice, a $10 processing fee will apply. Additional transfers will also incur a $10 fee.
No refunds may be issued after a transfer is made.
No refunds or transfers will be issued to participants that fail to show up for the class.
To cancel or transfer to another class, you must call registration line during business hours BEFORE your class date, 1-800-842-7349 ext. 26490 or e-mail registration@arizonaredcross.org. Business office hours are 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. |
| | Attendee Notes | The CPR portion of this class requires the student to perform CPR skills on the floor in a kneeling position.
For comfort we recommend the student brings knee pads or cushioning according to his/her needs, as these will not be provided. |
| | Certification | Standard First Aid certificate valid for three (3) years
CPR - Adult certificate valid for (1) year |
| | Details | Learning Objectives:
Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency; describe the purpose of the Good Samaritan Laws; describe the difference between consent and implied consent; describe the three emergency action steps; identify when and how to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number; explain when and how to move a person from a dangerous scene; identify how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care; demonstrate how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care; demonstrate how to check an unconscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions; demonstrate how to check a conscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions; identify the signals of shock and describe how to minimize its effects; describe how to prioritize care for injuries and sudden illnesses; identify the signals of various soft tissue injuries and musculoskeletal injuries; identify the signs and symptoms of sudden illness, including stroke, diabetic emergency, poisoning and allergic reactions, and describe how to care for them; identify the signs and symptoms of heat- and cold-related emergencies and describe how to care for them; demonstrate how to control bleeding; identify the signals of head, neck and back injuries and explain how to care for them; demonstrate how to care for a muscle, bone or joint injury; recognize the signals of a breathing emergency; demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking; demonstrate how to recognize and care for a person who is not breathing; recognize the signals of a cardiac emergency; identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival; describe how to care for a heart attack; demonstrate how to give CPR; and identify prevention strategies to decrease the risk of breathing emergencies. |
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