Health and Safety Courses

Pre-Registration is required for all courses. Students may register by phone or in person.

Office hours Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

Course size is limited to assure individualized attention for students.

Special note to groups and businesses. If you would like to offer training to all in your group or business at a greatly reduced fee, please and request infomation on the Authorized Provider Program.

Adult CPR (3212) This 4 hour course will teach you how to perform rescue breathing, the obstructed airway maneuver, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques for an adult victim. The students will practice on manikins.

Course Fee: call

Certification: Valid 1 year

Class Hours: call

Community CPR (3213) This 6.5 hour course teaches participants how to perform rescue breathing, the obstructed airway maneuver, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults, children and infants. The students will practice on manikins.

Course Fees: call

Certification Valid 1 year

Class Hour: call

Standard First Aid (3207) This 6.5 hour course combines the life-saving skill of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid. Participants will learn rescue breathing, the obstructed airway maneuver, and CPR for adults. As well, they will be instructed in treatment of broken bones, bleeding, burns and shock. The students will practice on manikins.

Course Fees: call

Certification: CPR / Valid 1 year

First Aid / Valid 3 years

Class Hours: call

Community First Aid & Safety (3218) This 9 hour course trains individuals how to respond during emergency situations. Participants learn to recognize and attend to respiratory or cardiac problems, sudden illnesses, and injuries to adults, children and infants. CPR instruction is included in this training. Students will practice on manikins.

Course Fees: call

Certification: CPR / Valid 1 year

First Aid / Valid 3 years

Course Schedule Dates and Time: call

Standard First Aid/Adult CPR and First Aid Training:

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Community Water Safety (3464) This course will teach you to recognize and prevent aquatic emergencies, understand what to do in an aquatic emergency and understand self-help skills for aquatic emergencies.

Course Fees: call

Certification: Community Water Safety

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CHILD CARE TRAINING - 15 HOURS For day care providers. Meets all State requirements. 2. Infant - Child CPR , Pediatric First Aid and Preventive Health Practices

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LIFEGUARD TRAINING/CPR FOR THE PROFESSIONAL RESCUER

This course provides comprehensive training for those 15 years or older, who wish to become a Lifeguard at a swimming pool. This course will teach the following items:

1. The value of behaving in a professional manner.

2.How to recognize specific characteristic behaviors of a distressed swimmer, active and passive drowning victims.

3. Recognize an aquatic emergency and act promptly and appropriately.

4. Perform equipment based rescue skills and techniques used by professional lifeguards.

5. Learn how to provide First Aid and CPR for the Professional Rescuer in an emergency.

Prerequisites:

- 15 years of age before end of course.

- Swim 500 yards continuously, using each of the following strokes for at least 100 yards each: Crawl, Breaststroke and Side stroke. For the remaining 200 yards, you may use any stroke.

Surface dive to a minimum dept. of 7 feet and retrieve a ten- pound diving brick to the surface.

Tread water for 2 minutes, using legs only. Participants must cross their arms across their chest

(WSI) WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR This course is for individuals who would like to be trained to provide swimming instructions. The course will train instructor candidates to teach the Infant and Preschool Aquatics Program; the seven levels of Learn to Swim Program; the Community Water Safety and Water Safety Instructor Aid courses.

PREREQUISITES:

- MINIMUM AGE OF 17 ( by the end of the course )

- Successfully complete pre-course session, consisting of tests of water safety and swimming skills and knowledge.

- Posses an Instructor Candidate Training certificate: (Cert.3007) This course will be included in your (WSI) Water Safety Instructor training.

The American Red Cross also offers classes in the following areas: Emergency Response Preventing Disease Transmission

AED Automated External Defibrillation

Baby sitter's Training ( age 11 - 14 )

Home Alone Program ( age 7 - 12 )

Sports Safety Training

HIV/AIDS Starter Facts ( 17 years and older )

First Aid for Public Safety Personnel ( Additional training For Lifeguards )

ServSafe Food Training

Workplace Training ( ADULT CPR , AED AND FIRST AID TRAINING )

FACT First Aid For Children Today ( age 5 - 8 )

BAT Basic Aid Training ( ages 8 - 10 )

Pet First Aid

CPR for the Professional Rescuer

Safety Training for Swim Coaches