Learn More - Adult CPR & First Aid

This course includes the latest AHA Guidelines on how to provide CPR on an Adult including the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). It also covers everything a basic responder needs to know about providing first aid for a variety of common medical emergencies that occur in adults and children.

-Typical course length is 60-90 min.
-Exam may be taken as many times as needed to pass!
-Certification is Nationally Accredited and good for 2 years.
-Print your wallet certification card immediately upon completion!

Items covered in this course:

Adult CPR

• Anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system
• Scene Safety
• The Chain of Survival
• Recognition of a Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest
• Personal Protective Equipment
• The CAB'S
• Mouth-to-Mouth Ventilations
• Signs of Circulation
• Chest Compressions
• Compression-Only CPR (Adult)
• One Rescuer CPR (Adult)
• Two Rescuer CPR (Adult)
• Rescue Breathing
• Choking (Adult)
• Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
   

Standard First Aid

• Recognizing an Emergency
• Emergency Action Steps
• Checking for Scene Safety
• Preventing Disease Transmission and Universal Precautions
• Checking the Victim for Consciousness
• Moving a Victim
• Reporting to EMS
• Obtaining a SAMPLE history
• Secondary Assessment (Head to Toe Examination)
• Caring for Shock
• Bleeding and Wound Management
• Burns
• Poisoning and Drug Overdose
• Environmental Related Illnesses
• Muscle, Bone, and Joint Injuries
• Medical Emergencies
• General Illnesses
• Heart Attack
• Breathing Emergencies, i.e. asthma, COPD
• Stroke
• Diabetic Emergencies
• Seizures