Health & Safety Services

First Aid, CPR and AED Courses

American Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED programs are designed to help you learn—and recall—valuable lifesaving skills and knowledge. We translate the consensus of medical science into practical, easy-to-understand information for the American public. The Wayne County Chapter trained 7,272 in CPR, First Aid and AED in FY 2007/2008.

Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED programs are available for any age group, and can be tailored to meet the needs of specific groups and individuals. Whether you work with children, need training for employees, are a professional rescuer, or simply want to know how to help in an emergency, the American Red Cross has a program for you.

For almost a century, the American Red Cross has trained tens of millions of people in first aid and CPR. Our courses have expanded with the use of the AED—automated external defibrillators. With American Red Cross training, you can feel confident that if an emergency occurs, you’ll know what to do.

For the Community (see our Course Schedule for times and dates)

Community First and Safety  includes First Aid Basics, Adult, Infant and Child CPR. The courses components can be taken individually or in various combinations.

First Aid for Children Today (F.A.C.T.) The F.A.C.T. Critter Clan Family of multicultural animal characters leads children on a path of discovery. Kids aged 5-8 years learn about ways to be aware of dangers, how to prevent them, and how to appropriate respond to them if necessary.

Basic Aid Training (B.A.T.) introduces 8-12 year old children to the emergency actions steps (Check, Call, Care) and to first aid procedures. An activity book with puzzles and games teaches children how to prevent injuries and how to respond to an emergency.

Pet First Aid is handy first aid techniques for dogs and cats. Through classroom course work, and using materials specific to either dogs or cats, this course prepares pet owners to respond to pet emergencies. Created by the American Red Cross and the Humane Society of the United States, Pet First Aid provides guidance to people whose pets are ill or become injured.

First Aid—Responding to Emergencies is available through many local colleges and universities. The course uses lecture, discussion and simulated emergency situations to deliver information on recognizing and caring for many different types of emergencies.

Sports Safety Training teaches coaches how to prevent, prepare for, and respond to sports related injuries and emergencies. Suitable for coaches working with any level of athletics from children to adult.

For Your Workplace

The American Red Cross Workplace Training curriculum provides the latest in lifesaving and safety instruction. Build the program that works best for your business by using our modular curriculum.

Choose one of our core courses—Standard First Aid or Adult CPR/Automated External Defribrillation (AED). Add supplemental modules such as Ergonomics,

Slips, Trips and Falls; Back Injury Prevention; or Workplace Violence Awareness.

Standard First Aid. Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent, recognize and provide basic care for injuries and sudden illnesses until advanced medical personnel arrive and take over. Standard First Aid is a core course in the American Red Cross Workplace Training Program.

Adult CPR/AED. In more and more workplaces, lay rescuers are saving victims of sudden cardiac arrest by giving CPR and using an automated external defibrillator.

Adult CPR. Learn how to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults.

Preventing Disease Transmission. A two-hour training module for employers and employees who, while on the job, may be exposed to blood or other body fluids that could cause infection. Employers can offer this program as part of their compliance with OSHA regulations. Available in English and Spanish materials.

Oxygen Administration. Laypersons can learn when and how to use supplemental oxygen and breathing devices. Professional rescuers also learn advanced skills in airway management.

First Aid—When Help is Delayed. A two-hour first aid course that helps people prepare for and respond to an emergency where an EMS response could take 30 minutes or more.

For Professional Rescuers

Our Professional Rescuer Courses are designed for people who have a job-related duty to respond in an emergency. This includes law enforcement and EMS personnel, fire fighters, business and industry response teams, lifeguards, flight attendants, and others who must take action in emergency situations.

Emergency Response is a comprehensive course designed for training first responders. The course follows the 1995 US DOT First Responders National Standard Curriculum and meets ECC Guidelines.

CPR for the Professional Rescuer is a 9-hour 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 such as drowning.

AED Training. Professional rescuers learn the importance of AEDs, how the heart works, and how to use an AED properly.

Oxygen Administration. Laypersons can learn when and how to use supplemental oxygen and breathing devices. Professional rescuers also learn advanced skills in airway management.

Preventing Disease Transmission. A two-hour training module for employers and employees who, while on the job, may be exposed to blood or other body fluids that could cause infection. Employers can offer this program as part of their compliance with OSHA regulations. Available in English and Spanish materials.