First Aid
Purpose: To teach lay responders the knowledge and skills necessary to give care in an emergency, help sustain life and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until medical help arrives.
Prerequisites: None.
Length: Approximately 4 hour
Spanish language course available
Este curso está disponible en español
Lay Responders First Aid and CPR/AED Instructor
Purpose: To train instructor candidates to teach basic level American Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED courses for lay responders
Prerequisites:
Minimum age of 16
Possess a Fundamentals of Instructor Training certificate (Certificate 3007) issued within the last year or a current National Health and Safety Instructor authorization (F5736 or Certificate 3005).
Pass a precourse written exam with a score of 80 percent or higher on each component and successfully demonstrating competency in the skills evaluation in accordance with the established skills standard
Length: Approximately 16 hours (based on 6 instructor candidates per instructor trainer).
Refunds and Cancellations
American Red Cross reserves the right to cancel classes due to insufficient registration or inclement weather. Scheduled participants will be notified of cancellation via telephone two business days prior to the date of the class and may then ask to be rescheduled or receive a complete refund.
Classes for groups
Groups of 10 or more can be trained at your worksite, school, community organization or other location. For more information, please call 616-396-6545, or contact Ed Wirth, Health & Safety Services Director at ewirth@ottawaredcross.org