CPR/AED & first aid
american heart association
And
American Safety & Health institute
CPR/AED offers CPR certifications via a classroom environment or blended/online module with in-person skills session for the lay rescuer to learn the basic steps of performing CPR for adults, children and/or infants, relieving choking and using an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). During this CPR course, we also offer Basic First Aid, including Environmental, Injury and Medical Emergencies.
Gainesville & OCala
Who typically takes this course:
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Construction, Manufacturing, Security, Education, Child Care, Hospitality, Property Management, Fitness, Chiropractor, Acupuncturist, Lifeguard, Corrections, Law Enforcement, Parents, Lay-rescuers and more.
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Those seeking internships NOT typically associated with Healthcare Professions
CPR/AED
The CPR/AED course is designed to prepare students to provide CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. These courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
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Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
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Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
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Recognize when someone needs CPR
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Perform high-quality CPR for an adult alone or as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR (child and infant CPR modules are optional)
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Give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups
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Demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are optional)
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Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is optional).
First Aid
The First Aid course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid in a safe, timely, and effective manner. These courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
First Aid teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services arrives. Students learn duties and responsibilities of first aid rescuers; first aid actions for medical emergencies, including severe choking, heart attack, and stroke; and skills for handling injury and environmental emergencies, including external bleeding, broken bones and sprains, and bites and stings.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
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List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer
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Describe the key steps in first aid
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Describe the assessment of and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
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Use an epinephrine pen
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Control bleeding
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Recognize elements of common injuries and illnesses
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Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers.
blended/online LEARNING
Blended learning combines self-paced online training with an Instructor-led classroom session. Students first learn the course content online using a course key. After completing the online module, they attend an Instructor-led, video-based classroom portion focused on skills practice, debriefing, team scenarios, discussions of local protocols, and skills testing.
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The online portion allows students to complete exercises and learn at their own pace.
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The classroom portion allows time for practice and discussion.
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Students have access to online course for 24 months after activation, allowing them to revisit simulations and videos after they complete the course.