American Red Cross (ARC)
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that works globally to alleviate the human suffering of those who face disasters, whether they are of human, natural, or war causes. While they do have staffed workers, the organization’s work comes directly from a large network of volunteers. They are also a provider of health, safety, and aquatics courses worldwide.
What do we do as an ARC Licensed Training Provider?
As an independent business from Red Cross, we are able to provide their training courses to outside organizations, companies, and individuals.
Red Cross CPR/AED r.21
Who should take this course?
The CPR/AED Course is designed for the general layperson, who doesn’t need a higher level of training, such as Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals. The course completion card in CPR/AED may be used to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements.
What does this CPR AED course teach?
- Understand the warning signs of a cardiac emergency.
- Recognize the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
- Describe how to care for a heart attack.
- List the causes of cardiac arrest.
- Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest.
- Demonstrate how to perform CPR.
- Recognize the signals of a breathing emergency.
- Demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking.
- Explain what defibrillation is.
- Explain how defibrillation works.
- Identify precautions to take when using an AED on a person in sudden cardiac arrest.
- Demonstrate how to use an AED.
*Child and infant modules are optional.
Course Options
- Classroom
- Blended Learning
| Meets OSHA Requirements | Yes |
| Meets BLS Requirements | No |
Red Cross First Aid r.21
The Red Cross First Aid course trains participants in first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, call for help, and perform lifesaving skills.
Who should take this course?
The Red Cross First Aid course is designed for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements.
What does this course teach?
- Identify the signals of common sudden illnesses.
- Describe how to care for common sudden illnesses.
- Describe how to care for someone who is having a seizure.
- Identify the signals of heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies.
- Describe how to care for heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies.
- Explain how to care for head, neck, and spinal injuries.
- Identify signals of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.
- Describe how to care for various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.
- Explain how to care for muscle, bone, or joint injuries.
- Demonstrate how to control external bleeding.
- Identify signals of head, neck, and spinal injuries.
Course Options
- Classroom
- Blended Learning
| Meets OSHA Requirements | Yes |
| Meets BLS Requirements | No |
Red Cross First Aid CPR AED r.21
The Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Course is designed for the general layperson, who doesn’t have need a higher level of training, such a Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals. The course completion card in CPR/AED may be used to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements.
Who should take this course?
The Red Cross First Aid CPR AED Course is designed to help participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing, and first aid emergencies; to know how to care for a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over.
What does this course teach?
- Understand the warning signs of a cardiac emergency.
- Recognize the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
- Describe how to care for a heart attack.
- List the causes of cardiac arrest.
- Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest.
- Demonstrate how to perform CPR.
- Recognize the signals of a breathing emergency.
- Demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking.
- Explain what defibrillation is.
- Explain how defibrillation works.
- Identify precautions to take when using an AED on a person in sudden cardiac arrest.
- Demonstrate how to use an AED.
- Identify the signals of common sudden illnesses.
- Describe how to care for common sudden illnesses.
- Describe how to care for someone who is having a seizure.
- Identify the signals of heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies.
- Describe how to care for heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies.
- Explain how to care for head, neck and spinal injuries.
- Identify signals of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.
- Describe how to care for various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.
- Explain how to care for muscle, bone or joint injuries.
- Demonstrate how to control external bleeding.
- Identify signals of head, neck and spinal injuries.
Course Options
- Classroom
- Blended Learning
| Meets OSHA Requirements | Yes |
| Meets BLS Requirements | No |
Red Cross Pediatric First Aid CPR AED r.21
The Red Cross Pediatric First Aid CPR AED course trains participants on how to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.
Who should take this course?
The Red Cross Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone involved in childcare who must respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Including childcare workers, teachers, camp counselors, etc
What does this course teach?
- Recognize the links in the Pediatric Cardiac Chain of Survival.
- Demonstrate how to perform CPR.
- Recognize the signals of a breathing emergency.
- Demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking.
- Explain what defibrillation is.
- Explain how defibrillation works.
- Identify precautions to take when using an AED on a person in sudden cardiac arrest.
- Demonstrate how to use an AED.
- Identify the signals of common sudden illnesses.
- Describe how to care for common sudden illnesses.
- Describe how to care for someone who is having a seizure.
- Identify the signals of heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies.
- Describe how to care for heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies.
- Explain how to care for head, neck and spinal injuries.
- Identify signals of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.
- Describe how to care for various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.
- Explain how to care for muscle, bone or joint injuries.
- Demonstrate how to control external bleeding.
- Identify signals of head, neck and spinal injuries.
Course Options
- Classroom
- Blended Learning
| Meets OSHA Requirements | Yes |
| Meets BLS Requirements | No |
Red Cross Bloodborne Pathogens Training
The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens
- Engineering Controls
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Personal Hygiene
- Cleaning/Disinfecting Equipment and Supplies
- Recognizing, Reporting, and Following Up on Employee Exposures to Infectious Materials
Who should take this course?
Red Cross Bloodborne Pathogens is designed for anyone at risk of coming into contact with bloodborne pathogens in their workplace.
Students learn:
- What bloodborne pathogens are and how they are spread
- What protective measures to take in order to minimize risk
- Proper actions to take if exposed to a potentially infectious material
Course Options
- Classroom
- Blended Learning
| Meets OSHA Requirements | Yes |
| Meets BLS Requirements | No |
Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS)
The American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) course teaches proper responses to cardiac and breathing emergencies for all age groups (adult, child, and Infant). It is geared toward healthcare professionals and provides a focus on team dynamics, which is a common response among medical professionals whether it be in a hospital, ambulatory surgical care center, ambulance, and other environment which provides advanced medical care.
Who should take this course?
The Red Cross Basic Life Support course is designed for healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, EMS professionals, and other healthcare and public safety personnel.
What does this course teach?
- High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
- The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
- Important early use of an AED
- Effective ventilations using a barrier device
- Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an influential team member during multi-rescuer CPR
- Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants
Course Options
- Classroom
- Blended Learning
| Meets OSHA Requirements | Yes |
| Meets BLS Requirements | Yes |
Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers (C-Pro)
The American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers (C-Pro) course teaches proper response to cardiac and breathing emergencies for all age groups (adult, child, and Infant). It is geared toward healthcare professionals and provides a focus on team dynamics, which is a common response among medical professionals whether it be in a hospital, ambulatory surgical care center, ambulance, and other environments which provides advanced medical care.
Who should take this course?
The American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers (C-Pro) course is intended for lifeguards, first responders, and more.
What does this course teach?
- How to perform a primary assessment
- Legal considerations in providing care
- Signs and treatment for a heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)
- CPR for adults, children, and infants
- Rescue breathing
- Use of a bag-valve-mask resuscitator (BVM)
- Chain of Survival
- Use of an AED
Course Options
- Classroom
- Blended Learning
| Meets OSHA Requirements | Yes |
| Meets BLS Requirements | Yes |
Red Cross Instructor Training
As an American Red Cross Authorized Provider, we can train your team to become internal Red Cross instructors for your company/organization. A Red Cross Instructor Trainer will work with instructor candidates to perfect their base-level skills and how to teach others these lifesaving skills.