Business Day Class

Business Day Classes

Business Day Classes are designed for businesses and companies who need to certify their employees in Adult CPR, First Aid and AED.

Business Day Classes are also open to the general public and are usually scheduled once per month.

Business Day Classes are usually conducted on Mondays from 8:30am - 4:30pm and last sometimes until 5:00pm depending on the class size.

When registering for classes, individuals should apply only for the courses that are needed for certification.

If this is your first time ever taking CPR you need to take both the Adult CPR and the First Aid Courses to gain a complete lay responder knowledge base.

Business Day Classes	Course	Time	Class Length
Mondays - Once Per Month	Adult CPR	8:30am - 4:30pm	3 - 4 Hours depending on class size
	Lunch Break		30 minute Lunch Break
	First Aid		2 - 3 Hours depending on class size
	AED		1 - 2 Hours depending on class size

Adult CPR

Purpose: Train individuals to overcome any reluctance to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for life–threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults.

Prerequisites: None

Learning Objectives:

• Identify how to respond to emergency situations by checking to see if it is safe to intervene;

• Identify the three general steps in the emergency action plan;

• Identify how to use your community’s emergency medical services (EMS) system effectively;

• Demonstrate how to check a conscious or an unconscious victim;

• Recognize the signals of a breathing or cardiac emergency;

• Learn how to care for an adult who has stopped breathing;

• Recognize the signals of a breathing emergency;

• Learn how to care for an adult who is choking;

• Identify the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and describe how to reduce them;

• Recognize the signals of a heart attack and provide care to reduce the chance of cardiac arrest; and

• Learn how to perform CPR to an adult who shows no signs of circulation.

Length: Approximately 4 hours

Certification Requirements:

• Attend and participate in all course sessions;

• Demonstrate competency in all required skills listed on the skills checklist;

• Participate in all skills sessions; and

• Pass the final written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.

Certificate Issued and Validity Period: Adult CPR – 1 year

First Aid

Purpose: To give individuals the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic first aid care for injuries and sudden illnesses until advanced medical personnel arrive and take over. The course does not include information on breathing or cardiac emergencies.

Prerequisites: Adult CPR

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how to recognize and handle an emergency;

• Explain how to check the scene for safety and a victim for consciousness;

• Explain when and how to move a victim from a dangerous scene;

• Describe when to call and how to interact with the emergency medical services (EMS) system;

• Explain why and how to apply basic precautions to reduce the risk of disease transmission during and after providing care;

• Describe how to prioritize care for life–threateninginjuries or sudden illnesses;

• Describe how to check a conscious victim for life– and non-life–threatening conditions;

• Describe how to recognize and care for a victim of sudden illness;

• Describe how to recognize and care for different types of wounds, including burns and bleeding;

• Describe how to recognize and care for a victim of a heat– or cold–related emergency;

• Demonstrate how to practice basic precautions to reduce the risk of disease transmission;

• Demonstrate how to control external bleeding; and

• Demonstrate how to recognize and care for muscle, bone and joint injuries, including injuries to the head, neck and back;

Length: Approximately 4 hours

Certification Requirements:

• Attend and participate in all course sessions;

• Demonstrate competency in all required skills listed on the skills checklist;

• Participate in all skills sessions and scenarios; and

• Pass the final written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.

Certificate Issued and Validity Period: First Aid – 3 years

AED Essentials

Purpose: To teach individuals the skills and knowledge needed to provide care for victims of sudden cardiac arrest through the safe use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

Prerequisites: Current American Red Cross Adult CPR certificate or equivalent that has been issued within one year of course completion.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the abnormal heart rhythms commonly present during cardiac arrest;

• Explain what defibrillation is and how it works;

• Describe the cardiac chain of survival for a victim of cardiac arrest;

• Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest;

• Identify the general steps for the use of an AED;

• Identify precautions for the use of an AED;

• Identify special resuscitation situations that can arise when using an AED; and

• Demonstrate how to use an AED in a cardiac arrest situation.

Length: Approximately 2 hours

Certification Requirements:

• Attend and participate in all course sessions;

• Demonstrate competency in all required skills listed on the skills checklist;

• Participate in all skills sessions and scenarios; and

• Pass the final written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.

Certificate Issued and Validity Period: AED Essentials - 1 year