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ADULT CPR

PURPOSE		Train lay responders to overcome any reluctance to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults.
PREREQUISITE		None
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		• Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		• Describe the purpose of the Good Samaritan Laws.
		• Identify the difference between consent and implied consent.
		• Describe the three emergency action steps.
		• Explain when and how to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
		• Explain when and how to move a person from a dangerous scene.
		• Identify how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
		• Demonstrate how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
		• Demonstrate how to check an unconscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions.
		• Explain how to check a conscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions.
		• Identify the signals of shock and describe how to minimize its effects.
		• Describe how to prioritize care for injuries and sudden illnesses.
		• Recognize the signals of a breathing emergency.
		• Demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking.
		• Demonstrate how to recognize and care for a person who is not breathing.
		• Recognize the signals of a cardiac emergency.
		• Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
		• Describe how to care for a heart attack.
		• Demonstrate how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
		• Identify prevention strategies to decrease the risk of breathing emergencies.
LENGTH		Approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Attend and participate in all course sessions.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Demonstrate competency in all required skills listed on the skills checklist.
		• Participate in all skills sessions.
		• Pass each section of the written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.
CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND VALIDITY PERIOD		CPR - Adult: 1 Year
COST		$ 35 ($ 55 with First Aid)

ADULT CPR RENEWAL

PURPOSE		Train lay responders to overcome any reluctance to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults.
PREREQUISITE		This a a renewal/recertification class only. If you have never taken CPR or your certification was issued prior to 6/1/2006, you will need to take the full Adult CPR course.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		See description - ADULT CPR
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

LENGTH		Approximately 2 Hours
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Attend and participate in all course sessions.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Demonstrate competency in all required skills listed on the skills checklist.
		• Participate in all skills sessions.
		• Pass each section of the written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.
CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND VALIDITY PERIOD		CPR - Adult: 1 Year
COST		$35

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.
PREREQUISITE		None
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		• Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		• Describe the purpose of the Good Samaritan Laws.
		• Describe the difference between consent and implied consent.
		• Describe the three emergency action steps.
		• Identify when and how to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
		• Explain when and how to move a person from a dangerous scene.
		• Identify how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
		• Demonstrate how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
		• Demonstrate how to check an unconscious person for life-threatening and non life-threatening conditions.
		• Demonstrate how to check a conscious person for life-threatening and non life-threatening conditions.
		• Identify the signals of shock and describe how to minimize its effects.
		• Describe how to prioritize care for injuries and sudden illnesses.
		• Identify the signals of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.
		• Identify the signs and symptoms of sudden illness, including stroke, diabetic emergency, poisoning and allergic reactions, and describe how to care for them.
		• Identify the signs and symptoms of heat- and cold-related emergencies and describe how to care for them.
		• Demonstrate how to control bleeding.
		• Identify the signals of head, neck and back injuries and explain how to care for them.
		• Demonstrate how to care for a muscle, bone or joint injury.
LENGTH		Approximately 3 hours
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Attend and participate in all course sessions.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Demonstrate competency in all required skills listed on the skills checklist.
		• Participate in all skills sessions.
		• Pass each section of the written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.
CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND VALIDITY PERIOD		Standard First Aid: 3 years
COST		$ 35 ($ 55 with Adult CPR)

Community CPR/CPR FOR ALL AGES W/ FIRST AID

PURPOSE		Train lay responders to overcome any reluctance to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants. Provide the lay responder with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life and to minimize pain and the consequences of injury or sudden illness until professional medical help arrives.
PREREQUISITE		None
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		• Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		• Describe the purpose of the Good Samaritan Laws.
		• Describe the difference between consent and implied consent.
		• Describe the three emergency action steps.
		• Identify when and how to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
		• Explain when and how to move a person from a dangerous scene.
		• Identify how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
		• Demonstrate how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
		• Demonstrate how to check an unconscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions.
		• Demonstrate how to check a conscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions.
		• Identify the signals of shock and describe how to minimize its effects.
		• Describe how to prioritize care for injuries and sudden illnesses.
		• Identify the signals of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.
		• Identify the signs and symptoms of sudden illness, including stroke, diabetic emergency, poisoning and allergic reactions, and describe how to care for them.
		• Identify the signs and symptoms of heat- and cold-related emergencies and describe how to care for them.
		• Demonstrate how to control bleeding.
		• Identify the signals of head, neck and back injuries and explain how to care for them.
		• Demonstrate how to care for a muscle, bone or joint injury.
		• Recognize the signals of a breathing emergency.
		• Demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking.
		• Demonstrate how to recognize and care for a person who is not breathing.
		• Recognize the signals of a cardiac emergency.
		• Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
		• Describe how to care for a heart attack.
		• Demonstrate how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
LENGTH		Approximately 8 hours (6 without First Aid)
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Attend and participate in all course sessions.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Demonstrate competency in all required skills listed on the skills checklist.
		• Participate in all skills sessions.
		• Pass each section of the written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.
CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND VALIDITY PERIOD		CPR - Adult, Child & Infant: 1 year Standard First Aid: 3 years
COST		$ 75 ($ 55 without First Aid)

CPR for the PROFESSIONAL

PURPOSE		To teach those with a duty to act (professional rescuers) the skills needed to respond appropriately to breathing and cardiac emergencies. This includes the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to care for a victim of cardiac arrest.
PREREQUISITE		None. This class is recommended for individuals who have taken a CPR class in the past or who are currently in the professional rescue or medical profession.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		§ Identify the responsibilities and characteristics of a professional rescuer.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		§ List the series of events that occur when the emergency medical services (EMS) system is activated.
		§ Understand legal considerations that affect a professional rescuer.
		§ Recognize and provide appropriate care for breathing emergencies, including cardiac arrest, and other life-threatening injuries and illnesses.
		§ Demonstrate how to properly remove disposable gloves.
		§ Demonstrate how to perform an initial assessment.
		§ Demonstrate how to perform rescue breathing (adult, child and infant).
		§ Demonstrate how to use a BVM with two rescuers.
		§ Demonstrate how to care for an obstructed airway (adult, child and infant).
		§ Describe when and how to use an AED.
		§ Demonstrate how to give CPR (adult, child and infant).
		§ Demonstrate how to give two-rescuer CPR (adult, child and infant).
		§ Demonstrate how to use an AED in cardiac arrest (adult and child).
		§ Demonstrate how to use an AED when CPR is in progress (adult and child).

LENGTH		Approximately 7 Hours
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		§ Attend all class sessions.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		§ Participate in all skill sessions and scenarios.
		§ Demonstrate competency in all required skills and scenarios.
		§ Pass the final written exam with a minimum grade of 80 percent on both Section 1 (24 correct answers out of 30 questions) and Section 2 (8 correct answers out of 10 questions).
CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND VALIDITY PERIOD		CPR / AED for the Professional Rescuer: 1 Year
COST		$75

CPR for the PROFESSIONAL

CHALLENGE

PURPOSE		To teach those with a duty to act (professional rescuers) the skills needed to respond appropriately to breathing and cardiac emergencies. This includes the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to care for a victim of cardiac arrest.
PREREQUISITE		Current/nonexpired certificate. This option is recommended for renewal/recertification only.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		See Description - CPR FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
OTHER INFORMATION		This is a challenge course only. There is no review and no study time allowed while in office. You will be given a written test and a skills test. You will be prompted by the instructor with a real life scenario and are expected to respond correctly without coaching, assistance, or hesitation.
		If you do not pass the written test or any part of the skills test, you may challnege the course again or you will have to take the full course to receive certification. Full payment is required.
		BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

LENGTH		Approximately 1 Hour
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		§ Demonstrate competency in all required skills and scenarios.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		§ Pass the final written exam with a minimum grade of 80 percent on both Section 1 (24 correct answers out of 30 questions) and Section 2 (8 correct answers out of 10 questions).

CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND VALIDITY PERIOD		CPR / AED for the Professional Rescuer: 1 Year
COST		$55

CA CHILD CARE

PURPOSE		To train foster and adopting families and individuals interested in or currently in the Child Care Profession. Training includes Health & Safety, CPR and First Aid. EMSA Certified for state licensing purposes.
PREREQUISITE		None
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		Preventative Health & Safety -
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
		This course meets the California State requirement for health and safety training for child care workers. Subject matter includes preventing disease transmission, taking care of the ill child, and other health and safety precautions related to the child care setting.
		CPR and Pediatric First Aid -
		Please see description for CPR and First Aid under "CPR for all ages w/ First Aid".
		Pediatric First Aid will emphasis response and care to injuries of Infants and Children.

LENGTH		15 Hours (2 full days), Health & Safety - 7, CPR/PFA - 8
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Attend and participate in all course sessions.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Demonstrate competency in all required skills listed on the skills checklist.
		• Participate in all skills sessions.
		• Pass each section of the written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.
CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND VALIDITY PERIOD		Preventative Health & Safety: No Expiration, CPR-Adult, Child & Infant: 1 year, Pediatric First Aid: 2 years
COST		$ 120 (CPR $55 and Pediatric First Aid $35, or $75 if taken together)

BABYSITTERS TRAINING

PURPOSE		The purpose of the American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training course is to provide individuals, ages 11 to 14 with the information and skills necessary to provide safe and responsible care for children in the absence of parents or adult guardians. This training will help participants develop skills in leadership and professionalism; basic care; safety and safe play; and first aid.
PREREQUISITE		None
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		• Know how to use the Family Interview Form to gain information for a safe and responsible babysitting experience.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		• Describe why the Babysitter’s Self-Assessment Tool, Family Interview Form and Babysitter’s Report Record are useful tools for managing a babysitting business.
		• Demonstrate using the FIND Decision-Making Model to solve babysitting dilemmas.
		• Recognize that there can be different correct solutions to a problem. The best solution depends on the babysitter’s experience and skills, as well as the situation.
		• Use the Babysitter’s Training Handbook to help identify ways to recognize, fix and use safety principles to solve problems in the home and surrounding environment.
		• Describe how germs can be transmitted among children.
		• Know when hand washing is needed and why the babysitter’s hands and a child’s hands must be kept clean when babysitting.
		• Describe the babysitter’s role in guiding safe and responsible play.
		• Describe the importance of play for a child’s growth and development.
		• Identify safe and unsafe toys for children at different developmental stages.
		• Identify safe and unsafe play for children at different developmental stages.
		• Know when to use disposable gloves while giving care.
		• Understand how wearing disposable gloves while giving care prevents the transmission of germs.
		• Demonstrate how to pick up and hold an infant.
		• Demonstrate how to pick up and carry a toddler.
		• Demonstrate how to use a bottle to feed an infant.
		• Demonstrate how to burp an infant after bottle-feeding.
		• Demonstrate how to spoon-feed an infant or toddler.
		• Demonstrate how to diaper an infant or toddler.
		• Demonstrate how to properly dispose of used disposable gloves.
		• Demonstrate proper hand washing technique.
		• Recognize whom and when to call during different emergency situations.
		• Analyze and distinguish between life-threatening and less serious emergencies.
		• Know the emergency action steps: Check–Call–Care.
		• Demonstrate how to check a conscious infant and child.
		• Recognize a breathing emergency in an infant or child.
		• Demonstrate proper care for a conscious choking infant or child.
		• Demonstrate how to check an unconscious infant and child and to provide rescue breaths.
		• Identify types of bleeding and wounds.
		• Demonstrate the steps to control bleeding.
		• Use the appropriate First Aid Action Plans in the Babysitter’s Training Health and Safety Programs - Page 2 of Handbook.
		• Identify appropriate work behaviors for babysitters.
		• Assess abilities, limits and job preferences as a babysitter.
		• Use the Babysitter’s Self-Assessment Tool to evaluate and choose a babysitting job.
		• Identify what to record on the Babysitter’s Report Record to report to parents or guardians after babysitting.
LENGTH		Approximately 7 Hours
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Must be 11 years of age by the last scheduled date of the course;
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Successfully complete all observable skills outlined in the course; and
		• Participate in all required lesson activities

CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND VALIDITY PERIOD		Babysitters: No Expiration, CPR-Infant & Child: 1 year, First Aid: 3 years
COST		$45 with second day Infant and Child CPR $65

SERVE SAFE

PURPOSE		Course is designed to help leaders in the food service industry meet requirements set by the National Restaurant Educational Foundation.
PREREQUISITE		Obtaining the book and studying prior to the class is recommended.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES		Introduces ways to prevent food-related illness and how to implement a food-safety program. Also includes National testing valid for California State Certification requirements.

LENGTH		Approximately 6 Hours (2 hours for Testing)
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT		• Attend and participate in all course sessions.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

		• Pass each section of the written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.
CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND VALIDITY PERIOD		CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION 5 YEARS
COST		$120