You could save a life: Get Trained
Your local Red Cross chapter offers courses to help you and your family prepare for emergencies. Your local Red Cross chapter is aware of the hazards that can happen in the area where you live and work, and can provide you with presentations and information that will help you learn how to keep your family and co-workers safe when disaster strikes. Contact your local Red Cross chapter to find out about disaster preparedness presentations available for your community or workplace.
In the event of a disaster, emergency medical response may be delayed because of the remoteness of your home or by adverse conditions, such as roads blocked by floodwater or debris. While precious minutes slip by, your emergency training could mean the difference between life and death. Properly administered first aid or CPR can help stabilize an injured or ailing family member until help arrives. Make sure at least one family member is trained in first aid and CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator. It could save a life.
Red Cross Courses
Your local Red Cross chapter offers a variety of courses for you and your family.
Most of them are between one and two hours, while more in-depth courses run from three to five hours. Contact your chapter for more information and enroll in one of the classes listed here today.
Community First Aid and Safety includes First Aid Basics, Adult CPR, and Infant and Child CPR.
The course components can be taken individually or in any combination.
First Aid for Children Today (F.A.C.T.)
The F.A.C.T. Critter Clan Family of multicultural animal characters leads children on a path of discovery. Kids ages 5-8 learn about ways to be aware of dangers, how to prevent them, and how to respond to them if necessary.
Basic Aid Training (B.A.T.)
Introduces 8-12 year-olds to the emergency action steps, check, call, care and to first aid procedures. An activity book with puzzles and games teaches children how to prevent injuries and what to do in an emergency.
First Aid
Responding to Emergencies is available through many local colleges and universities. The course uses lecture, discussion and simulated emergency situations to deliver information on recognizing and caring for many different types of emergencies.
Adult CPR/AED
Hands on skills-training for adult CPR and AED prepares participants to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies.
Adult CPR
Learn how to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults.
Infant and Child CPR
Designed for childcare providers, teachers, parents and others who care for children, this course teaches how to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies and how to use the EMS system effectively. Participants take home a refresher skills card as well as information about preventing injuries. This course applies to infants and children up to 8 years. Infant CPR is also available separately as a 3 1/2 hour course that applies to infants up to 12 months; Child CPR (4 hours) is available separately and applies to children age 1 to 8 years.
AED Essentials
Individuals currently certified in Adult CPR learn how to safely use an AED to provide care for victims of sudden cardiac arrest.
Injury Control Modules
Focusing on common causes of worksite injuries and key health risks, these one-hour awareness-level modules highlight risks and promote prevention. Self-assessments help employees recognize risky habits. Demonstrations and lively discussions reinforce practical prevention tips. Modules include: Ergonomics; Slips, Trips and Falls; Back Injury Prevention; Workplace Violence Awareness; Managing Stress; and Your Heart Matters.
Preventing Disease Transmission
A training module for employers and employees who, while on the job, may be exposed to blood or other body fluids that could cause infection. Employers can offer this program as part of their compliance with OSHA regulations. Available in English and Spanish.
Oxygen Administration
Laypersons can learn when and how to use supplemental oxygen and breathing devices. Professional rescuers also learn advanced skills in airway management.
First Aid--When Help Is Delayed
This first aid course helps people prepare for and respond to an emergency where an EMS response could take 30 minutes or more.
Pet First Aid
A handy reference guide for cat and dog emergencies. Created by the American Red Cross and The Humane Society of the United States, Pet First Aid provides assistance to people whose pets are ill or injured.
Babysitters Training Designed for 11- to 15-year olds
The Babysitter's Training Course can help you interview for a babysitting job, choose safe and age-appropriate toys and games, perform first aid, learn diapering and feeding techniques, handle bedtime issues, tips for a safe babysitting experience.
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Get Trained at Home
Teach children how to dial 9-1-1 in an emergency. Review emergency action steps with all family members:
- Check the scene and the victim.
- Call 9-1-1 or your local emergency number posted by the phone.
- Care for the victim.
Using Fire Extinguisher
Shutting Off Your Gas
Shutting Off Water
Shutting Off Electricity
Disaster Prepardness Coloring Books For Small Children
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