Community Classes

Community Classes are open to the general public and are scheduled twice per month.

Community Classes are conducted on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Evenings during the week that they are scheduled.

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

Community Class Days Community Courses Class Start Time Class Length
Monday Evening Adult CPR   6:00pm 3 - 4 Hours depending on class size
Tuesday Evening Infant and Child CPR 6:00pm 3 - 4 Hours depending on class size
Thursday Evening First Aid 6:00pm 3 - 4 Hours depending on class size

Adult CPR - Monday Evenings

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

Infant and Child CPR - Tuesday Evenings

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 infants and children.

Prerequisites:  Adult CPR

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 infant or child;

• Recognize the signals of a breathing or cardiac emergency;

• Learn how to care for an infant or child who has stopped breathing;

• Recognize the signs and symptoms of a breathing emergency;

• Identify how to reduce the risk of injury to children and infants;

• Learn how to care for an infant or child who is choking; and

• Learn how to perform CPR to an infant or child 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: Infant and Child CPR – 1 year

First Aid - Thursday Evenings

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