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For
more than a century, the American Red Cross has been
saving lives with health and safety education programs.
The American Red Cross of the Mohawk Valley training
ranges from first aid, CPR, AED, swimming and lifeguarding
to caregiving programs like babysitter’s training.
Pre-Registration
for Health and Safety courses is required by calling
(315) 866-2890 or (315) 733-4666.
Class date and times listed below. For more information
on upcoming classes or becoming an American Red Cross
Instructor, call the American Red Cross of the Mohawk
Valley Chapter at (315) 733-4666 in Utica or (315) 866-2890
in Herkimer. You can also email Phil Coffin at philc@mohawkvalleyredcross.org.
Instructor's
Corner
If you are an instructor
then this is the place for you. Get valuable information
and the electronic version of the Record Forms.
Blended
Learning Program
In
keeping with today's fast-paced information age, the
American Red Cross Rome Area Chapter announces it's
participation in the Blended Learning First Aid/CPR/AED
Program - a new way to offer Red Cross first aid, adult
CPR and automated external defibrillation (AED) training.
Red Cross Blended
Learning is flexible and self-paced and best of all
is available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Course-takers have the option of going through the lessons
in full or abbreviated form and can test out of lessons
as well. Web-based training enables course-takers to
access courses at their convenience. To register or
learn more about Blended Learning conact Philip Coffin
at 866-2890.
Begin Blended
Learning
https://learningctr.redcross.org/elms/pws/login.jsp
Health & Safety Courses
First
Aid, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Courses
Standard
First Aid
Learn the skills needed
to prevent, recognize and provide basic care for injuries
and sudden illnesses until advanced medical personnel
arrive. Useful take-home course materials help you retain
skills and serve as reference tools in an emergency. Meets
OSHA First Aid Guidelines. Course Fee: $32.00
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| U101 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| H101 |
1/7/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
Standard
First Aid with CPR/AED-Adult
In addition to CPR and
First, this course also includes training in using an
automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim of
sudden cardiac arrest. Course Fee: $42.00
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| U401 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| H401 |
1/5 & 1/7 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
Adult CPR
For individuals who need
adult CPR training only, this hands-on skills training
prepares students to respond to breathing and cardiac
emergencies in adults. Students take home refresher skills
cards.
Course Fee: $32.00 (Full Course)
$27.00 (Recertification)
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| U102 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| U102Rct |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| H102 |
1/5/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
| H102Rct |
1/8/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
Adult CPR/AED
This CPR course also includes
training in using an automated external defibrillator
(AED) on a victim of sudden cardiac arrest.
Course Fee: $37.00 (Full Course)
$32.00 (Recertification)
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| U107 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| U107Rct |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| H107 |
1/5/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
| H107Rct |
1/8/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
Infant
and Child CPR
Designed for babysitters, teachers,
parents and others who care for children, this course
teaches participants how to recognize and care for breathing
and cardiac emergencies in infants and children up to
12 years of age. Participants take home a refresher skills
card as well as information about preventing injuries.
Course Fee: $37.00 (Full Course)
$32.00 (Recertification)
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| U203 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| U203Rct |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| H203 |
1/6/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
| H203Rct |
1/8/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
Adult,
Child & Infant CPR
This hands-on skills training
prepares students to respond to breathing & cardiac
emergencies in adults, children & infants. Students
take home refresher skills cards.
Course Fee: $42.00 (Full Course)
$37.00 (Recertification)
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| U301 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| U301Rct |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| H301 |
1/5 & 1/6 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
| H301Rct |
1/8/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
CPR/AED-Adult
& Child plus Infant CPR
This hands-on skills training
prepares students to respond to breathing & cardiac
emergencies in adults, children & infants as well
as training in using both an Adult & Pediatric AED.
Students take home refresher skills cards.
Course Fee: $52.00 (Full Course)
$47.00 (Recertification)
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| U303 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| U303Rct |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| H303 |
1/5 & 1/6 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
| H303Rct |
1/8/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
Standard
First Aid with CPR/AED-Adult & Child plus Infant CPR
Combines CPR and first aid training to teach participants
to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies
in infants, children and adults; perform first aid for
cuts, scrapes, bruises, burns, bleeding, sprains and strains;
treat sudden illnesses, including poisonings and heat
and cold emergencies; minimize the effect of shock; recognize
emergencies and take action; and understand the role of
AEDs (both Adult & Pediatric) in the Cardiac Chain
of Survival. Useful textbook helps students retain skills
and serves as a reference tool in an emergency. Course
Fee: $57.00
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| U415 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| H415 |
1/5, 1/6 & 1/7 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
First Aid-Responding
to Emergencies
Provide the citizen responder
with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency
to help sustain life and minimize the consequences of
injury or sudden illness until advanced medical help arrives.
This program is designed primarily for use in secondary
schools, colleges, universities and other settings that
require a curriculum of greater length than the American
Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Program.
Course Fee: $67.00 (includes participant's manual)
*We need at least 15 people enrolled in this to schedule
a course
*If interested in this course, please call the Chapter
and put your name on the waiting list
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| RTE101 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Child
Care Provider Classes
Infant &
Child First Aid for the Child Care Provider
This training provides
Child Care with insight as to how the can further accident-proof
the child care setting, prevent & prepare for injuries
and how to administer first aid when a child is injured.
Course Fee: $55.00 (Full Course)
$40.00 (Recertication)
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| 31162 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Adult,
Child & Infant CPR for Child Care Providers
This hands-on skills training
prepares students to respond to breathing & cardiac
emergencies in adults, children & infants. Students
take home refresher skills cards.
Course Fee: $42.00 (Full Course)
$37.00 (Recertification)
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| U301 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| U301Rct |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| H301 |
1/5 & 1/6 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
| H301Rct |
1/8/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
Courses
for the Professional Rescuer
American Red Cross professional rescuer courses are designed
for people with a job-related duty to respond in an emergency,
including nurses, law enforcement and EMS personnel, fire
fighters, business and industry response teams, lifeguards,
flight attendants, and others who must take action in
emergency situations.
CPR/AED for the Professional
Rescuer
Combines participant's manual, lectures and video with
hands-on skills training to cover the following areas:
- Recognizing and responding to breathing
and cardiac emergencies in adults, children
and infants
- Two-rescuer CPR
- Use of body substance isolation
precautions to prevent disease transmission
- Use of resuscitation and bag-valve
masks
- Use of an AED for a victim of
sudden cardiac arrest
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Course Fee: $67.00 (Full Course; includes
rescue mask & manual)
$42.00 (Recertification)
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| UPRO101 |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| UPRO101Rct |
TBD |
6-10 PM |
Utica Office |
| HPRO101 |
1/5 & 1/6 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
| HPRO101Rct |
1/8/09 |
6-10 PM |
Herkimer Office |
Bloodborne
Pathogens Training: Preventing Disease Transmission
A two-hour training module for
individuals who, while on the job, may be exposed to blood
or other body fluids that could cause infection.
Course Fee: $15.00 (includes participant's manual)
*We need at least 15 people enrolled in this to
schedule a course
*If interested in this course, please call the Chapter
and put your name on the waiting list
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| 32650 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Babysitter's
Training Course
Babysitter's Training
If you're 11 to 15 years old,
you can get the knowledge, skills and confidence to care
for infants and school-age children. Combining video,
activities, hands-on skills training and discussion for
a complete learning experience, Babysitter's Training
shows you how to:
- Respond to emergencies and illnesses
with first aid, rescue breathing and other appropriate
care
- Make decisions under pressure
- Communicate with parents to learn
household rules
- Recognize safety and hygiene issues
- Manage young children
- Feed, diaper and care for infants
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Length: 6 ½ to 10 hours; includes
an easy-to-use handbook
Course Fee: $30.00
Participants need to bring a lunch that does not need
to be refrigerated.
| Course
# |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| 31400 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Please
contact the Chapter if you have any questions. |
Babysitter's
Training has been reviewed and supported by the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Girl
Scouts of the U.S.A., Boy Scouts of America, YMCA
of the U.S.A., Boys and Girls Clubs, JCC Association
and 4-H. |
Lifeguard
Training
The world of aquatics has played
a vital role in the Red Cross for over 100 years.
The American Red Cross of Mohawk Valley is pleased to
announce upcoming Lifeguard Training classes.
For more information please call the chapter at 866-2890
in Herkimer or 733-4666 in Utica.
Water
Safety Instructor Course
Have you ever been interested
in teaching learn to swim lessons?
If so, contact Phil
Coffin today!
For more information please call the Chapter at 866-2890
in Herkimer or 733-4666 in Utica.
Become
an Instructor
Our train-the-trainer programs
allow you to become a Red Cross instructor and train others
to save lives. To become an instructor, follow these steps:
- Contact the American Red Cross
of the Mohawk Valley and complete an Application
for Authorization to Teach Form. A current basic
level course certificate for the course you
are interested in teaching is recommended.
- Take Fundamentals of Instructor
Training. This four-hour course is a prerequisite
to all Red Cross instructor specialty courses.
It is designed to offer potential Red Cross
instructors an opportunity to become familiar
with the services of the American Red Cross
as well as basic teaching techniques.
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If you are interested
in becoming a Lay Responder First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor
please contact Phil
Coffin.
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