Health & Safety Courses & Disaster Classes

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For more information contact:
Health & Safety or                                               Donna Wade - Disaster

505-325-9605                                                           505-325-9605
                                                                                  dwade_arc@digii.net

General Safety Courses
CPR Training Infant & Child CPR: CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer: Adult CPR First Aid Training Standard First Aid Cat First Aid Dog First Aid Disease Education Preventing Disease Transmission: Bloodborne Pathogens	Emergency Training Wilderness First Aid Safety Protect Your Back: Babysitter's Training: Water Safety Lifeguarding:
Instructor Courses
Water Safety Water Safety Instructor (FIT): Lifeguarding: CPR/AED & Standard First Aid First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Course w/ FIT: Other Instructor Trainer:

Infant & Child CPR:

A perfect CPR course for parents, grandparents, babysitters, and child caregivers. Participants will learn skills to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants (birth to one year) and children (one year to eight years).

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Adult CPR:

Focusing on the adult victim (eight years old and up), this course provides comprehensive single-rescuer training in CPR skills-response to choking, rescue breathing, recognition and prevention of heart attacks and strokes, and more.

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Standard First Aid:

Participants will learn to recognize an emergency, learn care skills for bleeding, sudden illness, bites, burns and injuries.

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Standard First Aid with Adult CPR:

Participants will learn to recognize an emergency, learn care skills for bleeding, sudden illness, bites, burns and injuries. The course will also cover aid for conscious and unconscious victims, breathing, choking and cardiac emergencies.

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Schools & the Community: (Adult, Child, Infant CPR that includes Adult/Child AED and Standard First Aid)

A 9 hour course which teaches how to recognize breathing and cardiac emergencies for Adults, Children, and Infants (Community CPR), Adult/Child AED and how to identify and care for life threatening bleeding, sudden illness and injuries.

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CPR/AED  for the Professional Rescuer:

A 9 hour course designed for the individuals that have a duty to respond to emergencies, this course gives you the confidence and the skills you need to provide care for victims of cardiac and respiratory emergencies. Participants will learn two rescuer CPR, precautions to prevent disease transmission, use of resuscitation and bag valve masks, and AED.

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When Help is Delayed & Wilderness First Aid: A 2 day class consisting of outdoor training for emergencies. Including: learning to make a shelter, learning how to protect an injured person in the outdoors.
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Protect Your Back:

A 4 hour preventive course which teaches: Basic anatomy; methods for protecting the back for overall fitness, correct posture, ergonomics, (using ones surroundings wisely at home and in the workplace), practice in moving objects properly and exercises to strengthen muscles and increase flexibility. Certification expires three years from date of issue.

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Babysitter's Training :

A 12 hour course which teaches how to handle emergencies, prevent accidents, and the knowledge for competent Babysitting. Students also learn job hunting skills, and personal safety to protect themselves and the children in their care.  Students are certified in Infant/Child CPR & Standard First Aid.

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Preventing Disease Transmission:

A 2 hour course to train employees who may come in contact with infectious materials as part of their job regarding safe workplace practices; emergency and follow-up procedures; and preventing disease transmission for blood borne infections, such as hepatitis B virus and HIV. Participants receive "Has Attended" Certificate: Course addresses OSHA regulations for training and blood borne pathogens.

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Lifeguarding:

A 40 hour course designed to train persons 15 years of age and older in life guarding job skills. Students must have strong basic swimming skills.  The course will teach different strokes, spinal injury management, different rescue techniques, and stroke refinement. Prerequisites include knowledge of water safety and basic swimming. For additional information regarding this course, please call your local swimming pool or 505-325-9605 and ask for the Health & Safety Department.

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Water Safety Instructor:

A 36 hour course designed to teach the information and skills necessary for candidates to instruct Red Cross progressive swimming classes; Basic and Emergency Water Safety, Parent and Child Aquatics. Prerequisites include American Red Cross Fundamentals of Instructor Training course, must be at least 16 years of age, Lifeguard Training certification suggested. Candidates will also be tested for stroke competency on front crawl, back crawl, sidestroke, elementary backstroke and breaststroke. For any additional information regarding this course, please call 505-325-9605 and ask for the Health & Safety Department.

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Standard First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor Course:

A 16 hour course to train individuals to instruct First Aid and Adult, Child & Infant CPR, Community First Aid & Safety, and AED through the American Red Cross. Prerequisites include basic CPR and first aid skills as well as and Fundamentals of Instructor Training (FIT) course certificate. FIT is a 6 hour course to train instructor candidates in fundamental teaching skills, instructor responsibilities, Red Cross policies & procedures.  Must be at least 18 years of age.

Instructor Application is for a Lay Responder Instructor. 

To be eligible for this class the applicant must:

            Have a current Adult/Child/Infant CPR Card

            Have a current Adult/Child AED Card

            Have a current Standard First Aid Card (aka Basic First Aid)

            Complete the background check and pass it

            Fill out the application and return it before the date of the class

 For any additional information, please call 505-325-9605 , Health & Safety dept.

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Instructor Training:

What Does It Take to Become An Instructor Trainer?

 The American Red Cross relies on identifying potential candidates to become instructor trainers (ITs) in order to maintain its reputation of providing the highest quality health and safety training available. ITs are selected, trained and authorized by local American Red Cross chapters and are essential to the expansion of service delivery.  The IT may be an employee, volunteer, or authorized provider. It takes willingness, availability, skills, knowledge and specific training to become an Instructor Trainer.

 There are a few steps to the IT training process. The chapter’s Supervisory Committee and/or Health and Safety Services Administrator will review applications for interest, appropriate teaching history and/or experience and will follow-up regarding the application submission. Qualified applicants are scheduled for an interview.  The interview gives an opportunity to find out more about the interests and availability of potential candidates and gives candidates the opportunity to ask more questions about the process, requirements and time commitment regarding IT development.    

Along with the application submission interview, the IT Candidate (ITC) Readiness Assessment continues with verification of basic-level skills and evaluation of teaching performance.  Skill verification is usually conducted by an assigned IT or Training Team member through a basic-level challenge, successful participation in a instructor precourse session and will include additional skills that may be included within the candidate’s specialty (i.e. for Lifeguarding Instructor Trainer Candidates, oxygen skills are also tested) or through another specially arranged skills verification session to check for basic level skill competency. The candidate’s teaching performance is evaluated by a member of the training team who observes and takes notes of the candidate’s basic-level course teaching skills. Verifications and observations are documented on the candidate’s application. Once the Readiness Assessment is completed, the ITC enters into the Preparedness Training System (PTS) by participating in Phase I of the PTS system.

The Phase I and/or Training Plan, has two options of participation.  Candidates can complete the Instructor Trainer Candidate course (about 11 hours) or candidates may work with a designated mentor or training team member to apprentice Phase I (about 15 hours, time varies with each candidate).  Phase I will help to prepare candidates to deliver American Red Cross instructor level courses and will also include information on conducting the Fundamentals of Instructor Training (FIT) course which is a requirement for all instructor level courses.

After completion of Phase I, the ITC continues to Phase II or the Teaching Experience portion of PTS.  Candidates will work with assigned chapter/regional/national training team members who will provide and record progress of the customized work plan which will include teaching experience through one or more methods depending on the candidates work plan (i.e. instructor course observation, practice teaching, co-teaching, teaching under observation). Upon the candidate’s completion of Phase I & II, all records are given to the chapter’s Supervisory Committee and/or Health and Safety Services Administrator for review of application, competencies, and the training team evaluation. Successful candidates will become certified and authorized Instructor Trainers.

The training ensures that an instructor trainer will serve as an effective representative of the American Red Cross and will abide by the standards, policies and procedures of the organization. Candidates completing this process are then able to train individuals as instructors and help increase the reach of American Red Cross health and safety training programs. Contact your local chapter and request an Instructor Trainer Application if you are interested in helping the American Red Cross to train Health and Safety Instructors that provide health and safety courses to help prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies in your community.

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Registration Policy:

Because a strict instructor to student ratio must be maintained, all course enrollments are on a pre-registration basis. You may do this in person or by mail. If you enroll by mail, a complete fee must accompany your course registration form. We should receive your full enrollment no later than 1 week prior the beginning date of the course. If the course is full, or cancelled due to lack of registration, we can move you into the next date of your choice, or we will refund your fees.

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Cancellation Policy:

The American Red Cross reserves the right to cancel any course at any time because of insufficient enrollment or other administrative reasons. Full refunds are made for courses cancelled by the American Red Cross, or we can move you into the next date of your choice. No refunds are given to No-Show students. Every effort is made to contact students for a cancelled course.

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