For more than a century, the American Red Cross has been saving lives with health and safety education programs. Red Cross training ranges from first aid, CPR and AED to swimming and lifeguarding; from HIV/AIDS education to caregiving programs like Babysitter’s Training. American Red Cross programs help people live safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the health and safety concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today’s innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 12 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses.

Be a Lifeguard call 262-970-7443 This hotline provides the location and date for Lifeguard classes.

Purpose: To give individuals in the workplace the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies until advanced medical personnel take over. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and handle an emergency; Explain how to check the scene for safety and the 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-threatening injuries or sudden illnesses; Describe how to check a conscious victim for life- and non life-threatening conditions; Describe how to recognize the signals of a heart attack and how to give care; Demonstrate how to care for a victim who is having a breathing emergency; and Demonstrate how to give CPR to an adult.

To teach lay responders the skills and knowledge needed to provide care for adults experiencing sudden cardiac arrest through the safe use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Also, to teach how to use an AED with pediatric AED pads on child victims between the ages of 1 and 8 or less than 55 pounds.

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Learning Objectives

• Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
• Explain what defibrillation is and how it works.
• List the causes of cardiac arrest in young children.
• Explain the role of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in cardiac arrest.
• Identify the general steps for the use of an AED.
• Identify precautions when using an AED on a victim of sudden cardiac arrest.
• Demonstrate how to use an AED.
• Demonstrate how to use an AED with pediatric pads on a child.

Length

Approximately 5 hours and 30 minutes

For more than a century, the American Red Cross has been saving lives with health and safety education programs. Red Cross training ranges from first aid, CPR and AED to swimming and lifeguarding; from HIV/AIDS education to caregiving programs like Babysitter’s Training. American Red Cross programs help people live safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the health and safety concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today’s innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 12 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses.

Be a Lifeguard call 262-970-7443 This hotline provides the location and date for Lifeguard classes.

American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED programs are designed to help you learn— and remember— valuable lifesaving skills and knowledge. We translate the consensus of medical science into practical, easy-to-understand information for the American public. Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED programs are available for any age group and can be tailored to the needs of specific groups and individuals. Whether you work with children, want training for employees, are a professional rescuer, or simply want to know how to help in an emergency, the American Red Cross has a program for you.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. 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. Deomonstrate how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Identify prevention strategies to decrease the risk of breathing emergencies. Explain what defibrillation is and how it works. Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest. Identify the general steps for the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Identify precautions when using an AED. Demonstrate how to use an AED.

Purpose:

To teach lay responders the skills and knowledge needed to provide care for victims of sudden cardiac arrest through the safe use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
• Explain what defibrillation is and how it works.
• Explain the role of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in cardiac arrest.
• Identify the general steps for the use of an AED.
• Identify precautions when using an AED.
• Demonstrate how to use an AED.

For more than a century, the American Red Cross has been saving lives with health and safety education programs. Red Cross training ranges from first aid, CPR and AED to swimming and lifeguarding; from HIV/AIDS education to caregiving programs like Babysitter’s Training. American Red Cross programs help people live safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the health and safety concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today’s innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 12 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses.

Be a Lifeguard call 262-970-7443 This hotline provides the location and date for Lifeguard classes.

For more than a century, the American Red Cross has been saving lives with health and safety education programs. Red Cross training ranges from first aid, CPR and AED to swimming and lifeguarding; from HIV/AIDS education to caregiving programs like Babysitter’s Training. American Red Cross programs help people live safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the health and safety concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today’s innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 12 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses.

Be a Lifeguard call 262-970-7443 This hotline provides the location and date for Lifeguard classes.

Purpose:

To teach lay responders the skills and knowledge needed to provide care for victims of sudden cardiac arrest through the safe use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
• Explain what defibrillation is and how it works.
• Explain the role of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in cardiac arrest.
• Identify the general steps for the use of an AED.
• Identify precautions when using an AED.
• Demonstrate how to use an AED.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. 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. Deomonstrate how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Identify prevention strategies to decrease the risk of breathing emergencies. Explain what defibrillation is and how it works. Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest. Identify the general steps for the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Identify precautions when using an AED. Demonstrate how to use an AED.

For more than a century, the American Red Cross has been saving lives with health and safety education programs. Red Cross training ranges from first aid, CPR and AED to swimming and lifeguarding; from HIV/AIDS education to caregiving programs like Babysitter’s Training. American Red Cross programs help people live safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the health and safety concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today’s innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 12 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses.

Be a Lifeguard call 262-970-7443 This hotline provides the location and date for Lifeguard classes.

Purpose: To give individuals in the workplace the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies until advanced medical personnel take over. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and handle an emergency; Explain how to check the scene for safety and the 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-threatening injuries or sudden illnesses; Describe how to check a conscious victim for life- and non life-threatening conditions; Describe how to recognize the signals of a heart attack and how to give care; Demonstrate how to care for a victim who is having a breathing emergency; and Demonstrate how to give CPR to an adult.

PLEASE NOTE:  To sign up for Milwaukee and Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651.

This State of Wisconsin approved class includes all components needed by Community Based Residential Facility employees to fulfill their Standard / Universal Precautions requirements.

PLEASE NOTE: To sign-up for Milwaukee & Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651.

Bloodborne Pathogens Training (Preventing Disease Transmission) is designed to train and provide individuals with an understanding of the intent of the blood borne pathogens regulation issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); how bloodborne pathogens are spread; how to help prevent exposure incidents by following work practice controls, using engineering controls and personal protective equipment, practicing good personal hygiene and properly cleaning and disinfecting equipment and supplies; and to recognize, report and follow up on employee exposures to infectious materials.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how infections occur;
• Identify how bloodborne pathogens are spread;
• Identify tasks that have a potential for exposure to infectious materials;
• Recognize the importance of handwashing and personal hygiene in reducing the risk of disease transmission;
• Recognize the importance of personal protective equipment and understand the types of equipment available for use;
• Identify engineering and work practice controls;
• Identify biohazard signs and lables; and
• Describe the emergency procedures for exposure incidents involving potentially infectious materials.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. Identify 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 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.

PLEASE NOTE: To sign-up for Milwaukee & Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651.

Bloodborne Pathogens Training (Preventing Disease Transmission) is designed to train and provide individuals with an understanding of the intent of the blood borne pathogens regulation issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); how bloodborne pathogens are spread; how to help prevent exposure incidents by following work practice controls, using engineering controls and personal protective equipment, practicing good personal hygiene and properly cleaning and disinfecting equipment and supplies; and to recognize, report and follow up on employee exposures to infectious materials.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how infections occur;
• Identify how bloodborne pathogens are spread;
• Identify tasks that have a potential for exposure to infectious materials;
• Recognize the importance of handwashing and personal hygiene in reducing the risk of disease transmission;
• Recognize the importance of personal protective equipment and understand the types of equipment available for use;
• Identify engineering and work practice controls;
• Identify biohazard signs and lables; and
• Describe the emergency procedures for exposure incidents involving potentially infectious materials.

PLEASE NOTE:  To sign up for Milwaukee and Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651.

This State of Wisconsin approved class includes all components needed by Community Based Residential Facility employees to fulfill their Standard / Universal Precautions requirements.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. Identify 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 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.

Purpose: To give individuals in the workplace the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies until advanced medical personnel take over. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and handle an emergency; Explain how to check the scene for safety and the 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-threatening injuries or sudden illnesses; Describe how to check a conscious victim for life- and non life-threatening conditions; Describe how to recognize the signals of a heart attack and how to give care; Demonstrate how to care for a victim who is having a breathing emergency; and Demonstrate how to give CPR to an adult.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. Identify 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 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.

PLEASE NOTE:  To sign up for Milwaukee and Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651.

This State of Wisconsin approved class includes all components needed by Community Based Residential Facility employees to fulfill their Standard / Universal Precautions requirements.

Purpose: To give individuals in the workplace the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies until advanced medical personnel take over. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and handle an emergency; Explain how to check the scene for safety and the 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-threatening injuries or sudden illnesses; Describe how to check a conscious victim for life- and non life-threatening conditions; Describe how to recognize the signals of a heart attack and how to give care; Demonstrate how to care for a victim who is having a breathing emergency; and Demonstrate how to give CPR to an adult.

Purpose: To give individuals in the workplace the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies until advanced medical personnel take over. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and handle an emergency; Explain how to check the scene for safety and the 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-threatening injuries or sudden illnesses; Describe how to check a conscious victim for life- and non life-threatening conditions; Describe how to recognize the signals of a heart attack and how to give care; Demonstrate how to care for a victim who is having a breathing emergency; and Demonstrate how to give CPR to an adult.

PLEASE NOTE:  To sign up for Milwaukee and Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651 

This State of Wisconsin approved class includes all first aid components and procedures to alleviate choking as well as perform Adult CPR, needed by Community Based Residential Facility employees.

Students successfully completing this seven-hour class will receive a “Has Completed” certificate with the Red Cross State of Wisconsin approval number.

PLEASE NOTE:  To sign up for Milwaukee and Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651.

This State of Wisconsin approved class includes all components needed by Community Based Residential Facility employees to fulfill their Standard / Universal Precautions requirements.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. Identify 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 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.

For more than a century, the American Red Cross has been saving lives with health and safety education programs. Red Cross training ranges from first aid, CPR and AED to swimming and lifeguarding; from HIV/AIDS education to caregiving programs like Babysitter’s Training. American Red Cross programs help people live safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the health and safety concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today’s innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 12 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses.

Be a Lifeguard call 262-970-7443 This hotline provides the location and date for Lifeguard classes.

American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED programs are designed to help you learn— and remember— valuable lifesaving skills and knowledge. We translate the consensus of medical science into practical, easy-to-understand information for the American public. Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED programs are available for any age group and can be tailored to the needs of specific groups and individuals. Whether you work with children, want training for employees, are a professional rescuer, or simply want to know how to help in an emergency, the American Red Cross has a program for you.

Purpose: To give individuals in the workplace the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies until advanced medical personnel take over. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and handle an emergency; Explain how to check the scene for safety and the 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-threatening injuries or sudden illnesses; Describe how to check a conscious victim for life- and non life-threatening conditions; Describe how to recognize the signals of a heart attack and how to give care; Demonstrate how to care for a victim who is having a breathing emergency; and Demonstrate how to give CPR to an adult.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. 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. Deomonstrate how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Identify prevention strategies to decrease the risk of breathing emergencies. Explain what defibrillation is and how it works. Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest. Identify the general steps for the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Identify precautions when using an AED. Demonstrate how to use an AED.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. 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. Deomonstrate how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Identify prevention strategies to decrease the risk of breathing emergencies. Explain what defibrillation is and how it works. Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest. Identify the general steps for the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Identify precautions when using an AED. Demonstrate how to use an AED.

PLEASE NOTE: To sign-up for Milwaukee & Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651.

Bloodborne Pathogens Training (Preventing Disease Transmission) is designed to train and provide individuals with an understanding of the intent of the blood borne pathogens regulation issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); how bloodborne pathogens are spread; how to help prevent exposure incidents by following work practice controls, using engineering controls and personal protective equipment, practicing good personal hygiene and properly cleaning and disinfecting equipment and supplies; and to recognize, report and follow up on employee exposures to infectious materials.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how infections occur;
• Identify how bloodborne pathogens are spread;
• Identify tasks that have a potential for exposure to infectious materials;
• Recognize the importance of handwashing and personal hygiene in reducing the risk of disease transmission;
• Recognize the importance of personal protective equipment and understand the types of equipment available for use;
• Identify engineering and work practice controls;
• Identify biohazard signs and lables; and
• Describe the emergency procedures for exposure incidents involving potentially infectious materials.

Purpose: To give individuals in the workplace the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies until advanced medical personnel take over. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and handle an emergency; Explain how to check the scene for safety and the 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-threatening injuries or sudden illnesses; Describe how to check a conscious victim for life- and non life-threatening conditions; Describe how to recognize the signals of a heart attack and how to give care; Demonstrate how to care for a victim who is having a breathing emergency; and Demonstrate how to give CPR to an adult.

For more than a century, the American Red Cross has been saving lives with health and safety education programs. Red Cross training ranges from first aid, CPR and AED to swimming and lifeguarding; from HIV/AIDS education to caregiving programs like Babysitter’s Training. American Red Cross programs help people live safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the health and safety concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today’s innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 12 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses.

Be a Lifeguard call 262-970-7443 This hotline provides the location and date for Lifeguard classes.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. Identify 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 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.

American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED programs are designed to help you learn— and remember— valuable lifesaving skills and knowledge. We translate the consensus of medical science into practical, easy-to-understand information for the American public. Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED programs are available for any age group and can be tailored to the needs of specific groups and individuals. Whether you work with children, want training for employees, are a professional rescuer, or simply want to know how to help in an emergency, the American Red Cross has a program for you.

PLEASE NOTE:  To sign up for Milwaukee and Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651 

This State of Wisconsin approved class includes all first aid components and procedures to alleviate choking as well as perform Adult CPR, needed by Community Based Residential Facility employees.

Students successfully completing this seven-hour class will receive a “Has Completed” certificate with the Red Cross State of Wisconsin approval number.

PLEASE NOTE:  To sign up for Milwaukee and Waukesha classes, call Barbara at 414-345-8651 

This State of Wisconsin approved class includes all first aid components and procedures to alleviate choking as well as perform Adult CPR, needed by Community Based Residential Facility employees.

Students successfully completing this seven-hour class will receive a “Has Completed” certificate with the Red Cross State of Wisconsin approval number.

For more than a century, the American Red Cross has been saving lives with health and safety education programs. Red Cross training ranges from first aid, CPR and AED to swimming and lifeguarding; from HIV/AIDS education to caregiving programs like Babysitter’s Training. American Red Cross programs help people live safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the health and safety concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today’s innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 12 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses.

Be a Lifeguard call 262-970-7443 This hotline provides the location and date for Lifeguard classes.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. Identify 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 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.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. Identify 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 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.

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. Learning Objectives: Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. 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. Identify 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 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.