How to Renew Your First Aid Certification

According to the Health and Safety Department at the American Red Cross Central Florida Headquarters, you can renew first-aid certification two ways. Either take the first aid course, or take the first-aid test. The process can take one to four hours. If confident with your first-aid knowledge, you should take the test. However, if you feel you may fail the test, it's best to take the course over. If you fail the test you don't get your fee back, but when you pay and attend the course you'll get your certification simply upon completing it.

Things You'll Need

• $35
• Picture ID

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Instructions

First-Aid Recertification Steps

• 1

  Call your local American Red Cross Chapter to make an appointment. If you do not need to refresh your first-aid knowledge, schedule an appointment for the one-hour test. If you need to refresh your first-aid knowledge, schedule an appointment for the four-hour course.

• 2

  Arrive on time for your appointment with $35, your ID, and something to write with.

• 3

  Pass the test or attend the course. If you pass the one-hour test you will get your new first-aid certification card the same day; if not you will need to reschedule and pay the fee to take the test again. If you take the four-hour course, you will get your new first-aid certification card at the end of the course, that same day.