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First Responder CPR Training

Whether you're a fresh graduate looking to obtain a job in the medical field, a new employee of a company that requires CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training, a company that is required by law to have all employees trained in CPR knowledge and skills, or a trained CPR individual looking to become an instructor in CPR training, Emergency First Response offers CPR training at locations across the United States and in numerous other countries. These courses all comply with local, regional and national standards for workplace safety.

  1. Credibility

    • According to EmergencyFirstResponse.com, Emergency First Response participants can complete a training course for Primary Care, which includes CPR training. The credibility of the international Emergency First Response courses meets regulatory body requirements in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. The Primary Care course teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies by teaching a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practices. These courses meet the OSHA Guidelines standards for workplace safety at the local, regional and national levels.

    Outline

    • Businesses often set up CPR training for their employees so that their business is in compliance with regional or national compliance standards for workplace safety. Other times, an individual must complete the course in order to obtain a particular job. The most basic CPR course takes approximately three hours to complete and includes CPR training for adults. The individual or business participating in the training could also add infant and child CPR training to the course. To adhere to a variety of schedules, the program offers flexible delivery options, such as a standard instructor-led course, an independent study method or a video-guided approach.

    Training

    • The CPR training course teaches a variety of skills. According to the Emergency First Response website, these include Scene Safety Assessment, Universal Precautions, Communicable Disease Protection, Primary Assessment, Rescue Breathing, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Conscious and Unconscious Obstructed Airway Management, Serious Bleeding Management, Shock Management and Spinal Injury Management. Extra skills that are not required, but recommended, include Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training and Emergency Oxygen Use Orientation.

    Refresher

    • If you've already received CPR and first aid training from a different organization or from First Response, but need to refresh your knowledge, an Emergency First Response Refresher course is available. This course is cheaper and shorter in length and goes directly into hands-on training for real-life emergency situations. In the course, AED training is automatically included. If you'd like to add the children and infant CPR course to your training, this course teaches participants the difference between the medical emergencies and responses that children and infants experience, compared to adults, which includes ages eight and below.

    Instructor

    • Instructor courses are also offered for those who have already passed the CPR training and would like to become certified to teach the training to others. Businesses might opt to have employees take this course so that they can teach CPR training to new employees within their own organization. The lengthy course includes a multimedia independent study, classroom sessions and practical teaching assignments. To take the instructor courses, you must be at least 18 years of age and have completed the adult, children and infant CPR training courses within the last 24 months, or you must be a practicing medical professional who uses CPR and first aid knowledge on a regular basis.

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