Blended Course, Study Online and attend a skills assessment class at the Beating Heart Center.
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Blended Basic First Aid Course

$35.00

Blended Basic First Aid Course

was created to help students develop basic first aid knowledge, skills, and the confidence to respond. The program is an excellent choice for both the community and workplace setting and is consistent with recommendations of the 2010 National First Aid Science Advisory Board and OSHA’s best practices for first aid training programs in the workplace. More Info...

Blended Basic First Aid Course

was created to help students develop basic first aid knowledge, skills, and the confidence in a medical emergency. The program is an excellent choice for both the community and workplace setting and is consistent with recommendations of the 2020 National First Aid Science Advisory Board and OSHA’s best practices for first aid training programs in the workplace.

Participants develop Basic First Aid knowledge, skills, and the confidence to respond to emergencies.

An objectives-driven, skills-based program that covers emergency response, severe bleeding and shock, soft-tissue injuries, bone, joint, and muscle injuries, medical emergencies, heat and cold-related illness and injury, and more. This is an excellent course for most communities, organizations, groups, and individuals seeking to gain proficiency in handling First Aid necessities during an emergency while professional help is on the way.

Intended audience.

Individuals who require or desire elementary first aid knowledge and skills, including emergency response teams in business and industry, school bus drivers, adult residential care personnel, childcare workers, teachers, parents, and babysitters.

Successful completion (certification)

  • Written evaluation: Required when specified by organizational, local, or state regulation. It is recommended for designated responders with a duty or employer expectation to respond in an emergency and provide first aid care.
  • Performance evaluation: All students must perform the required skills competently without assistance.
Recognized certification period.

Up to 2 years

Recommended time to complete.
  • Initial training: 90 min. online class and 1 hr hands-on skills training

Combine with:
CPR and AED

Class topics

  • First Aid Provider
  • Legal Considerations
  • Recognizing an Emergency
  • Deciding to Help
  • Personal Safety
  • Disease Transmission and Universal Precautions
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Primary Assessment—Unresponsive
  • Unresponsive and Breathing—Recovery Position
  • Primary Assessment—Responsive
  • Secondary Assessment
  • Control of Bleeding
  • Internal Bleeding
  • Managing Shock
  • Amputation
  • Impaled Object
  • Open Chest Injury
  • Open Abdominal Injury
  • Head, Neck, or Back Injury
  • Heat Emergencies
  • Cold Emergencies
  • Emergency Moves
  • Emotional Considerations
  • Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb
  • Impaled Object in the Eye
  • Chemicals in the Eye
  • Nosebleed
  • Injured Tooth
  • Burns
  • Sudden Illness
  • Altered Mental Status
  • Stroke
  • Diabetic Emergencies
  • Seizure
  • Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath
  • Asthma
  • Severe Allergic Reaction
  • Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort in the Chest
  • Severe Abdominal Pain
  • Poisoning
  • Bites and Stings

Optional program content

  • Tourniquets
  • Splinting
  • Metered-Dose Inhalers
  • Nebulizers
  • EpiPen ® Auto-Injectors
Disclaimer For Classes
NOTICE: If you no-show on your scheduled class, we will reschedule you to another class without charge. If you no-show for two classes in a row then you will be required to re-register for the course.
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