YMCA Certification program for YMCA Employees. The class covers the requirement for Basic CPR and First Aid for all YMCA employees & members.
This course contains the same instruction sets as the CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid combination comprehensive training course includes adults, children, and infants. The program helps develop basic first aid knowledge, skills, and the confidence to respond. This course includes choking, heart conditions, and caring for a variety of wounds. The course will teach you to understand how to handle emergencies in many different environments. The duration of the traditional course is approximately 6 hours. This course is for anyone seeking to gain proficiency in handling multiple situations in an emergency. This combination of training is an excellent choice for both the community and workplace setting and is consistent with recommendations of the 2015 National First Aid Science Advisory Board and OSHA’s best practices for first aid training programs in the workplace.
Intended audience
Individuals who require or desire CPR, AED, and first aid knowledge and skills; including emergency response teams in business and industry, school bus drivers, adult residential care personnel, child care workers, teachers, parents, and babysitters.
Occupations that require this course:
- Construction workers
- Teachers
- Elderly daycare staff
- Therapists
- Security guards
- Mental Health Facilities
- Coaches and trainers
- Bus drivers
Class options
- Adult
- Child and Infant
- Adults, Children, and Infants
ASHI-approved training materials
- HSI CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid Student Handbook (one per participant; print or digital)
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: 4–5 hours Renewal training: Less than initial instructional time
Course 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
- 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
- Heat Emergencies
- Cold Emergencies
- Emergency Moves
- Emotional Considerations
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- Early Defibrillation
- CPR and AED Provider
- Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
- Chain of Survival
- Chain of Survival for Children
- Basic CPR—Chest Compressions
- Basic CPR—Rescue Breaths
- Basic CPR—Primary Assessment
- Unresponsive and Not Breathing—CPR
- Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
- Basic AED Operation
- Troubleshooting and Other Considerations
- Choking
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.
