The FIRST AID Emergency Care training program is designed to train individuals and corporations, which require training in basic first aid skills.

This program will provide first aid training to students, giving them the skills necessary to manage illnesses and injuries until the arrival of EMS. Emergency Care is designed to complement cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in order to meet OSHA and California EMSA requirements for first aid training in the workplace. The certification is good for at least two years and in some cases three years.

This program offer these advantages to students and Facilitators:

• Easy-learning, low-stress class environment

• Lots of confidence-building, hands-on practice

• Excellent printed support materials

• Award-winning videos

Emergency Care (First Aid only) covers:

• Circles of Care Concept

• Initial Assessment

• SETUP (Scene Assessment)

• Assess Responsiveness

• Activate

• Control of Bleeding

• Managing Shock

• Introduction to Illness and Injury

• Warning Signs of Medical Illness

• Mechanism of Injury

• Emergency Moves

• Managing Specific First Aid Problems

• Performing a Physical Assessment

• Obtaining a Patient History

• Emotional Impact of Providing First Aid