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Course Descriptions
American Heart Association Training Programs
Adult & Child CPR
This course teaches the one-person techniques of adult & child (ages 1+) CPR and how to help a choking victim. Class will cover the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and stroke, when to start and when to stop CPR, disease transmission and legalities. Textbooks can be purchased before, during, or after any of our American Heart Association courses.
Ages: 12+.
Time to complete: 2 hours
Certification card: Valid 2 years
Adult & Child CPR & AED
This course teaches the one-person techniques of adult & child (ages 1+) CPR and how to help a choking victim. Class will cover the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and stroke, when to start and when to stop CPR, disease transmission and legalities. Students will also learn how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Textbooks can be purchased before, during, or after any of our American Heart Association courses.
Ages: 12+.
Time to complete: 3 hours
Certification card: Valid 2 years
Adult / Child / Infant CPR
This course teaches the one-person techniques of adult, child & infant CPR and how to help a choking victim. Class will cover the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and stroke, when to start and when to stop CPR, disease transmission and legalities. Textbooks can be purchased before, during, or after any of our American Heart Association courses.
Ages: 12+.
Time to complete: 3 hours
Certification card: Valid 2 years
Adult, Child & Infant CPR & AED
This course teaches the one-person techniques of adult, child & infant CPR and how to help a choking victim. Class will cover the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and stroke, when to start and when to stop CPR, disease transmission and legalities. Students will also learn how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Textbooks can be purchased before, during, or after any of our American Heart Association courses.
Ages: 12+.
Time to complete: 4 hours
Certification card: Valid 2 years
Health Care Provider CPR
This course will cover all of the above topics. In addition, you will learn the two-rescuer technique and how to use airway-ventilating devices, and how to operate your company AED. Successful completion of a written test is required. Textbooks can be purchased before, during, or after any of our American Heart Association courses. An American Heart Association course participation card valid for two years will be issued from our offices after the class. This class is appropriate for aspiring EMTs, employees of health care facilities, and firefighters.
Ages: 16+.
Time to complete: 4-6 hours
Certification card: Valid 2 years
AHA Instructor Courses
The steps to becoming an American Heart Association instructor are:
1. Successfully complete an AHA Healthcare Provider course
2. Locate an AHA Training Center (TC) that is accepting new instructors
3. Affiliate with that TC and get their written recommendation to the Core Instructor Training Course
4. Successfully complete the AHA Core Instructor Course and the BLS/Heartsaver Instructor Module (2 day course)
5. Get monitored by an AHA TC and recommended for instructor status
Ages: 18+.
Time to complete: 2 days
Certification card: Valid 2 years
Contact RTI at info@rescuetraininginstitute.com or call 916/939-2277 to obtain your AHA Instructor packet.
MEDIC FIRST AID Training Programs
Basic CPR and First Aid for Adults
MEDIC FIRST AID Basic is an adult CPR and first aid training program designed specifically for the occupational first aid provider. This extremely flexible program will help employers meet OSHA and other federal and state regulatory requirements for training employees how to respond and care for medical emergencies at work.
Course Segments
* Emergency First Aid Care
* Recognizing an Emergency
* Deciding to Help
* Personal Safety
* Using Barriers
* Assessing for Response
* Mechanism for Spinal Injury
* Activating Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
* Basic Life-Supporting Skills
* Airway – Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift
* Clearing the Airway – Log Roll
* Protecting the Airway – Recovery Position
* Breathing – Ventilations Mask/Shield
* Circulation – Chest Compressions
* Initial Assessment
* Unresponsive Patient
* CPR for Cardiac Arrest
* Sudden Cardiac Arrest – Using an AED
* Control of Bleeding
* Managing Shock
* Choking
* Ongoing Assessment
* Warning Signs of Serious Illness
* Altered Level of Responsiveness
* Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort in Chest
* Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath
* Severe Abdominal Pain
* Mechanism for Significant Injury
* Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb
* Specific First Aid Problems
* Moving Patients
* Emotional Impact of Providing First Aid Care
Ages: 12+
Time to complete: 4 hours
Certification card: Valid for 2 years
BasicPlus CPR, AED and First Aid for Adults
MEDIC FIRST AID BasicPlus is an adult CPR, AED, and first aid training program designed specifically for the occupational first aid provider. This extremely flexible program will help employers meet OSHA and other federal and state regulatory requirements for training employees how to respond and care for medical emergencies at work.
Course Segments
* Emergency First Aid Care
* Recognizing an Emergency
* Deciding to Help
* Personal Safety
* Using Barriers
* Assessing for Response
* Mechanism for Spinal Injury
* Activating Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
* Basic Life-Supporting Skills
* Airway – Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift
* Clearing the Airway – Log Roll
* Protecting the Airway – Recovery Position
* Breathing – Ventilations Mask/Shield
* Circulation – Chest Compressions
* Initial Assessment
* Unresponsive Patient
* CPR for Cardiac Arrest
* Sudden Cardiac Arrest – Using an AED
* Bare, Prepare, and Place Pads
* Basic AED Operation
* Troubleshooting Messages
* Other AED Considerations
* Control of Bleeding
* Managing Shock
* Choking
* Ongoing Assessment
* Warning Signs of Serious Illness
* Altered Level of Responsiveness
* Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort in Chest
* Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath
* Severe Abdominal Pain
* Mechanism for Significant Injury
* Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb
* Specific First Aid Problems
* Moving Patients
* Emotional Impact of Providing First Aid Care
* Preventing Disease Transmission
* First Aid and the Law
Ages: 12+
Time to complete: 5-6 hours
Certification card: Valid for 2 years
Pediatric First Aid and CPR
MEDIC FIRST AID Pediatric is a child, infant, and adult CPR and first aid emergency medical response-training program. This program follows the skills and instructional methodology of our cornerstone CPR/first aid-training program, MEDIC FIRST AID Basic. Pediatric teaches appropriate emergency response skills and prevention strategies for the care of infants and children. Adult care techniques are also included.
This class is approved by the California State Daycare Licensing division to issue stickers that we affix to your card. The fee is $6 for both stickers (CPR & first aid), which can be paid at class.
Course Segments
* The Circles of Care Concept
* Introduction to Initial Assessment
* SETUP (Scene Assessment)
* Assessing Responsiveness
* Activating EMS
* Assessing Airway, Breathing, and Circulation
* Clearing and Protecting the Airway
* Ventilations
* Rescue Breathing
* Chest Compressions
* One-Rescuer CPR
* Chain of Survival
* Control of Bleeding
* Managing Shock
* Ongoing Assessment
* Warning Signs of Serious Illness
* Mechanism of Injury
* Emergency Moves
* Emotional Impact of Providing Care
Optional Segments
* First aid topics
* Prevention topics
Ages: 12+
Time to complete: 8 hours, recertification 4 hours
(Childcare providers licensed by California State Daycare Licensing are not eligible for recertification classes)
Certification card: Valid for 2 years
Blood borne Pathogen Program
The MEDIC FIRST AID Blood borne Pathogens program is designed to train employees who have a significant health risk of occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious bodily fluids and materials. This training will help employees satisfy training requirements put forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)..
Course Segments
* OSHA Blood borne Pathogens Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030
* Specific Blood borne Pathogens:
Hepatitis B Virus
Hepatitis C Virus
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
* Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens
* Your Employer’s Exposure Control Plan
* Recognizing the Potential for Exposure
* Methods to Control Occupational Risk
* Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
* Hepatitis B Immunization
* When an Exposure Occurs
* Housekeeping
* Communicating a Hazard in the Workplace
Ages: 12+
Time to complete: 1-2 hours
Certification card: Valid for 2 years
State of California mandates a 1 year certification
Emergency Care (First Aid segments only)
The MEDIC FIRST AID Emergency Care training program is designed to train individuals and corporations that 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 requirements for first aid training in the workplace.
Course Segments
* Circles of Care Concept
* Initial Assessment
* SETUP (Scene Assessment)
* Assess Responsiveness
* Activate
* Control of Bleeding
* Managing Shock
* Introduction to Illness and Injury
* Warning Signs for 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
Ages: 12+
Time to complete: 2-3 hours
Certification card: Valid for 2 years
Emergency Oxygen Training
With the MEDIC FIRST AID Emergency Oxygen Supplement, the trained first aid provider will learn the importance of introducing oxygen as an integral part of the care provided for an ill or injured patient. Supplying emergency oxygen helps meet the ill or injured patient’s critical need for oxygen. When illness or injury reduces the body’s ability to process oxygen, shock will soon occur, unless the effects of the decreased amount of oxygen in the blood can be reversed.
Ages: 12+
Time to complete: 1-2 hours
Certification card: Valid for 2 years
MFA Instructor Training
For those new to emergency care training, the five-step instructor certification process outlined below will get you started. If you are a current health care provider, such as an EMT, First Responder, or if you have CPR/first aid training, you can skip Step Two.
Step One
Call our office at 916/939-2277 and ask to start your MEDIC FIRST AID Instructor Training Process.
Step Two
We will get you scheduled into one of our MEDIC FIRST AID classes. The fee for this class is included in your New Instructor training fee. You will need to successfully complete student-level training for each program you wish to teach. This will provide you with an understanding of the course content and the physical skills necessary to be able to perform effective emergency care.
Step Three
Select which courses you wish to provide. Call us to order your programs.
MFA core course package Startup Kits:
BasicPlus CPR, AED and First Aid for Adults
Pediatric First Aid with Infant/Child/Adult CPR
MFA Supplemental course Startup Kits:
Emergency Care
Care Plus
Blood Borne Pathogens
Infant/Child CPR
Emergency Oxygen
Step Four
Familiarize yourself in the comfort of your home with our Instructor Self-Study Guide and video. These materials will explain the nuts and bolts of the MEDIC FIRST AID instructional design and various administrative issues. Condensing this traditional classroom-based information into a self-paced resource reduces time spent in the classroom.
Step Five
You will need to attend and complete a Classroom Training Session with one of our Master Instructors.
Once you have finished the process above, you will be eligible to purchase student materials from Rescue Training Institute and teach certified MEDIC FIRST AID Training Programs!
It all starts with a call to Rescue Training Institute at 916/939-2277. We look forward to meeting your training needs.
Ages: 18+
Time to complete: 1-2 days
Certification card: Valid for 2 years
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