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The following is additional information on our CPR and first aid classes and the content contained in each course. We provide Sacramento CPR training, Folsom CPR training, and Roseville CPR training.

American Heart Association Training Programs

Heartsaver CPR & AED Adult & Child

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

Heartsaver CPR & AED Adult, Child & Infant

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

Heartsaver CPR, AED & First Aid for Adults

This course teaches the one-person techniques of adult 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). In addition, all of the standard first aid topics for injury and illness will be covered. Textbooks can be purchased before, during, or after any of our American Heart Association courses.

Ages: 12+.

Time to complete: 6 hours

Certification card: Valid 2 years

Healthcare 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

Blended Training: On-line instruction, classroom practice testing

This course is designed for recertification for any of the Heartsaver CPR & AED courses as well as the Healthcare Provider CPR course.

Step 1

Go to the American Heart Association website and:

Enroll in the on-line course you wish to take

Complete the training

Print out your on-line training completion certification

Step 2

Register for our Skills Check session for your course (if you took Healthcare Provider on-line, register for Healthcare Provider Skill Check here)

Step 3

Attend your Skills Check classroom session. Bring your on-line training completion certificate to this session. There you will practice your hands-on skills and then be tested on those skills. Once completed, you will receive your AHA CPR certification card.

Ages: 12+ (Healthcare Provider 16 years+)

Time to complete: On-line 1-2 hours, classroom - 1 hour.

Certification card: Valid 2 years

AHA Instructor Courses for Agencies, Corporations or Government

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 Courses

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 Community Care Licensing division to issue EMSA 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

Note: Individuals licensed by California Community Care Licensing are not eligible for recertification classes.

Certification card: Valid for 2 years

EMSA stickers are available in class for $8 (CPR sticker $4 and First Aid sticker $4)

PediatricPlus First Aid and CPR

MEDIC FIRST AID Pediatric is a child, infant, and adult CPR, first aid & AED 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. PediatricPlus 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

Sudden Cardiac Arrest – Using an AED

Bare, Prepare, and Place Pads

Basic AED Operation

Troubleshooting Messages

Other AED Considerations

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 5 hours

Note: Individuals licensed by California Community Care Licensing are not eligible for recertification classes.

Certification card: Valid for 2 years

EMSA stickers are available in class for $8 (CPR sticker $4 and First Aid sticker $4)

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 hour

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: 3 hours

Certification card: Valid for 2 years

Child/Infant CPR and AED Supplement

With the MEDIC FIRST AID Child & Infant CPR and AED Supplement provides additional training in performing CPR and using an AED for students who have already completed CPR and AED training for adults This program is designed to provide the minimum knowledge and skills necessary to manage a cardiac arrest emergency in children less than 8 years old. Additional training is included on caring for foreign body airway obstructions.

Course Segments:

Airway

Clearing the airway, log roll

Protecting the airway, recovery position

Breathing, rescue ventilations Mask-Shield

Circulation, chest compressions

Initial assessment

Child CPR

Infant CPR

Sudden Cardiac Arrest, using an AED

Bare, prepare, and place pads

Basic AEDoperation

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

Ages: 12+

Time to complete: 2 hours

Certification card: Valid for 2 years

Oxygen First Aid for Emergencies

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

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