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In the American Red Cross (ARC) - Adult and Pediatric CPR / AED course, you will learn about cardiac emergencies for adults, children and infants and how to assist someone who may be experiencing a heart attack or is in cardiac arrest. You will also learn how to help an adult, child or infant that is choking. We break down the steps from first recognizing there is an emergency all the way through performing care for the person. Topics that will be covered will include:

• Preparing for an emergency
• Understanding your role in the EMS system
• Obtaining consent to help
• Lowering your risk for infection
• The Emergency Action Steps
• Checking a responsive person and an unresponsive person
• Heart attack and Cardiac arrest
• Giving CPR and using and AED on an adult, child or infant
• Working as a team
• Risk factors, signs and symptoms for choking
• First aid for an adult, child or infant that is choking

This class is NOT designed for healthcare providers. See American Red Cross (ARC) - Basic Life Support (BLS). This class covers topics for adults, children and infants. No first aid topics are covered. If you need CPR training for only adults, please see the following course types: Adult CPR / AED or Adult First Aid / CPR / AED. If you need first aid certification, please see the following course types: Adult First Aid / CPR / AED or Adult and Pediatric First Aid / CPR / AED

You will receive an American Red Cross certification valid for two years. You will receive an email from the Red Cross with an attached PDF with your certificate. I will also print and laminate your physical card.

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