Course Descriptions

Adult CPR - $40
Participants will learn how to recognize signals of a heart attack, care for an adult who stops breathing or is choking, and to give CPR to an adult whose heart has stopped beating.

First Aid Basics - $25
Participants will learn how to recognize an emergency, check a conscious or unconscious victim, control bleeding, and care for other emergencies such as sprain, strain, fracture, burns, shock, sudden illness, and heat & cold related emergencies.

Infant and Child CPR - $40
Participants will learn how to care for an infant or child who has stopped breathing or is choking and to give CPR to an infant or child whose heart has stopped beating.

Sport Safety Training - $50
Participants will learn how to recognize a coach's safety responsibilities, to prevent injuries to athletes, give CPR to an adult whose heart has stopped beating, care for an adult who has stopped breathing or is choking, and provide basic first aid.

CPR for the Professional Rescuer - $60
Participants will learn how to care for an infant, child, or adult who is choking, has stopped breathing or heart has stopped beating, the use of a bag valve mask and 2 man CPR. Participants will receive a pocket mask at the class.

Adult and Child CPR - $45
Participants will learn to care for a child or adult who has stopped breathing or is choking and to give CPR to a child or adult whose heart has stopped beating.

Adult, Infant, and Child CPR - $45
Participants will learn how to care for an infant, child, or adult who is choking, has stopped breathing or heart has stopped beating.

Adult CPR and First Aid Basics - $45
Participants will learn how to recognize signals of a heart attack, care for an adult who stops breathing or is choking, and to give CPR to an adult whose heart has stopped beating. Participants will also learn how to recognize an emergency, check a conscious or unconscious victim, control bleeding, and care for other emergencies such as sprain, strain, fracture, burns, shock, sudden illness, and heat & cold related emergencies.

Child Care First Aid - $45
Participants will learn how to care for an infant or child who has stopped breathing or is choking and to give CPR to an infant or child whose heart has stopped beating. Participants will also learn how to recognize an emergency, check a conscious or unconscious victim, control bleeding, and care for other emergencies such as sprain, strain, fracture, burns, shock, sudden illness, heat & cold related emergencies, dental emergencies, and anaphylactic shock.

Baby-sitter's Training - $30
Participants must be at least 11years old to participate. This class will provide youth with the information and skills necessary to provide safe and responsible care for children in the absence of parents or guardians. This training will help participants develop skills in leadership and professionalism, basic care, safety and safe play and first aid. Participants will need to bring a lunch and a doll to the class.

Lifeguard Training Course - $185
The lifeguard training course is designed to teach those interested in working at an aquatic facility the skills necessary to successfully prevent and effectively respond to all aquatic and non-aquatic emergencies. The lifeguard training course is a hands-on course with many practical activities. It can be strenuous at times. This is not a course for non-swimmers.  This course is approximately 31 hours in length including CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogens Training.

The prerequisites are as follows:
Participants must be 15 years of age at the conclusion of the class.
The participant must swim 300 yards continuously. There is no time limit, but stopping is not permitted.

The swim consists of::
100 yards of front crawl using flutter kick and rotary breathing
100 yards of breaststroke exhibiting a pull, kick, and glide
100 yards of either breaststroke or front crawl.

The participant must swim 20 yards using breaststroke or front crawl, perform a surface dive to a depth of 7-12 feet, retrieve a 10 lb. brick, return to the surface, swim 20 yards back to the starting point, and exit the pool without using a ladder or steps. The 10 lb. brick must be held with both hands, and the face must remain above the water at all times.  This must be completed with 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Water Safety Instructor Course - $185
The water safety instructor course is designed to educate instructors on how to instruct people on swimming skills and strokes that will allow participants to feel safe and confident in and around the water. The water safety instructor course allows instructors to teach people about basic water safety, and what to do to prevent an emergency and how to respond in case an emergency should happen.

This course is approximately 34 hours in length, including F.I.T.
The prerequisites for the Water Safety Instructor Course are as follows:
The participant must complete F.I.T. or already be an American Red Cross instructor for another course. Any WSI class offered will include the F.I.T. portion for the course.
The participant must be 16 years old at the conclusion of the course.

The participant must be able to perform the following strokes:
25 yards of Front Crawl/Freestyle with rotary breathing
25 yards of Back Crawl
25 yards of breast stroke with rhythmic breathing
25 yards of elementary back stroke
25 yards of side stroke
15 yards of butterfly

The participant must also be able to float or skull on their back for 1 minute in deep water.
The participant must also be able to tread in deep water for 1 minute.

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