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Why Take a First Aid Class?
Save Time and Money. Personalized, Flexible Learning.
What You Learn
What You'll Learn
What is First Aid?
When you understand first aid, you'll gain the ability to help those in need. Through our first aid certification classes you'll learn how to respond to specific situations, which will help you care for people in crisis as they wait for medical professionals to arrive.
The Science Behind The Training
Behind every American Red Cross health and safety training program stands a team of experts ensuring what is taught is based on the latest and best in emergency science.How We Teach
How We Teach
Classroom / Skills Check
- Local in-person training
- Learn from experienced instructors
- Convenient locations and times for instructor led skills check
- Satisfies OSHA workplace safety certification requirements
Online + Classroom
- Combines the flexibility of online training with instructor-led skills check
- Start taking your online portion immediately
- Convenient locations and times for in-person or virtual skills check with experienced instructors
- Satisfies OSHA workplace safety certification requirements
Online
- Work at your own pace
- Engaging and Interactive courses
- Start taking your course immediately
- Course access after completion
Certifications & CEUs
Certifications & CEUs
Certifications Made Simple
The American Red Cross makes certification fast, simple and easy. With Red Cross Digital Certificates you get anytime, anywhere access to your certificates; plus print, share, and download wherever and whenever you like. And Recertification Courses allow you to refresh your memory, renew your skills and stay up to date on the latest techniques.
Continuing Education
We are an Accredited Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). to award Nurses, social workers, teachers, and other professionals who need continuing education units to maintain licensure or certification. Learn more about Continuing Education Units.Class Materials
Class Materials
Downloads
First Aid Training
Whether you take an instructor-led class, an online course, or take advantage of our blended learning experience, which combines online coursework with instructor-led training, you'll learn from some of the best in the industry. Knowledgeable, understanding and able to deliver information suited to a wide range of learning styles, American Red Cross first aid instructors will help ensure that you not only understand the steps for performing first aid, but that you have the confidence and skills necessary to perform them correctly.
Performing First Aid
At the Red Cross, first aid training prepares you to provide care to children, adults, and pets during times of crisis. However, like many things, if you don't use your skills frequently, they're easy to forget. That's why, when you take our first aid certification classes, you'll also receive free online access to our first aid refreshers and a printable list of the basic steps for performing first aid. This way, you can practice your skills regularly, and keep reminders in the places you might need them most, like in the first aid kit in your car, home, or desk.
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laid back but well informed instrutorOnline content was interactive and in person session was apprpriate
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Get your training done here!Had to have hands on CPR training for my job. Was dreading it, but the instructor was knowledgeable and nice he wasn’t boring and we had an interactive learning experience. Wasn’t bad at all.
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Excellent instructorThis is my second time taking the Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED course. Of the two instructors I've had, this instructor, Melanie, was by far the best. She was engaging and interactive. She kept us entertaining and encouraged participation. She was open to question and answered them very well. I love that she provided her own experiences as well. Additionally, she provided a pretty good explanation of why certain steps are taken based on physiological principles. I have my PhD physiology ... read more and neuroscience, and the way she explained why processes are implemented in a certain way really helped us remember the content.
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Great hybrid courseI need CPR and First Aid skills for my job as a infant care worker, as well as a troop leader of a girls’ scouting organization. The training I received was thorough, introducing many types of injuries and scenarios. The online portion was pretty easy to use, and was not overly simplistic. There was good feedback. The in-person part of the course was valuable, with a knowledgeable instructor. It was neat to hear that the instructor had saved someone’s life using his skills.
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First Aid/AED/CPR courseMy husband and I recently attended the above course given by the Red Cross in St Petersburg, FL. Our instructor was terrific, articulate and extremely knowledgeable. He shared the information quickly in a manner that made time fly. Our day began at 9:00 am and ended at 3:00 p.m. including a lunch break. We had our certificates of completion before we even made it home! We also live on a power catamaran and cruise full time. Having the appropriate first aid tools are vital. We knew most ... read more of the information, but learned better techniques on how to apply our knowledge.
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Great Class but Slightly Strange FormatThe class was great and they fit a lot of information into a short amount of time. I felt a lot more confident in my knowledge and abilities after the class. My only issue with the class is that I took the Adult First Aid/CPR/AED class but the in-person skills class also included the children's section so I had to sit through some information that I wasn't getting certified for. It wasn't a big deal but it seems like they should have put that information at the end so those who didn't need that ... read more information could leave early.
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Above and beyondThe instructor (I can't believe I forgot his name!!!) but he was knowledgeable on the subjects and went above and beyond to make sure we all understood what we were doing and that we left feeling comfortable being certified. You could tell he was passionate about what he did and he did a great job!
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Actual PracticeI am grateful for my instructors knowledge and being able to practice on a dummy where I was able to see the red line and the brain light indicating whether I was doing the compressions correctly or not. This gave me actual knowledge of just how hard I have to push to get the blood to the brain. This experience was so much better then when I took the class 2 years ago. Everyone should take a class from this instructor, he will prepare you for the actual thing! Great job!!!
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Awesome I really enjoyed going to this class this is the first cpr class I have ever taken where I learned what I needed to know I was doing the compression wrong and she showed me until I got it right I loved the instructor she loves what she do and it shows and that class was not even boring thank u very much now I actually can save a life if I need to.
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This training was great & I left it much more confident than I was expecting to leave! I would absolutely recommend this training to anyone who would like a baseline knowledge in CPR and first aid for adults. Jessica was a wonderful instructor. She was clear, kind, and very funny.
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Feedback on Adult First Aid/CPR/AED ClassDear American Red Cross Training Services Team, I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the recent Adult First Aid/CPR/AED-r.21 class. The content was incredibly valuable, and I appreciate the effort put into delivering it. That said, I believe that Chapters 5-7 were covered a bit hastily. Given the depth of the material, I feel the class would benefit from being extended to 6 hours instead of the current 3.5 hours. Thank you for welcoming my ... read more feedback, and for all the important work the Red Cross does! Best regards, Erika Hanke
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Great content, long dayThis was a great session and I learned a lot about all of the concepts. Our scheduled time was 9-12:30 and we went to almost 1:30, with very few people asking questions or delaying us. I’m fine with the session taking longer, but going so far over time without knowing that ahead of time really caused challenges to my overall schedule for the day. I’d recommend just saying that it will take from 9-2 and then letting participants out “early,” when the content is finalized.
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