Professional Courses - Polk County Chapter

Professional Rescuer Courses

American Red Cross professional rescuer courses are designed for people with a job-related duty to respond in an emergency, including nurses, law enforcement, EMS personnel, fire fighters, business and industry response teams, lifeguards, flight attendants, and others who must take action in emergency situations.

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer — Combines participant’s manual, lectures and video with hands-on skills training to cover the following areas:

Responding to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants

Using an AED on an adult or child victim of cardiac arrest

Using personal protective equipment to stop blood-borne pathogens and other diseases from spreading

Winter Haven
Length: 8 hours. Location: 147 Avenue A, NW.
Cost: $75 (CPR for the Professional Rescuer)
Call (863) 294-5941; e-mail dbermudez@polkredcross.org

Sept. 17	9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Oct. 1	9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Nov. 5	9 a.m. - 4 p.m..
Dec. 10	9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Sebring
Length: 9 hours. Location: 106 Medical Center Drive.
Cost: $60 (CPR for the Professional Rescuer)
Call (863) 386-4440; e-mail hcarc@vistanet.net

Sept. 20	8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 18	8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 15	8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 13	8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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Emergency Response
Designed for training first responders, this comprehensive course follows the 1995 US DOT First Responder National Standard Curriculum. Lectures, demonstrations, videos, textbook, workbook, discussions and hands-on practice teach essential skills for numerous emergency situations. Key content areas include —

First aid for injuries and sudden illnesses
Automated external defibrillation (AED)
Preventing disease transmission (blood borne pathogens)
Using basic and supplemental oxygen breathing devices
Spinal injury management
Muscle, bone and joint injuries
Special considerations for seniors and children
Critical incident stress debriefing
Healthy lifestyle tips
Emergency childbirth

Length: 44 hours. Course Fee: $180.00
Courses still to be announced
***Must attend all sessions***

Supplemental Training
HIV/AIDS 104 Education
Learn how to prevent the transmission of HIV, to respond in informed ways to people who have HIV or AIDS, and apply the facts about HIV to your own behavior.
Length: 4 hours. Course Fee: $25.00 Date - Time - Location

Administering Emergency Oxygen
Laypersons and professional rescuers learn when and how to use supplemental oxygen and breathing devices. Participants receive take-home skill sheets. Adult CPR certification is a pre-requisite for this course.
Length: 2-1/2 hours.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

Blood borne Pathogens Training: Preventing Disease Transmission
A two-hour training module for individuals who, while on the job, may be exposed to blood or other body fluids that could cause infection. Includes participant’s manual.
Length: 2 hours.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.