Waimea Community Education
Classes
Adult First Aid and CPR - November class
NOTE: If you would like just one of these certifications ($35), please call our office to register at 885-1539.
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The $70 fee covers the cost of both 2-year certifications and the processing through the American Heart Association.
Textbooks are available through Waimea Community Education and may be purchased for $20.00 (covers both these classes)
The Heartsaver First Aid course runs from 8:00 am until 11:00 am and teaches how to manage illness and injuries in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Course content includes the following general principles:
Medical emergencies: breathing problems, choking, chest pain, heart attack, fainting, diabetes, stroke, seizures.
Injury emergencies: bleeding, mouth/tooth injuries, broken bones, sprains, burns.
*OPTIONAL topics: Environmental emergencies: bites/stings, temperature-related injuries, poison. If you are interested in this optional instruction, please call the office at 885-1539 one week in advance of the class meeting so we may inform the instructor. In order for this optional topic to be taught there needs to be at least a 50% interest of the class participants.
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This Heartsaver Adult CPR class runs from 12 noon until 2:00 pm and focuses on cardio-pulmonary resuscitation for ages puberty to adult. The course also includes how to use a barrier device and how to phone for help.
*OPTIONAL AED (automated external defibrillator). If you are interested in this optional instruction (i.e., what an AED does and when and how to use it) please call the office at 885-1539 one week in advance of the class meeting so we may inform the instructor. In order for this optional topic to be taught there needs to be at least a 50% interest of the class participants.
Please note that choking is covered under the Pediatric and Adult First Aid classes.
Category: Health
Price: $70 total ($35 ea certification)
Materials Fee: $20 textbook available from Waimea Community Education
Dates:11/15/2008 - 11/15/2008
Day:Saturday
Time: 08:00 AM - 02:00 PM
In-Class Time: 5 hours
Duration:1 day
Instructor and related courses:
Child/Infant First Aid and CPR
Adult First Aid and CPR - September class
Andrea Hess