Designed for schools, parents and community organizations, Community First Aid and Safety combines lectures, demonstrations and video with hands-on skills training and practice.  Upon successful completion, participants earn Red Cross certification, the emergency-training credential accepted by OSHA and public safety agencies nationwide.

First Aid Program

Lecture, interactive video demonstrations, discussions and hands-on training teach participants how to:

• Recognize emergency situations
• Check the scene and call for help
• Avoid bloodborne pathogen exposure
• Care for wounds, bone and soft-tissue injuries, head and spinal injuries, burns, and heat and cold emergencies
• Manage sudden illness, stroke, seizure, bites and poisoning
• Minimize shock

Now available in Spanish!

Lifesaving CPR Steps Poster and Steps for Choking Emergencies Poster
Updated to reflect the Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2000 Guidelines, these new lifesaving posters include color photos of skill steps for responding to a choking or cardiac emergency in an infant, child or adult.  One side of each poster is in English; the other in Spanish.  Posters are available at your local Red Cross office, 3425 Francis St. Jackson, Michigan 49203.

First Aid Kit

Whether you buy a first aid kit or put one together, make sure it has all the items you need to respond to emergencies.  Include a list of emergency phone numbers.  Check the kit regularly to make sure flashlight batteries still work and that it contains all the necessary supplies.  Replace any items that have expired.  Keep a copy of First Aid Fast in your kit.

A first aid kit should include the following:

• Flashlight and batteries
• Scissors and tweezers
• Emergency blanket
• Triangular bandages
• Antiseptic towelettes
• Adhesive bandage strips in assorted sizes
• Gauze pads
• Roller gauze
• Adhesive tape
• Antiseptic ointment
• Disposable gloves
• Plastic bags
• Cold pack
• Breathing barrier
• Activated charcoal

First aid kits may be purchased from your local Red Cross chapter.

Community First Aid and Safety

One of our more popular safety courses, it is great for schools, families and childcare workers.  The complete course combines CPR and first aid training to teach participants how to:

• Recognize emergencies and take action.
• Recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants, children and adults
• Perform first aid for cuts, scrapes, bruises, burns, bleeding, sprains and strains
• Treat sudden illnesses, including poisonings and heat and cold emergencies
• Minimize the effects of shock
• Understand the role of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the Cardiac Chain of Survival

3425 Francis St. Jackson, MI 49203  517-782-9486 or 1-888-782-9322