I'm A paramedic and I work as the public information and education officer
within or system. It is my job to teach the community First Aid and CPR.
Because of this requirement I'm both certified to teach by the Red Cross and
the American Heart Association. I hope I can distill some rumors and
questions with this post.
# 1 - The American Red Cross no longer has a First Aid Course called
"Standard First Aid" it is now Called the "Community First Aid".
# 2 - If you Ranger or Missionettes takes the Community First Aid Course he
or she will get CPR training.
# 3 - The American Heart Assn. does not teach First Aid the teach only CPR.
And they have several different level of teaching for the general public.
# 4 - To be "Certified" in First Aid, by the American Red Cross, you must be
taught by a Certified First Aid instructor. Not to take anything away from
any profession, if a Nurse, Firemen, or however teaches you and they are not
Certified by the Red Cross you will NOT be Certified. To complete the Red
Cross Course you will be given a final test and a certificate as well as a
card saying you completed the course. If your instructor was not certified
to teach that class by the red Cross Good Luck on getting the required
documentation that you completed the course.
Sammy Moppin
Outpost 32
Northern Missouri Dist.
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