[RR] American Red Cross

[Keith Brooks]

+ADwAIQ-DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC +ACI--//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN+ACIAPg- +ADw-HTML+AD4- +ADw-HEAD+AD4- +ADw-META content+AD0AIg-text/html+ADs- charset+AD0-utf-7+ACI- http-equiv+AD0-Content-Type+AD4- +ADw-META content+AD0-'+ACI-MSHTML 4.72.3110.7+ACI-' name+AD0-GENERATOR+AD4- +ADw-/HEAD+AD4- +ADw-BODY bgColor+AD0AIw-ffffff+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4-The very first page inside the cover of the American Red Cross book titled Standard First Aid says the following:+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4AJg-nbsp+ADsAPA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4AJg-nbsp+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADs- +ACY-quot+ADs-IMPORTANT CERTIFICATION INFORMATION+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4AJg-nbsp+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADs- +ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4AJg-nbsp+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADsAJg-nbsp+ADs- American Red Cross certificates may be issued upon successful completion of a training program that uses this textbook as an integral part of the course.+ACY-nbsp+ADs- By itself, the text material does not constitute comprehensive Red Cross training.+ACY-nbsp+ADs- In order to issue ARC certificates, your instructor must be authorized by the American Red Cross and must follow prescribed policies and procedures.+ACY-nbsp+ADs- Make certain that you have attended a course authorized by the Red Cross.+ACY-nbsp+ADs- Ask your instructor about receiving American Red Cross Certification, or contact your local chapter for more information.+ACY-quot+ADsAPA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4AJg-nbsp+ADsAPA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4-I personally think that failure to do this would leave you and whomever taught you open to lawsuit should something happen to someone that you tried first aid on.+ACY-nbsp+ADs- When you are trained and certified by The American Red Cross, unless you are negligent, the courts will tell them that they do not have a leg to stand on.+ACY-nbsp+ADs- When you are red Cross trained and certified, the courts will back you up.+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4-Keith Brooks+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4APA-/BODY+AD4APA-/HTML+AD4-