HANCOCK COUNTY RED CROSS
PREPAREDNESS, HEALTH AND SAFETY SERVICES
For a century, the American Red Cross has prepared people to save lives through health and safety education and training. From first aid, CPR and bloodborne pathogens training to swimming, lifeguarding, and Babysitter's Training, American Red Cross Preparedness programs help people lead safer and healthier lives. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the preparedness concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace. Today's innovative programs also include teaching lay persons and professionals how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Last year, nearly 11 million people enrolled in American Red Cross health and safety courses."
You can help the Red Cross save lives.
For calendar of classes and registration click here.
Classes will be held at the Hancock County Red Cross, 125 Fair St., Findlay unless otherwise noted.
Participants should arrive 15 minutes prior to scheduled starting time.
Scroll down for class descriptions and pricing.
CPR/AED & First Aid
| Title |
Skills Taught |
Price |
| Adult CPR/AED |
Recognize signals of a heart attack, care for an adult who stops breathing or is choking, and to give CPR to an adult whose heart has stopped beating. Use of Automated External Defibrillators. |
$40 |
| Infant and Child CPR |
How to care for an infant or child who has stopped breathing or is choking and to give CPR to an infant or child whose heart has stopped beating. |
$40 |
| Adult and Child CPR |
How to care for a child or adult who has stopped breathing or is choking and to give CPR to a child or adult whose heart has stopped beating. |
$45 |
| Adult, Child and Infant |
How to care for an infant, child, or adult who is choking, has stopped breathing or heart has stopped beating. |
$50 |
| CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer & Healthcare Provider |
How to care for an infant, child, or adult who is choking, has stopped breathing or heart has stopped beating, the use of a bag valve mask and 2 person CPR and use of Automated External Defibrillators. Participants will receive a pocket mask at the class. |
$65 |
| Standard First Aid |
How to recognize an emergency, check a conscious or unconscious victim, control bleeding, and care for other emergencies such as sprain, strain, fracture, burns, shock, sudden illness, and heat & cold related emergencies. |
$25 |
| Adult CPR/AED and Standard First Aid |
How to recognize signals of a heart attack, care for an adult who stops breathing or is choking, and to give CPR to an adult whose heart has stopped beating. Participants will also learn how to recognize an emergency, check a conscious or unconscious victim, control bleeding, and care for other emergencies such as sprain, strain, fracture, burns, shock, sudden illness, and heat & cold related emergencies. Use of Automated External Defibrillators. |
$55 |
| Standard First Aid with Infant, Child CPR |
How to recognize an emergency, check a conscious or unconscious victim, control bleeding, and care for other emergencies such as sprain, strain, fracture, burns, shock, sudden illness, and heat & cold related emergencies. How to care for an infant or child who has stopped breathing or is choking and to give CPR to an infant or child whose heart has stopped beating. |
$55 |
| Standard First Aid with Adult, Infant, Child CPR |
How to recognize an emergency, check a conscious or unconscious victim, control bleeding, and care for other emergencies such as sprain, strain, fracture, burns, shock, sudden illness, and heat & cold related emergencies. How to recognize signals of a heart attack. How to care for an adult, infant or child who has stopped breathing or is choking and to give CPR to an adult, infant or child whose heart has stopped beating. |
$65 |
Specialized Training
| Title |
Skills Taught |
Price |
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Babysitter Training |
This class will provide youth with the information and skills necessary to provide safe and responsible care for children in the absence of parents or guardians. This training will help participants develop skills in leadership and professionalism, basic care, safety and safe play and first aid.
Participants must be at least 11 years old to participate, will need to bring a lunch and an infant sized doll or stuffed animal to the class. |
$30 |
| Advanced Babysitter Training |
Prerequisite: American Red Cross Babysitter Training
Students will complement their Babysitter Training with advanced training and certification in Standard First Aid and Infant & Child CPR
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$30 |
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Sports Safety Training |
How to recognize a coach's safety responsibilities, prevent injuries to athletes and provide basic first aid.
Can be combined with Adult CPR/AED. |
$45
$55 w/ Adult CPR/AED |
| Pet First Aid |
Learn the skills to provide aid to pets in an emergency until veterinary care is available. Upon Completion of this course participants will be able to:
Know how to check a cat or dog that appears to be having a first aid emergency.
Check an unconscious cat or dog for breathing and cardiac emergencies.
Provide basic wound care and control bleeding for a cat or dog.
Care for a cat or dog involved in a car accident. |
$30 |
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Lay Responder First Aid and CPR Instructor |
The purpose of this instructor course is to train instructor candidates to teach basic-level Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED courses for lay responders. Upon successful completion of this course, instructors will be able to teach from the following programs:
First Aid/CPR/AED for the Workplace
First Aid/CPR/AED for Schools and the Community
Sports Safety Training
First Aid - Responding to Emergencies |
$100 |
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Fundamentals of Instructor Training |
The purpose of the Fundamentals of Instructor Training course is to introduce instructor candidates to the history, structure and activities of the American Red Cross. The course will prepare instructor candidates to teach American Red Cross specialty courses to diverse populations. Instructor candidates will learn the policies and procedures of the American Red Cross to ensure course consistency, quality and appropriate reporting. This course is required of all instructor candidates. |
Included in Lay Responder
Instructor course |
Aquatics Training
| Title |
Skills Taught |
Prerequisites |
Price |
| Parent/Child Swim & Safety Lessons |
This course will lay the foundation for future aquatic skills. It teaches parents about water safety and how to safely handle their children in and around the water |
Children must be 3-years old and accompanied in the water by an adult |
$25 |
| Preschool Swim & Safety Lessons |
This course teaches fundamental water safety and aquatic skills |
Children must be 4 or 5 years old. |
$25 |
| Swim & Safety Lessons-Levels 1 & 2 |
This course teaches children swimming skills and to be safe in, on and around the water. Designed for children with limited or no swimming skills. |
Children must be 6 years or older |
$25 |
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Lifeguard Training Course |
The lifeguard training course is designed to teach those interested in working at an aquatic facility the skills necessary to successfully prevent and effectively respond to all aquatic and non-aquatic emergencies. The lifeguard training course is a hands-on course with many practical activities. It can be strenuous at times. This is not a course for non-swimmers.
This course is approximately 31 hours in length including CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogens Training. |
Participants must be 15 years of age at the conclusion of the class.
The participant must swim 300 yards continuously. There is no time limit, but stopping is not permitted.
The swim consists of::
100 yards of front crawl using flutter kick and rotary breathing
100 yards of breaststroke exhibiting a pull, kick, and glide
100 yards of either breaststroke or front crawl.
The participant must swim 20 yards using breaststroke or front crawl, perform a surface dive to a depth of 7-12 feet, retrieve a 10 lb. brick, return to the surface, swim 20 yards back to the starting point, and exit the pool without using a ladder or steps. The 10 lb. brick must be held with both hands, and the face must remain above the water at all times. This must be completed with 1 minute and 30 seconds. |
$175 |
| Water Safety Instructor Course |
The water safety instructor course is designed to educate instructors on how to instruct people on swimming skills and strokes that will allow participants to feel safe and confident in and around the water. The water safety instructor course allows instructors to teach people about basic water safety, and what to do to prevent an emergency and how to respond in case an emergency should happen.
This course is approximately 34 hours in length, including Fundamentals of Instructor Training.
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The participant must complete F.I.T. or already be an American Red Cross instructor for another course. Any WSI class offered will include the F.I.T. portion for the course.
The participant must be 16 years old at the conclusion of the course.
The participant must be able to perform the following strokes:
25 yards of Front Crawl/Freestyle with rotary breathing
25 yards of Back Crawl
25 yards of breast stroke with rhythmic breathing
25 yards of elementary back stroke
25 yards of side stroke
15 yards of butterfly
The participant must also be able to float or skull on their back for 1 minute in deep water.
The participant must also be able to tread in deep water for 1 minute. |
$185 |
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