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Health & Safety Training - Professional Rescuers

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Call the Chapter Office at 856-256-8300, ext. 19 to register or learn more about these courses. You can also choose to use the ONLINE FORM and choose Training in the Issue drop down.

Our professional rescuer courses are designed for people who have a job-related duty to respond in an emergency. This includes nurses, law enforcement and EMS personnel, fire fighters, business and industry response teams, lifeguards, flight attendants, and others who must take action in emergency situations.

Emergency Response is a comprehensive course designed for training first responders. The course follows the 1995 US DOT First Responder National Standard Curriculum and meets ECC Guidelines.

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (8 hours) Teaches a variety of skills including one- and two-rescuer CPR, use of resuscitation masks and bag-valve masks for ventilating victims, and how to respond in special rescue situations such as drowning. Participants learn the importance of AEDs, and how to use an AED properly.

Oxygen Administration Laypersons and professional rescuers can learn when and how to use supplemental oxygen and breathing devices. Professional rescuers also learn advanced skills in airway management.

Preventing Disease Transmission A two-hour training module for employers and employees who, while on the job, may be exposed to blood or other body fluids that could cause infection. Employers can offer this program as part of their compliance with OSHA regulations. Available in English and Spanish.

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