About the Course
The CPR-Pro for the Professional Rescuer blended course offered through Human Kinetics tailors the American Safety and Health Institute CPR-Pro curriculum to the physical activity professional and volunteer audience. The course combines a unique blend of online self-study followed by instructor-led training and competency assessment that provides a practical means of obtaining certification in CPR and AED.
Participants begin their two-step training process with the online course. Its interactive, scenario-based format uses situations relevant to coaches, physical educators, fitness instructors, and other physical activity professionals to help participants learn lifesaving training within their work context and be prepared to take action using the proper protocol when sudden illness or injury occurs.
After completing the online course, participants attend a fast-paced and engaging instructor-led session. During this session, participants work through a series of scenarios to practice the skills and knowledge gained in the online course and complete a written test and practical exam to receive certification through the American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI).
CPR-Pro for the Professional Rescuer offers training in basic life support (BLS), including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation with an automated external defibrillator (AED) based on the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. It also presents key psychological and legal aspects of providing basic life support; demonstrates how to check for a pulse and provide rescue breathing when a person does not need CPR; shows how to perform CPR and provide care as part of a two-person emergency response team; discusses how to alter emergency action steps to accommodate special conditions; and shows how to assist adults, children, and infants who are choking. This level of training is designed for those who would likely respond as part of a team effort supported by basic equipment. Professionals in the physical activity field who may want to consider the professional rescuer level of training include lifeguards, coaches, athletic trainers, fitness instructors, physical education teachers, recreation leaders, and others who work in public settings.
About the Course Developers
The American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) is an international association of approximately 35,000 professional safety and health educators and more than 5,500 training centers. ASHI courses are taught in more than 20 countries, and ASHI is recognized as one of the top five providers of emergency care certification in the United States.
ASHI training center membership covers a wide range of organizations, including hospitals, universities, public school districts, community colleges, vocational schools, charitable foundations, local and federal governments, public and private corporations, training companies, and local emergency medical service, fire, rescue, and law enforcement agencies. ASHI’s mission is the continuous improvement of safety and health education through the promotion of high membership standards, principles of sound research for curriculum development, and professional development of safety and health instructors worldwide.
Human Kinetics is the premier knowledge integrator in the physical activity field, producing innovative and informative textbooks and their ancillaries, consumer books, software, media, CDs, journals, and distance education courses.
Human Kinetics is based in Champaign, Illinois, with offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Since 1974, Human Kinetics has focused on making a positive difference in the quality of life of every human being by promoting physical activity through information. This commitment, combined with innovation and the vision to anticipate information needs for an ever-expanding field, enables Human Kinetics to publish more than 120 books and 20 journals annually, produce numerous media and software products, and explore new information forms using today's and tomorrow's technology.
Audiences
A certification course for professional or volunteer teachers, coaches, fitness instructors, personal trainers, officials, and others working in physical activity professions. Emergency care training for organizations, schools, park and recreation districts, YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs, fitness and health clubs, and others in the physical activity field who require training for their staff or would like to offer training to the patrons they serve.
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