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Porter County Chapter Health & Safety
Cathy Thompson, Program Director
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PH: 219-462-8543 Ext. 101
755 W Lincolnway
Valparaiso, IN 46835
Class Schedule
Adult, Child, and Infant CPR/AED
Aug. 16 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Sept. 20 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
First Aid
Aug. 16 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Sept. 20 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
 Check the calendar on the main page for class dates.
Babysitting Course Updated! 
The American Red Cross is updating the Babysitting course and it's here! Exciting changes will make this the best curriculum ever! The new materials are here and the class is available for children between the ages of 11 and 16 years of age. The dates are as follows:
June 24 (Tuesday) 8:30-4 @ Porter County Red Cross Office
June 28th (Sat) 9-4:30 @ Hebron Library (Register at Library)
July 11th (Friday) 9-4:30 @ Portage Library (Register at Library)
Create a Safer Workplace and Protect Your Most Valuable Asset: Your Employees
Led by certified Red Cross instructors, Bloodborne Pathogens Training helps your organization comply with the training component of OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. In about two hours, employees learn vital information about managing a potential exposure to an infectious disease in the workplace, including:
- How bloodborne pathogens are spread
- How to prevent exposures
- What to do if exposed to infectious materials
Flexible Training That’s Good for Employees and Your Business
Training protects employees and makes good business sense, too. In fact, studies show a $4 to $6 return for every dollar invested in health and safety training, with improvements in costs associated with absenteeism, worker’s compensation claims and productivity. Offer training on-site or at a local Red Cross chapter. Or, send employees to train-the-trainer courses and prepare them to train the rest of your staff. You can even add Bloodborne Pathogens Training as a module to your existing Red Cross CPR and first aid training sessions.
Training Backed by 90 Years of Expertise
The American Red Cross has been leading the way in health and safety training for more than 90 years. We’re a name you and your employees know and trust for complete workplace emergency preparedness and training.
Course: CPR—Adult, Child and Infant
Purpose
Train lay responders to overcome any reluctance to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants.
Learning Objectives
Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency. Describe the purpose of the Good Samaritan Laws. Identify the difference between consent and implied consent. Describe the three emergency action steps. Explain when and how to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number. Explain when and how to move a person from a dangerous scene. Identify how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care. Demonstrate how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care. Demonstrate how to check an unconscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions. Explain how to check a conscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions. Identify the signals of shock and describe how to minimize its effects. Describe how to prioritize care for injuries and sudden illnesses. Recognize the signals of a breathing emergency. Demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking. Demonstrate how to recognize and care for a person who is not breathing. Recognize the signals of a cardiac emergency. Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival. Describe how to care for a heart attack. Demonstrate how to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Identify prevention strategies to decrease the risk of breathing emergencies. Explain when and how to move a child from a dangerous scene. Demonstrate how to care for a child who is choking. Demonstrate how to recognize and care for a child who is not breathing. Demonstrate how to give CPR to a child. Demonstrate how to care for an infant who is choking. Demonstrate how to recognize and care for an infant who is not breathing. Demonstrate how to give CPR to an infant.
Course: AED—Adult and Child
Purpose
To teach lay responders the skills and knowledge needed to provide care for adults experiencing sudden cardiac arrest through the safe use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Also, to teach how to use an AED with pediatric AED pads on child victims between the ages of 1 and 8 or less than 55 pounds.
Prerequisites
Current American Red Cross CPR—Adult or Child certificate or equivalent that has been issued within 1 year of the course completion.
Learning Objectives
- • Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
- • Explain what defibrillation is and how it works.
- • List the causes of cardiac arrest in young children.
- • Explain the role of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in cardiac arrest.
- • Identify the general steps for the use of an AED.
- • Identify precautions when using an AED on a victim of sudden cardiac arrest.
- • Demonstrate how to use an AED.
• Demonstrate how to use an AED with pediatric pads on a child.
Pet First Aid Classes
Pet First Aid Class was developed by the American Red Cross and the Humane Society of the United States. The purpose of the class is to teach emergency procedures to keep your animal alive during transportation to an animal clinic or veternarian for treatment.
If you are interested in taking the class, please contact Cathy Thompson at 219-462-8543 ext. 101 or email
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Financial Aid
Financial Aid is available for our Health and Safety Classes. Course fees will be based on annual income and proof of eligibility will be required.
Discounted Courses: Annual Income of $8001.00 - $12,000.00
Free Courses: Annual Income of $8000.00 or less
Please call Cathy Thompson for an appointment to verify your eligibility requirements at 219-462-8543 ext. 101.
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