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CPR/First Aid

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CPR Training is generally what is taken if participants are not healthcare providers. If First Aid is required in addition to CPR, please ensure you enroll in a CPR with First Aid Course.

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If you are a Healthcare Provider, enroll in BLS (Basic Life Support).

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All participants working in a non-healthcare setting are advised to take Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR.

American Red Cross and American Heart Association are both accepted by EMSA and OSHA

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Industry, workers, who need and can benefit from this training are:

  • Fitness Instructors/Personal Trainers

  • Construction Workers

  • General Industry Workers

  • Adult Caregivers, Home Health Caregivers, Child caregivers, Nannys, Babysitters

  • Behavioral Therapist, Chiropractors, Speech Therapist

  • United States Coast Guard 

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It is best to contact your school, employer or licensing board to verify which certification is best for you.

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Click here to enroll in our CPR/First Aid Course

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BLS (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers) - Do I need American Red Cross (ARC) or American Heart Association (AHA)? 


It is best to contact your school or employer to verify which Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification you need.

 

Below is information received from program directors and/or .gov websites:

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  • At this time most hospitals accept AHA.   Only AHA Certification is accepted by College of San Mateo's EMT program, Nurses working in hospitals, UCSF Nursing Students, UCSF, Kaiser, John Muir, SF General Hospital, Laguna Honda, and almost all hospitals.

 

Click here to enroll in an American Heart Association BLS Course

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Click here to enroll in an American Red Cross BLS Course

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Are CEU's issued?

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EMTs. Yes Please click corresponding Certification Provider below.

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American Red Cross

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American Heart Association

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Nurses: No. CPR and BLS courses is listed as an unacceptable course for CEUs.

https://www.rn.ca.gov/licensees/ce-renewal.shtml

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Dentists, Dental Hygenists, RDA's, etc. Yes

https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/continuing_education.shtml

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All other professions, please contact your accrediting body to see if they will accept/award CE credits for any ARC or AHA course you complete successfully. 


Please feel free to contact us by email, should you have any further questions.

Pinole:  (510)221-9331
San Bruno:  (510) 221-9317

Begin CPR, LLC is an authorized Training Provider of American Red Cross. American Red Cross Cards Issued will be issued by our Training Center Begin CPR, LLC or any of our Training Sites, Ocampo Family Wellness & Training and Begin Classes.  Begin CPR is a Training Site of American Heart Association through Vitali Partners Training Center, (PLEASE NOTE THAT AT THIS TIME AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ATLAS WEBSITE IS STILL NOT ABLE TO SHOW THE TRAINING SITE ADDRESS ON ECARDS ISSUED), The state on your certificate will show the State of the Training Center we issued your card with, check your certificate's authenticity here https://ecards.heart.org/student/myecards  CALIFORNIA, IF YOU HAVE QUESTION ABOUT THIS PROCESS, PLEASE CALL AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AT 1-800-AHA-USA-1. or 1-800-242-8721

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