CPR - First Aid - AED
CPR/AED Certification
Get CPR/AED certified – and learn how to help when it’s needed most. As part of our mission to train people how to respond to and prepare for emergencies, we offer CPR/AED certification classes that can help you save a life when every moment counts.
You may not realize it, but the response time for first responders after 911 is called averages 8-12 minutes, and during sudden cardiac arrest – each minute that defibrillation is delayed reduces someone’s chances of survival by approximately 10%. This is why, at the American Red Cross, we support the position that improved training and access to AEDs could save 50,000 lives each year. In fact, we believe that all Americans should be within four minutes of an AED and someone trained to use it.
Getting Certified
The Red Cross CPR/AED certification program is designed and taught by experts. Our courses are not only OSHA compliant, but fast, easy, informative and affordable. In addition, they’re delivered in a variety of ways – including in-person and via our best-in-class blended Simulation Learning, which combines online course work with in-person skills sessions. This way, you can choose the option that suits you best.
Our First Aid, CPR and AED certification programs are typically combined, giving you the opportunity to get certified in three important areas during one convenient class. Certification takes just a few short hours, but with the skills you’ll learn – you can help save a life.
Recertification
The American Red Cross CPR/AED certification program also includes a recertification component for current certificate holders, and can help nurses, first responders, social workers, teachers and others, earn continuing education credits. Currently, we are approved to award CEUs in Preparedness and Health and Safety Services courses, such as CPR/First Aid/AED, CNA training, swimming and water safety, lifeguarding, babysitting, and more. Browse our complete list of eligible CEU training.
First Aid Certification
Get first aid certified. At the American Red Cross, our mission is to help people prepare for and respond to emergencies properly. In order to accomplish this goal, we have developed a wide range of training opportunities and certification programs that can empower you to help during times of crisis.
Designed, and taught by experts, Red Cross first aid certification courses are OSHA compliant, and affordable. Best of all, with the ability to take classes in-person or through our best-in-class blended Simulation Learning, which combines an online component with in-class skills sessions, you can earn your first aid certification in the way that suits you best.
Recertification & Continuing Education
Along with our first aid certification program, we also offer recertification courses for current certificate holders, as well as continuing education credits for first responders, nurses, teachers, social workers and others. Our teams are currently approved to award CEUs in Preparedness and Health and Safety Services courses, including CPR/First Aid/AED, wilderness and remote first aid, CNA training, swimming and water safety, lifeguarding, and more.
To find the continuing education courses you need, browse our list of eligible CEU training opportunities.