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Welcome to CPR & First Aid Training

Become a Certified CPR and First Aid Provider
CPR and First Aid classes are for everyone from professionals fulfilling job requirements to laypersons seeking knowledge about what to do in case of emergency. Instruction and training is delivered in accordance with American Heart Association guidelines.

Covid-19 Update
As FCC is currently in Stage 2 of the Frederick Community College Roadmap to Resilience and Recovery plan, there is no more than 6 students, spaced at least 6+ feet from one another, and no sharing of equipment during class. We have tried to anticipate questions and thoughtfully provide answers about what to expect should you register for and attend these classes. Additional information is available here.

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Healthcare Provider: CPR Basic Life Support
SAF157 | 6 hours | $85 ($40 tuition + $45 fees)

Instructor-led Basic Life Support (BLS) course trains healthcare professionals to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, deliver high-quality chest compressions and appropriate ventilations, and provide early AED use in an emergency situation. Participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations, work with an AHA BLS instructor to complete BLS skills practice and skills testing, and complete a written exam. Instruction fulfills allied health/healthcare clinical or externship course CPR requirement.  

Spring 2021

                                                        
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Heartsaver CPR/AED & First Aid for the Layperson
SAF149 | 6 hours | $85 ($40 tuition + $45 fees)

Heartsaver CPR/First Aid/AED delivers critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrives. Skills development focuses on first aid; choking relief in adults, children, and infants. Instruction also covers what to do for sudden cardiac arrest in adults, children, and infants.

Spring 2021 

  
    
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Heartsaver CPR/AED for the Layperson
SAF159 | 5 hours | $77 ($32 tuition + $45 fees)

Instructor-led Heartsaver course is ideal for individuals with little or no medical training, and those seeking a course completion card for employment or otherwise. Develop skills needed to recognize cardiac arrest and choking, quickly get emergency help, and assist a person until more advanced care arrives to take over. Receive a course completion card upon successful completion.

Spring 2021 

  
  
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CONTACT US

Sarah Radinsky, Clinical & CPR Coordinator
FCC Continuing Education & Workforce Development
Monroe Center • 200 Monroe Avenue • Frederick, MD
(240) 629-7971 • sradinsky@frederick.edu


Frederick Community College
Continuing Education & Workforce Development • Jefferson Hall
7932 Opossumtown Pike • Frederick, MD 21702 • (301) 624-2888

Frederick Community College prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its activities, admissions, educational programs, and employment. Frederick Community College makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities for College-sponsored events and programs. If you have accommodation needs or questions, call 301-846-2408. To request a sign language interpreter, please visit fcc-interpreting.genbook.com. If you have interpreting related questions, email Interpreting@frederick.edu. Sign language interpreters will not be automatically provided for College-sponsored events without a request for services. To guarantee accommodations, requests must be made at least five workdays in advance of a scheduled event. If your request pertains to accessible transportation for a College-sponsored trip, submit your request at least 21 calendar days in advance. Requests made less than 21 calendar days in advance may not be able to be guaranteed.
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