American Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED programs are designed to give you the confidence to respond in an emergency situation with skills that can save a life.

Additional training in bloodborne pathogens, oxygen administration and injury prevention can be added to CPR and first aid training to prepare you to prevent and respond to life-threatening emergencies.

Red Cross Preparedness programs in first aid, CPR and AED are available for any age and can be tailored to the needs of specific groups and individuals. Whether you work with children, want training for employees, are a professional rescuer, or simply want to know how to help someone in an emergency, the American Red Cross has a program for you.

Your American Red Cross offers:

• Convenience. Classes can be scheduled at your facility or your American Red Cross chapter at a time that works for you-daytime, evenings and weekends. You can even become an authorized provider and have one of your staff trained as a Red Cross instructor to train the rest of your staff.

• Cost-effective training. Materials and instruction are provided at reasonable rates, whether you want one course or several. And because the American Red Cross is a non-profit organization, the dollars you invest in training go right back into your community to support lifesaving emergency preparedness and response programs.

• Consistency nationwide. The Red Cross has customer-tested standardized courses with a solid base of practiced instructors to deliver them. Whether you need training in Los Angeles, Miami or Dallas, you'll receive the same high quality training through a network of American Red Cross chapters across the country.

• Complete emergency preparedness. From CPR, first aid and automated external defibrillator training to injury prevention courses, bloodborne pathogens training and community disaster education, Red Cross training offers complete, flexible programs that help you stay prepared for virtually any life-threatening situation.

• Courses developed by experts. American Red Cross materials are developed in collaboration with leading educational and medical authorities. Red Cross first aid and CPR/AED courses incorporate the latest science for first aid, CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, meet OSHA's Guidelines for First Aid and bring you a wealth of educational innovations.

• Certified instructors. High quality, standardized instructor training is provided nationwide.

• Participant certification. Nationally-recognized course completion certificates are presented to participants who meet the course objectives.

• Relief from record-keeping burden. Participant and instructor certification and recertification records are maintained at your local American Red Cross. Our service commitment means that you can just focus on training and leave the administrative chores to us.

• Spanish-language courses. Many of our course materials are available in Spanish.