Health and Safety Course Offerings
Are you prepared for an emergency in your home? Many life-threatening emergencies occur in or near the home. Being prepared for an emergency is the most effective way to reduce the risk of injury and maybe even death. There are many courses offered at the YMCA to help you become prepared for life-threatening emergencies.
ASHI Adult CPR w/ AED
The number of heart attack related deaths is increasing at great speed in the United States. Heart attacks can happen anywhere. Many facilities, including YMCA's, now have Automated External Defibrillators or AEDs available. Use of an AED can increase the chance of survival. This course includes breathing emergencies, obstructed airway management and CPR for the adult victim only. It also includes information and practice with a training AED unit. The skills are practiced in a group setting.
ASHI Professional Rescuer CPR/AED
Both adults and child may suffer breathing emergencies, choking, and cardiac arrest. You can increase the chance of survival with the knowledge and skills you will learn in this course. This course includes Adult, Child, and Infant CPR, obstructed airway management, two-rescuer CPR and AED instruction. This course meets the requirements for lifeguard certification. Sign up today, you could save a life.
ASHI First Aid
Did you know injuries are among the leading causes of unintentional deaths? Many injuries are preventable and many can be treated with Standard First Aid. The First Aid class offers instruction for recognizing emergencies, controlling bleeding and care for sudden illnesses.
ASHI Infant/Child CPR
This is the class no parent or childcare provider should miss. This American Safety and Health Child and Infant CPR course offers instruction for breathing emergencies, obstructed airway management and CPR for infants and children.
If you have any questions on the Health and Safety offerings, please call Shannon Deye at (513) 932-1424 x117.
Lifeguarding Class
Are you interested in a great part-time job? The YMCA offers, the National YMCA "On the Guard" Lifeguard certification. Classes are offered several times throughout the year. Look for the next available class date in our newsletter printed each session.
Participants must be able to swim 500 yards continuously using front crawl breast stroke, sidestroke and elementary backstroke. Included in our class time are additional certifications in First Aid and professional Rescuer CPR.
Y.A.S.A. (YMCA Aquatic Safety Assistant)
This YMCA certification course trains and certifies individuals in the YMCA Aquatic Safety Assistant program. Participants gain the knowledge and skills needed to both prevent and recognize aquatic risks and to assist the lifeguards in the emergency response to an accident or injury. This certification is necessary to become a Water Slide Monitor at the Countryside YMCA. Please check the current newsletter for YASA certification course schedules. Participants must attend all scheduled class to complete the course.
Get your certification today and open the door to wonderful opportunities.
For more information, please call Shannon Deye (513) 932-1424 x116
