| In an emergency situation knowing how to promptly | | | | completing certification. Training can take one to three |
| help people may save their lives. Being trained in CPR | | | | hours and it focuses on all aspects of CPR. Study |
| and first aid can provide the needed skills to help | | | | provides needed skills to help adults, children, and |
| someone who is not breathing or someone with | | | | infants. Scene assessment, artificial life support, and |
| wounds. Students can learn these skills and more by | | | | one or two person rescue are some areas of study. |
| entering online studies in CPR and first aid. | | | | - Online first aid training is often broken down into |
| - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR is conducted | | | | different subjects and courses. These can include a |
| to restore a person's breathing and heart rate. The | | | | basic first aid course and infant and child first aid |
| use of manual chest compressions helps keep blood | | | | course. A basic course covers how to respond and |
| flowing to the brain and heart of an individual. This act | | | | recognize cardiac problems, heat and cold |
| is also extremely important to keep oxygen circulating | | | | emergencies, sudden illnesses, and treatment of |
| to the brain, which is essential so an individual doesn't | | | | wounds and injuries. Certification online in CPR and first |
| suffer other injuries. | | | | aid may take eight to fourteen hours to complete. |
| - The first response to emergencies is known as first | | | | Broad areas of topics are discussed to prepare |
| aid. This can include a variety of actions like responding | | | | students to help people in emergencies. Burn care, |
| to cuts, breathing emergencies, poisonings, and more. | | | | shock, injury assessment, and blood-borne pathogen |
| The goal is to try to stabilize a person until further | | | | awareness make up some specific |
| medical help can be given. Online studies for these | | | | subjects.Accredited online programs are useful |
| specialized skills train students through academic video | | | | because of the short duration of time required to |
| instruction and testing. The academic section of | | | | complete a program or course. Become certified by |
| learning online may require a follow-up on-site skills | | | | utilizing online studies in CPR and first aid training. |
| assessment before being allowed to take the | | | | Students can start by researching programs and |
| certification exam. This is to ensure that students can | | | | requesting more information about an education in |
| apply what they learned in a physical situation. | | | | CPR and first aid. Accreditation is provided to various |
| Students can take online courses separately or | | | | online schools and colleges as proof that they can |
| combine them into a certificate program that offers | | | | offer a quality education. Agencies such as the |
| training in both areas. Either path prepares students to | | | | Distance Education and Training Council ( can provide |
| correctly administer CPR and first aid. Depending on | | | | full accreditation. |
| what career students want to enter a mixed program | | | | DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERIC OUTLINE and |
| may be the best option. | | | | may or may not depict precise methods, courses and |
| - CPR training online allows students to finish the | | | | or focuses related to ANY ONE specific school(s) that |
| academic side of the course in 14 days. Once this | | | | may or may not be advertised at PETAP.org. |
| training is completed many online schools require | | | | Copyright 2010 - All rights reserved by PETAP.org. |
| students to complete an on-site skills test before | | | | |