Red Cross, First Aid and CPR Training
The Red Cross is a humanitarian organization. The Red Cross is known for helping with emergency response in the United States and around the world. It also provides training to people in First Aid and CPR training. You can take First Aid and CPR training from most of the Red Cross' 712 chapters.
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History
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The American Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. It is an organization that tries to prevent and relieve suffering of others. Besides having 712 Chapters, it also has 36 blood services. The American Red Cross helps in five main areas. They have educational programs like First Aid and CPR, help with international relief, have community services, help in getting life saving blood, and help people in the military and their families.
How to Find Your Local Chapter
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In order to take First Aid or CPR courses you will need to find your local chapter. You can call the American Red Cross National Headquarters at (202) 303-5000 to find out your local chapter. You can also complete and fill out an email inquiry on their form at RedCross.org (see Resources). The easiest way would be to go to their website and put in your zip code to look up your local chapter.
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First Aid
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The Red Cross helps people learn First Aid. In order to take a class, you must sign up through your local chapter. They teach courses in what to do in an emergency situation and how to give First Aid. They also teach courses on how to give First Aid to your pet. The fees depend on which course you take.
CPR
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The Red Cross helps people to learn CPR. CPR is a single person or a two person breathing rescue of someone who is not able to breathe and might be having a cardiac emergency. They teach classes on how to give CPR to adults, children and infants. You must sign up through your local chapter. The fees will depend on which course you take, and if you need to be certified for it.
How to Help
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While you are at the Red Cross site taking classes, you might want to help them. You can do that in several ways: by donating money, by volunteering your time and by donating blood.
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