Community CPR & First Aid TrainingAt Heart of the Valley YMCA
Being prepared can save a life. The YMCA’s Community CPR & First Aid Training gives you the confidence and skills to act quickly in an emergency—whether at home, work, or in your community.
Our blended courses combine self-paced online learning with hands-on, instructor-led sessions, ensuring you build both knowledge and practical experience. You’ll learn:
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CPR for adults, children, and infants
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Obstructed airway management
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Basic First Aid for common injuries and emergencies
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How to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
Upon completion, you’ll be prepared to respond effectively to respiratory and cardiac emergencies—and make a life-saving difference when it matters most.
Take action today. Learn more and register with the YMCA.
CPR Training Programs
New Parent CPR/First Aid
This course is designed for parents and caregivers of young children. This course will prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies involving children and infants. Through a combination of self-paced online learning and instructor-led classroom skill session you will have the opportunity to practice and demonstrate skill competencies required for certification. Participants will be emailed approximately 1 week before the course date containing a link to the online learning. Online learning must be completed prior to the class date.
Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid Training Course
This course teaches you basic CPR techniques, AED usage, barrier device skills and emergency choking measures for adult, child and the infant victim. The curriculum includes CPR for adult, child and infant, relief of a Foreign Body Airway Obstruction in both responsive and unresponsive victims, bag-mask ventilation, and how to use an AED.
