| This article provides an overview of American Red | | | | Cross CPR training program is that students can work |
| Cross CPR training programs that are available in | | | | on the lessons at their own pace until they reach the |
| various places, including San Diego and the Imperial | | | | second part of the program. Participants can also opt |
| Counties, including online channels. It is claimed that | | | | to take a short cut in the online courses and to test |
| CPR and first aid training by the Red Cross has | | | | out of lessons. |
| several advantages including reasonable costs, | | | | Meanwhile, an important item that participants of the |
| convenience, and consistency of the courses at the | | | | emergency preparedness programs is the disaster |
| different venues throughout the US. The courses are | | | | supplies kit, which every home and office must have. |
| also complete when it comes to emergency | | | | The components of the kit can be divided into six |
| preparedness because they do not only include | | | | basic categories and these are food, water, first aid kit, |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques but | | | | clothing and bedding, emergency supplies, tools and |
| also training in automated external defibrillator (AED), | | | | special items. Some of the basic components of the |
| first aid, community disaster education and blood-borne | | | | first aid kit are gauze pads, triangular bandages, |
| pathogens. Moreover, American Red Cross CPR | | | | adhesive bandages, sterile dressing, gauze bandage, |
| training programs are developed by experts and | | | | alcohol-based hand sanitizer, adhesive tape, cohesive |
| conducted by certified instructors. | | | | bandage, antiseptic wipes, anti-bacterial ointment, |
| The Red Cross also provides CPR training online and | | | | tweezers, cold pack, scissors, non-latex gloves, and a |
| this is known as the Blended Learning First Aid/CPR | | | | CPR breathing barrier. The food supply should be for |
| AED Program. In this program, the first part of the | | | | three days or more and these should be |
| training is conducted online. In the second part of the | | | | non-perishable food, food for infants, vitamins, high |
| program, the students go to the training classroom and | | | | energy foods, staples, canned juices, canned foods, |
| a certified instructor provides hands-on training to the | | | | and comfort foods. |
| participants. An essential advantage of this kind of Red | | | | |