Welcome to the Lenoir County Chapter of the American Red Cross

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Not a Red Cross Instructor:
Become a Red Cross Instructor and be part of an elite team that delivers life saving health and safety training under the most recognized and trusted symbol in the world. A detailed process expands your teaching skills and technical expertise and you'll be fully supported by today’s best instructor materials. Your Local Red Cross can provide you additional information on prerequisites and skill requirements for instructor training courses.

Introduction to Instructor Training:
The Fundamentals of Instructor Training (FIT) course is intended to introduce instructor candidates to the history, structure and activities of the American Red Cross, prepare the candidates to teach American Red Cross specialty courses to diverse populations and to introduce the candidates to the policies and procedures of the American Red Cross. The FIT course will ensure course consistency, quality and appropriate reporting. FIT is a pre-requisite course. Participants desiring to attain instructor course authorization must complete the FIT course first. Contact the Chapter for more information on completing FIT and options for educators, etc.

Instructor Authorizations/Specialty Courses.
Babysitter Training Instructor:
Teach the basic-level Babysitter’s Training course.

Emergency Response Instructor:
·Emergency Response   ·CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer ·AED ·Administering Oxygen

·Bloodborne Pathogens: Preventing Disease Transmissions (PDT)

Lifeguarding Instructor:
· First Aid ·CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer ·AED ·Administering Oxygen

·Bloodborne Pathogens: Preventing Disease Transmissions ·Lifeguard Training and other lifeguarding related courses.

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Oxygen Instructor:
· CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Instructor ·AED ·Administering Oxygen

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Instructor:
· CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Instructor · AED

Bloodborne Pathogens Training: PDT Instructor:
· Bloodborne Pathogens: Preventing Disease Transmissions

First Aid/CPR/AED-Lay and Oxygen Instructor:
(First Aid, CPR-Adult, Child, Infant, AED, and O2 Administration)
· Workplace · Schools and the Community · Responding to Emergencies
· Sport Safety Training · Blended Learning · … Spanish language

First Aid/CPR/AED-Lay and Instructor:
(First Aid, CPR-Adult, Child, Infant, and AED)
· Workplace · Schools and the Community · Responding to Emergencies
· Sport Safety Training · Blended Learning   · … Spanish language

Water Safety Instructor:
Trained to teach courses and deliver presentations in the Swimming and Water Safety programs.

Leader Courses/Programs:

Family Caregiving:
Help participants gain an understanding of what is involved in caring for a loved one and know how to provide that care through 1-hour modules covering topics such as personal care, nutrition, home safety and others. This information is of vital importance to those caring for their loved ones who suffer from chronic illness or disabilities.

Basic Aid for Children (BAT)
Basic Aid Training is a 6 hour course. BAT introduces 8 - 10 year-olds (grades 3 - 5) to the emergency action steps, Check-Call-Care, as well as to basic first aid procedures. An activity book with puzzles and games teaches children how to prevent injuries and what to do in an emergency.

First Aid for Children Today (FACT)
First Aid for Children Today is a 10 - 14 hour course. The FACT Critter Clan leads kids, aged 5 - 8 (grades K - 3), through health promotion and injury prevention activities. Its environmental theme teaches safety in a non-threatening way.
Topics include: · Hygiene and Health Habits   · First Aid   · Personal Safety ·Injury Prevention

Scrubby Bear
Scrubby Bear-Personal Hygiene. The Scrubby Bear presentation teaches children ages 4 to 7 years old how germs are spread, how to prevent the spread of disease and to properly wash their hands. The presentation is taught in approximately 20 minutes.

>>FACT, BAT and Scrubby Bear may be taught by any responsible adult. <<

Workplace Injury Control Modules:
· Violence Awareness · Slips, Trips, and Falls · Back Injury Prevention
· Your Heart Matters ·Ergonomics · Managing Stress

Be Red Cross Ready:

First Aid and Preparedness educational presentations for use in a classroom or seminar setting for …

• Primary School Students and Families

• Middle School Students

• Secondary School Students and Workplace Employees

Be Red Cross Ready Online Education…

              • English       • Spanish
(Can be accessed directly by the general public.)

Be Red Cross Ready Community Presentations – English and Spanish…

These presentations are used to empower Americans to prepare for a disaster and other

life threatening emergencies before they strike, by providing chapters with tools to

encourage individuals, families and local communities to become Red Cross Ready with

three easy steps: 1) Get a kit. 2) Make a plan. 3) Be informed

(The reflected instructor and leader authorizations are just a few of the sought after ones.)

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