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Senior First Aid Certification

Senior First Aid Certificate    The 2010-2011 ISAF Special Regulations section 6.05.2 requires one or two crew members (cat 2 and cat 1 races respectively) to hold a “Senior First Aid Certificate”.  In the USA, these courses meet that definition:

American Heart Association: Heartsaver FACTS – includes Heartsaver first aid course and AED (Automated External Defibrillator ) training. Certification for 2 years.        www.americanheart.org

American Red Cross: First Aid, Standard First Aid (taught with Adult CPR at a workplace), and First Aid Basics (when taught alone as a community course).  Certification for 3 years. www.redcross.org

American Safety and Health Institute: Basic First Aid. Certification for “up to” 3 years.    www.ashinstitute.org

National Safety Council: First Aid or Standard First Aid (when taught with CPR). Certification for 3 years.                                                                                                   www.nsc.org