Jobs in or related to the health care field (Nurse, EMT, CNA, Doctor, etc), security, emergency response teams and Ski Patrol are examples of jobs that require CPR certification.
More and more jobs require CPR certification. Any public service or health care job will require CPR certification. As a personal benefit for yourself, family, and friends you may be able to save one of their lives someday. It only takes about 4 hours to obtain CPR certification.
There are a lot of jobs out there that require you to have a CPR certification as a condition of employment. While most of these jobs are in the healthcare field, not all of them are. In fact, some of them are in industries where you may be around someone that needs to be resuscitated due to a workplace injury. To get your certification, you can go through a hospital or even your local college.
Some of the jobs that require CPR and first aid certification include: Emergency medical care technician Nurse Direct care mental health worker Teacher Sports coach Lifeguard
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Probably not all (such as the custodian), but all that deal with patient care must be CPR certified.
Many schools do not list specific prerequisite classes to be taken, however they do require that you have a valid, current CPR certification. This CPR certification will need to be maintained throughout your further schooling and career as am EMT.
This information will be on your CPR card from the issuing agency. CPR certification is good for 1 or 2 years, depending on where you received the certification. Call them if you lost your card. If you have not enrolled in a CPR class, you will not have a certification.
Yes, you can loose your certification if you intentionally do CPR incorrectly.
CPR certification is easy to renew. You can renew your CPR certification online thru the American Heart Association. They offer online courses. You can also check hospitals, they also provide CPR certification renewal. Costs depends on where you get your renewal.
Some jobs will require that you be CPR certified; for example jobs in health care, lifeguards, police/fire, EMS, and emergency response teams. Other jobs may request you to be certified to help your colleagues in case of an emergency. At least become CPR and first aid certified to help your family and friends if the situation would require.
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SIRT and CPR certification is basically the same exact thing. SIRT stands for serious injury response team; it is just professional CPR.