CPR/AED & First Aid for the Lay Responder

Upcoming American Red Cross Classes

Campus Recreation offers American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid Certification classes. CPR/AED and First Aid certifications carry a two-year certification with the American Red Cross. 
Please Note: 
This class is intended for the lay responder and is not for the healthcare provider!

CPR/AED/First Aid for the Lay Responder

Training will combine lecture and interactive video demonstrations featuring emergency scenarios that are likely to occur in a vairety of environments, as well as hands-on training to teach participants lifesaving skills.

CPR Adult: Participants will learn how to perform CPR and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults.

CPR Child & Infant: Participants will learn how to prevent, recognize, and respond to cardiac breathing emergencies in infants and children under the age of 12.

AED: Participants will learn how and when to use an automatic external defribrillator.

First Aid: Participants will learn how to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies such as burns, cuts and scrapes, sudden illnesses, head, neck, and back injuries, and heat and cold emergencies.

American Red Cross Fact Sheets

Upcoming Classes & Registration Information

  • Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 16, 2013, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Registration Fees: $85/person. Each class is limited to 10 people! Note: All classes will be held inside the UMass Lowell Campus Recreation Center Meeting Room, 100 Pawtucket St., Lowell, MA 01854.

Register On-line , at the Campus Recreation Center Welcome Desk, or download the Instructional Programs Registration Form (pdf) and return the completed form with payment to:

UMass Lowell Campus Recreation
100 Pawtucket St. 
Lowell, MA 01854

(make all checks payable to UMass Lowell Campus Recreation)

Note: No refunds will be given once classes start.

If you have any questions about the certification classes offered by Campus Recreation, please contact Justin Lawler at 978-934-2332 or Justin_Lawler@uml.edu.