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Girl Scout First-Aiders
An adult who has taken GSUSA approved first-aid and CPR training and volunteers to provide safety services to a troop is a first-aider. Your troop must be accompanied by a first-aider every time you submit a Request for Approval of Day or Night Activities (2/07).
A complete list of GSUSA acceptable courses and certifications for Level 1 and Level 2 first-aiders is on page 37 of Safety-Wise.
Safety Course Descriptions
The schedule for Safety Courses can be found in the Adult Development Course Catalog. Please go to the Adult Training page to download it.
For all First Aid and CPR courses, the number of participants is strictly limited. Spaces fill on a first paid, first served basis. Registrations will not be processed until payment is received.
Be early! Participants who arrive late will not be certified.
All courses include skill sessions requiring working on the floor. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a cushion for kneeling as needed.
Participants are required to complete both written exams and skills test(s) in all courses to receive certification.
Courses scheduled to meet through a meal time, will not break. Bring a drink and food with you to the course.
Safety Basics Course, Refresher and Challenge
(Medic Pediatric First Aid)
Pre-requisite: The ability to kneel and participate in physical activity.
Course Information: Successful completion of this course certifies an individual as a Level 1 first-aider. First-aid and CPR certification is valid for two years.
Fee: $10.00
Course includes:
- Responding to an emergency
- Adult, child and infant rescue breathing
- Adult, child and infant CPR skills
- First-aid and safety
Bring with you: paper, pen, food & drink, your enthusiasm, and Training Record Card.
Note re: CHL & REF
Due to significant changes in the procedures for CPR and First Aid, refresher and challenge courses will be discontinued during 2007. We will continue to offer them for a short time in 2007. After these are discontinued, all First Aiders must then recertify by taking a full class.
Level 2 First Aid
A Level 2 First Aider is required:
for troops traveling for more than three days
for events with more than 200 people
for established Day and Resident Camps
for particular activities as indicated by Safety-Wise
When Help is Delayed
When Help is Delayed (American Red Cross)
Pre-requisite: Current first aid and CPR certification.
Course information: This course certifies participants as a Level 2 First Aider, if current FA / CPR certification is also held. It has no expiration date.
Fee: $10.00.
Bring with you: note taking materials and Training Record Card.
CPR for the Professional Rescuer Course and Challenge
Pre-requisite: Current first-aid and CPR certification
Course information: This course is required for lifeguards.
Course includes:
- Recognizing and caring for breathing and cardiac emergencies
- Two rescuer CPR
- Use of resuscitation mask and bag-valve-mask
Course information: This course certifies participants in CPR for the professional rescuer and is valid for one year.
Challenge information: This course re-certifies participants in CPR for the professional rescuer and is valid for one year. Note: There will not be an instructor led review. Participants must be ready to take the written test when they arrive. Challengers are given only one chance to pass the written test and skills check. Participants that do not pass must take the complete ARC CPR for the Professional Rescuer course to renew their certification.
Fee: $10.00
Bring with you: note taking materials and Training Record Card
Lifeguard Certification
Pre-requisite: Swimming Skills Test practice. All participants must be able to demonstrate each skill satisfactorily before the last day of the class in order to pass the course.
Swim 500 yards continuously, using these strokes in the following order:
200 yards of front crawl using rhythmic breathing and a stabilizing, propellant kick
100 yards of breaststroke
200 yards of either front crawl or breaststroke
Swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive to a depth of 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, and swim 20 yards back to the starting point.
Course information: This is a 28¼-hour class held over two weekends. Successful completion of this course certifies an individual in Pro Rescuer CPR, first aid and Lifeguarding. Certification is valid for two years.
Fee: $65.00
Bring with you: note taking materials and Training Record Card, Swimsuit and Towel, Goggles (optional) | 
