About Us
A Hands-On Educational Approach - Teaching with Current COVID Safety Precautions in Place
Our experienced instructors are committed to teaching CPR and first aid training. We understand the demands of everyday life and strive to make our classes convenient and easy to learn. We offer classes ONLINE OR at our comfortable, convenient locations, and we're willing to travel to teach individuals or groups.
Complete Course from your Home or Workplace
Our ONLINE class is open to all who want to learn lifesaving skills, from expectant and new parents to the general workplace. We send you a link and provide you with a supply kit and loaner manikin so you can complete the coursework from your home or office. For the skills portion of the class, we connect you with an instructor virtually.
A Hands-On Educational Approach - Teaching with Current COVID Safety Precautions in Place
Our In-Person class is open to all who want to learn lifesaving skills. These classes are taught with current COVID safety precautions in place - wearing face masks and gloves with individual distanced manikin stations for each student.
Certified and Experienced Instructors
Our instructors have many years of teaching CPR and First aid. We offer quality educational training. Lori is an American Heart Association (AHA) Instructor, American Safety and Health Association (ASHI) Training Center/Instructor, Medic First Aid Instructor, Pediatric CPR Instructor for Marin General Health Hospital Volunteer Services and has received a Life-Saving Award from the Novato Fire District.
Administer CPR with Confidence
David is a Marin County educator with over 25 years of service, former volunteer firefighter, police officer and EMT, an American Heart Association (AHA), Medic First Aid and American Safety Health Institute (ASHI) Instructor. Our class curriculum conforms to current guidelines. We guarantee you will leave our class with the skills necessary to effectively administer CPR for first aid to babies or adults.
Stayin' Alive..stayin' alive..ah..ah..ah..ah..stayin' alive!
Services and Upcoming Classes
Come to our class or let us come to your home or work site. We offer virtual and in-person classes. Set up a CPR class around your schedule! We can do an immediate class if needed.
2023 Classes:
Marin Health General Hospital Adult, Child, Infant CPR
Day: Saturday
Time: 9:00 am - 11 am
Location: Virtual skills session which consists of :
1) 1.5-2 hour Online Session you complete in the convenience of your own home or office (before the skills session) and
2) 1.5-2 hour Virtual Skills Session with Authorized Instructor via Zoom.
Dates: (Listed Below)
We offer blended CPR training.
First, we send you a link to the online portion of the class, which you complete on your own. Topics include choking, stroke, heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest, emergency action steps, airway management, rescue breathing, chest compressions, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and AED use and operation.
Second, for the skills-verification portion, we connect you with an instructor virtually. We provide a supply kit and loaner manikin so you can complete the skills verification from home. The online CPR portion takes 1.5–2 hours and must be completed before the Saturday skills-verification portion of the class, which takes about 1.5 hours.
*Each participant desiring certification must complete an online portion to receive certification.
Your CPR Digital Certification Card "E-card", identical to the printed version, will be delivered via email. After evaluating your knowledge and hands-on skills in accordance with Health and Safety Institute (HSI) program standards, your instructor will issue this card, along with digital access to the student book.
Cost: The CPR course fee is $63 per individual or $110 per couple, and includes the online course, 2-year digital certification card, sanitized loaner manikin, and training supply kit. The manikin must be returned before you are granted certification.
SCHEDULE: Saturdays: 9:00 am – 11:00 am via Zoom (link will be provided prior to the class). Please email lorigarciacpr@comcast.net with any questions.
Event Dates:
CPR SKILL SESSION Dates :
Jan 21, 2023 9:00am - 11am
Feb 25, 2023 9:00am - 11am
March 4, 2023 9:00am - 11am
May 20, 2023 9:00am - 11am
June 3, 2023 9:00am - 11am
Aug 26, 2023 9:00am - 11am
Sept 23, 2023 9:00am - 11am
Nov 11, 2023 9:00am - 11am
Dec 9, 2023 9:00am - 11am
PLEASE NOTE: REGISTER FOR ONLY (1) ONE SKILL SESSION DATE. COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE PORTION BEFORE THE SKILL SESSION DATE.
REGISTER BY EMAILING INSTRUCTOR AT : LORIGARCIACPR@COMCAST.NET
OR VISIT MARIN HEALTH WEBSITE:
https://www.mymarinhealth.org/programs-services/pregnancy-childbirth/
*ONCE YOU ARE REGISTERED, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO BEGIN YOUR ONLINE SESSION. *Each participant desiring certification must complete their own individual, personalized link for the online portion to receive certification.
Marin Health General Hospital Basic First Aid
Day: Saturdays
Time: 9:00 am - 11 am
Location: Virtual skills session which consists of :
1) 1.5-2 hour Online Session you complete in the convenience of your own home or office (before the skills session) and
2) 1.5-2 hour Virtual Skills Session with Authorized Instructor via Zoom.
Your First Aid Digital Certification Card, identical to the printed version, will be delivered via email.
Cost: The First Aid course fee is $63 and includes the online course, 2-year digital certification card, sanitized loaner manikin, and training supply kit. The manikin must be returned before you are granted certification.
Cost: $63 per individual, $110 per couple
Event Dates:
FIRST AID SKILL SESSION DATES :
Apr 8, 2023 9:00am - 11am
June 10, 2023 9:00am - 11am
Oct 14, 2023 9:00am - 11am
PLEASE NOTE: REGISTER FOR ONE (1) SKILL SESSION DATE AND COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE PORTION BEFORE THE SKILL SESSION DATE.
REGISTER BY EMAILING INSTRUCTOR AT : LORIGARCIACPR@COMCAST.NET
OR VISIT MARIN HEALTH WEBSITE:
https://www.mymarinhealth.org/events-calendar/event-details/?event=19863
*ONCE YOU ARE REGISTERED, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO BEGIN YOUR ONLINE SESSION.
Classes By Request:
Pediatric CPR and First Aid for Childcare Staff:
Day: Weekday or Saturday
Time: 9:00 am-5:30pm
Location: San Rafael or Novato or TBD
Cost: $150 per person
REGISTER BY EMAILING INSTRUCTOR AT : LORIGARCIACPR@COMCAST.NET
Classes By Request Blended ONLINE OR IN-PERSON:
American Heart Association (AHA) Courses Include:
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
• Key changes in basic life support, reflecting the new science from the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• Critical concepts of high-quality CPR
• The American Heart Association Chain of Survival
• 1-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child and infant
• 2-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child and infant
• Differences between adult, child and infant rescue techniques
• Bag-mask techniques for adult, child and infant
• Rescue breathing for adult, child and infant
• Relief of choking for adult, child and infant
REGISTER BY EMAILING INSTRUCTOR AT : LORIGARCIACPR@COMCAST.NET
Classes By Request Blended ONLINE OR IN-PERSON:
American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) Courses Include:
Community CPR and AED
Program teaches the skills to respond in a cardiac emergency and is designed for non-professional responders required to have CPR and AED knowledge, or for those who simply want to help in an emergency. This course focuses on sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke, airway obstruction, CPR, and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
■ Full-color Student Handbook
available as a digital book.
■ Up to two-year certification upon
successful completion of the course
■ Safe and effective response techniques based on the most up-to-date guidelines plus the understanding necessary to recognize various forms of cardiac emergency
■ Universal Precautions
■ Chain of Survival
■ Stroke
■ Heart Attack
■ Sudden Cardiac Arrest
■ Emergency Action Steps
■ Airway Management
■ Rescue Breathing
■ Chest Compressions
■ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
■ AED Use and Operation
■ How to Manage Choking
Class completion time: 2–5 hours.
ASHI Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider
Designed for healthcare providers and first responders both inside and outside the hospital setting. The program covers sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke, airway obstruction, CPR, and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
■■ Full-color Student Handbook available as a digital book.
■■ Up to two-year certification upon successful
completion of the course and
written exam
■■ Class completion in 2-5 hours
With ASHI programs, students
receive:
■■ An instructor-driven experience that allows more classroom interaction and flexibility than traditional video-only courses
■■ A focused learning approach tailored to meet the requirements of your specific audience
Topics covered in the program:
■■ Universal Precautions
■■ Acute Coronary Syndromes
■■ Stroke
■■ Sudden Cardiac Arrest
■■ Adult and Pediatric Chain of
Survival
■■ Rescue Breathing
■■ Bag Mask
■■ Adult/Child CPR for 1 and 2 or
More Rescuers
■■ Infant CPR for 1 and 2 or More
Rescuers
■■ AED Use and Operation
■■ Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
■■ Legal and Emotional Aspects
ASHI Basic First Aid for the Community and
Workplace
Program teaches how to properly
apply first aid skills to save lives and reduce recovery time. This course is ideal for emergency response teams in business and industry, school bus drivers, adult residential care personnel, child care workers, teachers, parents, and babysitters.
■■ Full-color Student Handbook
available as a digital book.
■■ two-year certification upon successful
completion of the course
■■ Safe and effective first aid response, tailored to
meet the requirements of your specific
Topics covered in the program:
■■ Emergency Response
■■ Bleeding, Shock, and Soft-tissue Injuries
■■ Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries
■■ Medical Emergencies
■■ Heat- and Cold-related Illnesses and Injuries
Course options include:
■■ Basic Adult First Aid
■■ Basic Pediatric First Aid
■■ Universal First Aid (Adult and Pediatric)
Class completion time: 2-5 hours
ASHI or Medic First Aid Bloodborne Pathogens
STAR Water Safety
REGISTER BY EMAILING INSTRUCTOR AT : LORIGARCIACPR@COMCAST.NET
Dates, Times, Locations, Prices TBD upon inquiry
Testimonials
"Fun class! Time flew by and I learned alot." Treemasters, Tad Jacobs, Owner
"Professional, Knowledgeable. Beyond your basic CPR." Marin Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. McConnell
"Friendly Instructors!" - Fairfax Childrens Center
"Great teachers!"- Marin General Nursing Staff
Current deals
Set up a class of five or more, and your one, individual fee is free for setting up the class!
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Individual sanitized equipment includes manikin, AED trainer, personal protective equipment, and gloves
In-Person Classes Individual Distanced Student Practice Stations
Online Class Zoom Practice
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CPR companion COCO supports our ZOOM classes
We look forward to teaching you lifesaving CPR and First Aid skills!