Red Cross Courses at Notre Dame

CPR/AED/First Aid Courses

First Aid CPR AED Class Schedule and Registration form

Red Cross Logo Small The purpose of the American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Program is to give individuals in the workplace and the community the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent, recognize, and provide basic care for injuries and sudden illnesses until advanced medical personnel arrive and take over.

Most of our courses utilize the American Red Cross Blended Learning First Aid/CPR/AED Program, which combines online (Web-based) lessons with traditional instructor-led training. Students complete the knowledge portion online at their own pace and convenience. Final exam requires at least an 80 percent passing grade. Students then participate in an abbreviated instructor-led skills session where they practice and demonstrate their skills.

CPR covers what to do for a person who is choking, whether conscious or unconscious; if the person is not breathing or has no sign of life; or if the person is having a heart attack.

AED course covers the use of an AED—Automated External Defibrillator. (There are a number now on campus in various buildings, besides being used by ND Security/Police and the Fire Department).

First Aid covers the care of someone injured or suddenly ill until emergency medical help can arrive.

Course Options for the Lay Responder

  • Blended Learning: Standard First Aid with CPR/AED—Adult
  • Blended Learning: Standard First Aid with CPR/AED—Adult and CPR—Child and Infant CPR
  • Online Adult and Child CPR (which meets the new Indiana State standards, available also with First Aid)
  • For more options, please call or email—see below.

Courses for the Professional Rescuer-Health Care Providers
(First Aid Services Team/First Responders, etc.—two-year certification)

  • Online CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (also with First Aid)

Please Note: All blended learning or online courses include an online component followed by a skills practice and assessment session.

Review Option. For those with current certification: You must review your text material on your own, take a written test, and attend one of the skill sessions. (Review—same skills as new course).

There is a link at the top of this page to class schedules and registration. Cost for ND faculty, staff, and students is $20 for lay responder-level courses.

*For further information, contact Bro. Louis Hurcik, C.S.C., at lhurcik@nd.edu or by phone at 574-631-7053, or Ruthann Heberle, R.N., at rheberle@nd.edu or by phone at 574-631-8662.

Information for Red Cross programs and courses in the South Bend /St. Joseph County area is available at stjoe-redcross.org or by calling 574-234-0191.