This skill boost for administering emergency oxygen provides training in the use of advanced resuscitation and airway management equipment, including oxygen delivery systems and suctioning devices. The training gives participants the skills and knowledge needed to safely and effectively:

• Administer emergency oxygen to a person experiencing a breathing emergency.
• Clear and maintain an open airway using suctioning.

Prerequisites

Participants of the skill boost must be certified or enrolled in Lifeguarding, CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Adult CPR and AED, Pediatric CPR and AED or an equivalent Red Cross course to take this skill boost.

Course Objectives

• Recognize a breathing emergency.
• Provide effective ventilations using a resuscitation mask or a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator.
• Explain how administering emergency oxygen can benefit a person with hypoxia or difficulty breathing and identify situations when it may be appropriate to administer emergency oxygen.
• Demonstrate how to assemble a variable-flow-rate oxygen system safely and effectively.
• State safety precautions related to the storage, handling and use of emergency oxygen.
• State when and how to use a pulse oximeter.
• Demonstrate how to safely and effectively use a suctioning device.

Course Duration

The skill boost is an instructor-led training conducted by a Red Cross-certified instructor. There are no online sessions to complete. The total skill boost instruction time is 1 hour, 55 minutes, not including breaks. Additional time may be added to accommodate breaks.

Certification Information

Participants who successfully complete the Skill Boost: Administering Emergency Oxygen will be issued the following American Red Cross certificate: Administering Emergency Oxygen that is valid for 2 years. To maintain the Administering Emergency Oxygen certification, participants must successfully complete the American Red Cross Skill Boost: Administering Emergency Oxygen course.

The American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED course incorporates the latest science and teaches students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies such as burns, cuts, scrapes, sudden illnesses, head, neck, back injuries, heat and cold emergencies and how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies to help victims of any age – adults (about 12 years and older) and pediatric (infants and children up to 12 years of age). Students who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED, valid for two years.

This certification course covers the following modules:

• Adult CPR and AED
• Pediatric (Child and Infant) CPR and AED
• Choking
• Sudden Illness
• Life-Threatening Bleeding
• Injuries and Environmental Emergencies

Course Information:

Certifying Agency: American Red Cross

Approximate Course Length: 6 hours and 30 minutes (Including a 30-minute lunch break)

Course Format: Instructor-Led Training (in-person)

*This course does not meet training standards for aquatics staff under YMCA of the USA or American Red Cross Standards.*

The American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers (CPRO) program trains individuals with a duty to act including lifeguards, EMS personnel, police, security personnel, firefighters and athletic trainers—to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants until more advanced medical personnel take over. This course is also intended for individuals serving in roles that would be called upon to provide support in emergency situations, such as aquatic facility, gym/fitness club or community/recreation center staff. Members of the community are also welcome to take this course to obtain a CPR certification.

The certification obtained from successful completion of this course is valid for 2 years from the date of the training upon successful completion of all Red Cross course requirements. Registration alone does not guarantee certification.

This course is taught in a blended format, which requires all participants to complete a 2-hour online learning prior to the in-person skills session. An email with a link to the online training will be contained in the confirmation email received upon completion of registration.

This course is not designed to meet the regulatory requirements for California Child Care staff. This course meets requirements outlined by YMCA of the USA and American Red Cross for Aquatics certifications.

Course Fact Sheet – CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers

The purpose of a review course is to give individuals the opportunity to review the course content
within a formal course setting. The review course format optimizes a participant’s ability to successfully
complete the knowledge and skills evaluations. The responsibility for preparing for the final written exam
is shared by the instructor and the participant.

Individuals with a current Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED or Shallow Water Lifeguarding/First
Aid/CPR/AED certificate must successfully complete the review course to earn recertification in
Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED or Shallow Water Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED.