Calling All Heroes

New CPR Classes Open to County Employees

Want to learn how to help someone choking or in cardiac arrest? Or is it time to brush up on those emergency skills?

The County Department of Human Resources is offering a series of CPR/AED/First Aid classes in the coming months for those who want to either obtain or renew their certifications. The classes are open to most County employees. Please be sure to check with your supervisor first. If you work in the Probation Department, Sheriff's Department or Health and Human Services Agency check with your training coordinator. Those departments have separate CPR class offerings. 

Classes will be held at the County Operations Center in Kearny Mesa, County Administration Center downtown and a Department of Public Works facility in Spring Valley. Class sizes are limited to 18 students and some are already full.

The video-based courses cost $25 for an eight-hour certification class or a four-hour recertification class. An instructor will demonstrate, observe and guide students through topics including adult, child and infant CPR/AED, choking and First Aid. Classes are taught by MedX, a Carlsbad-based company that is an approved American Heart Association training site.

The County’s goal is to certify at least a handful of employees in CPR, AED and First Aid at each of its office facilities.

For more information or to sign up, visit LMS.