BEST has combined the American Heart Association’s Heartsaver First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens and the American College of Surgeons’ Stop the Bleed courses to deliver this 4-hour Local Options Course that meets and exceeds OSHA-compliance.

It trains participants first aid basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including:

• how to recognize first aid emergencies, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills

• how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or blood-containing materials, act quickly and safely, clean the area that has blood or blood-containing materials and what to do if an accidental exposure were to occur

• how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control it with three quick techniques that will empower the participant to make a life-or-death difference when a bleeding emergency happens.

Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens awards a Course Completion Certificate, valid for one year and a First Aid Course Completion Card valid for two years. American College of Surgeons awards a Stop Completion Certificate for perpetuity.