The American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer (C-PRO) Course is designed to teach those with a duty to act (professional rescuers/healthcare professionals) the skills needed to respond appropriately to breathing and cardiac emergencies.  This course includes the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to care for victims of cardiac arrest.

• Identify the responsibilities and characteristics of a professional rescuer.
• List the series of events that occur when the emergency medical services (EMS) system is activated.
• Understand legal considerations that affect a professional rescuer.
• Recognize and provide appropriate care for breathing emergencies, including cardiac arrest, and other life-threatening injuries and illnesses.
• Demonstrate how to properly remove disposable gloves.
• Demonstrate how to perform an initial assessment.
• Demonstrate how to perform rescue breathing (adult, child and infant).
• Demonstrate how to use a BVM with two rescuers.
• Demonstrate how to care for an obstructed airway (adult, child and infant).
• Describe when and how to use an AED.
• Demonstrate how to give CPR (adult, child and infant).
• Demonstrate how to give two-rescuer CPR (adult, child and infant).
• Demonstrate how to use an AED in cardiac arrest (adult and child).
• Demonstrate how to use an AED when CPR is in progress (adult and child).

Course Length: Approximately 8 hours.

Certificate Issued and Validity Period:
CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer: 1 year