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Ok. Online cpr classes are almost never accepted by employers. They lack a practical component and a live instructor to verify you're actually doing the cpr correctly.
Call local home care agency's, nursing homes, hospitals and see who they use. I'm a independent contractor, I teach for a few agency's. I let outsiders in on class as long as space allows. Call around.
An online course will only be accepted if it includes a hands-on component. You need the muscle memory, where you actually work on a manikin.
The Red Cross has some classes like this, where the lecture part is learned online by doing a bunch of video games. I was very frustrated with it, as video games are not my thing, but the repetition does make you learn it.
J.Allen
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I need to update my CPR cert, which I've done 4 or 5 times. It's expired and I can't get a job without it. Infortunately I have to travel about an hour to the nearest course which is 6 weeks away. I'm considering traveling farther to NYC where I could find a course within the next week.
I found an online certification which is supposedly AHA compliant- PRO-CPR.org. Does anyone know if this is really an acceptable alternative, or am I shooting myself in the foot or wasting my time?