CPR, First Aid, & Wilderness Medicine Certifications

ACA certified instructors, trainers, and educators should check with their CPR, First Aid, or wilderness medicine certification agency/organization on steps to extend or be granted provisional certifications. The ACA will consider any certification that included at its origin or most recent recertification hands on skills demonstration and assessment and has been extended or granted provisional status as currently certified. This policy goes into effect July 1, 2020. CPR, First Aid, & Wilderness Medicine certifications considered extended by ACA previously will only extend to June 30, 2020 as previous statements have directed.

• Red Cross - Coronavirus Information

• American Heart Association - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for CPR Training

• Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative - WMEC

• American Safety and Health Institute - COVID-19 Update: Reauthorization and Certification Cards April 9, 2020 • Health & Safety Institute

This information has been taken directly from ACA's 5/22/20 statement titled "COVID-19 Guidelines for Instructors and Event Organizers."