American Red Cross upcoming course schedule

NEWTON — Pre-Registration and payment for all classes is required. To register for a course please visit www.redcross.org and click Take a Class from the Preparing and Getting Trained drop-down menu, or call 800-RED-CROSS. Upcoming classes include: On Wednesday, Oct. 5 a Standard First Aid course will be offered from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This course is intended to teach lay responders the knowledge and skills necessary to give care in an emergency, help sustain life and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until medical help arrives. The fee is $70. On Saturday, Oct. 8 a Babysitter’s Training course is being offered from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Babysitter’s Training course has a unique interactive, educational format that tasks youth, ages 11 to 15 years of age, with activities such as identifying safety problems around the house and yard and selecting age-appropriate toys and games for children in their care. The fee is $85. On Wednesday, Oct. 19 an Adult CPR/AED course will be offered from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The course imparts the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for breathing emergencies, perform CPR, and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to save victims of sudden cardiac arrest. The fee is $70. On Saturday, Oct. 22 an Infant/Child CPR course will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon. The course imparts the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for breathing emergencies and perform CPR specifically for children under the age of nine. The fee is $70.