First Aid Classes in Washington, DC

Develop basic first aid knowledge to help you respond to sudden injuries and illnesses. Course topics include Recognizing an emergency Emergency moves Primary Assessment – Unresponsive and responsive persons Choking Control of bleeding Shock Head, neck or back injury Burns Stroke Poisoning Optional: Certification valid for 2 years includes the...

The overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture has led to a crisis of antibiotic-resistant infectious diseases. Antibiotics are also radical remedies with side effects. Fortunately, there are a variety of teas, tinctures, topical salves and foods that can be used to prevent illness by strengthening our immune systems. There are also antibacterial,...

Participants will be taught how to recognize first aid emergencies. They will learn skills needed to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrives and takes over. Please read: Instructions on how to access the course will be sent by email before the 1st day of class.

Designed for community and workplace settings, this class provides the knowledge required to help you respond to cardiac arrest and choking in an adult. This program is taking place online. If you have registered, you will receive an email with details of how to access it. Course topics include: Recognizing an emergency Sudden cardiac arrest...

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. For centuries herbs and spices have been prized not just for their flavors, but as state-of-the-art medicine. Learn about a variety of plants historically used for first aid, to revitalize the immune system, and to treat and prevent asthma, insomnia, sinusitis,...

What are the common health issues chickens face, and how can you treat them? How can you keep your flock healthy? Learn chicken physiology, disease prevention and transmission, and chicken first aid.  Note: All registrations must be submitted online 2 days before your class starts. This class will be taught online via Zoom.  Registered...

This Emergency College of Emergency Physicians course covers breathing emergencies, identifying and caring for bleeding, sudden illnesses, injuries and preventing childhood injury. This class also includes CPR and Heimlich maneuver as well as First Aid. Certification card issued.

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Take a deep dive into a hands-on approach to herbal medicine. We'll cover the medicinal properties and uses of close to 100 local or easy-to-source healing plants, from nervines that calm to cardiotonics that stimulate circulation. Herbalist Karine Gordineer will...

Make your family safer by learning life-saving skills from American Heart Association Jay Gruber Please note: This workshop is intended for adults; unfortunately, we cannot provide babysitting for this event.  Infants in arms are welcome to attend with their parents. 

As Norman Mailer’s first born, Susan Mailer was a witness to her father’s growing fame, to the changes in his personality during the tumultuous 1960s, and to the arrival of her eight siblings from his five subsequent wives. After her parents’ divorce in 1952, her mother moved from New York to Mexico, and Susan shuttled between the two countries,...

We may have heard the statistics that 1 in 6 people experience mental health problems, but how many of us really know how to respond to support someone in need or be proactive in changing these statistics?  If you want to make a positive impact on the mental health of your workplace and community, join Mental Health First Aid trainer and coach,...

We'll be getting honest in isolation and looking at love and intimacy in a time of infection. This series will serve as an intellectual first aid kit for when the WIFI goes out, for when your loved ones are far away (or too close,) for when you feel lonely, or simply for when you need to stop and take stock; a moment of self and universal love, the...