In addition to providing emergency medical response and standby services to the
Cornell campus and surrounding properties, Cornell EMS also provides training
and education programs to the surrounding community.
CUEMS offers regularly scheduled courses throughout the academic year. Contact our
Community Education Officer to sign up for any of the course dates listed
below.
American Red Cross Certified Training
Our squad has a number of certified American Red Cross CPR/AED instructors.
Successful completion of one of our courses results in American Red Cross certification
valid for 1 year. We offer all the American Red Cross CPR/AED classes, as listed below with their approximate course lengths:
CPR- Adult (3 1/2 hours)
CPR/AED- Adult (4 1/2 hours)
CPR- Adult, Child and Infant (5 hours)
CPR/AED- Adult and Child (5 1/2 hours)
CPR- Child (3 1/2 hours)
CPR/AED- Child (5 hours)
CPR- Infant (3 1/2 hours)
CPR- Child and Infant (4 1/2 hours)
AED- Adult (1 1/2 hours, requires current Adult CPR card)
AED- Child (1 hour, requires current Child CPR card)
AED- Adult and Child (1 1/2 hours, requires current Adult and Child CPR cards)
Standard First Aid with CPR- Adult (5 1/2 hours)
Standard First Aid with CPR/AED- Adult (6 1/2 hours)
CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (8 hours)
The times given for each class are based on the guidelines released by the American Red Cross and include time for breaks. Because each instructor may teach at a different pace and each class may be of a different size and have students with varying participation levels, classes may be shorter or longer than noted. Classes may also split into two components as necessary. Weekday classes are normally during the evening hours while weekend classes are generally taught in the morning and/or afternoon.
In order to set up a class we recommend contacting our Community Education Officer as soon as possible. We are more than happy to schedule a class as much as a few months in advance but ask that no class be scheduled within two weeks of the preferred start date. Courses are offered based on instructor availability.