Wis. Admin. Code DHS § DHS 174.04

Current through October 28, 2024

Section DHS 174.04 - CPR and first aid training

(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENT. Pursuant to s. 100.178(2), Stats., a fitness center shall have one employee on the premises at all times during which the fitness center is open and its facilities and services are available for use who has satisfactorily completed a course or courses in basic first aid and CPR. Alternatively, all employees of the fitness center, within 90 days after being hired, shall have satisfactorily completed at least one course covering basic first aid and basic CPR taught by an individual, organization or institution of higher education approved by the department under this chapter.

(2) CPR TRAINING. To satisfy the requirement under sub. (1), the fitness center employee or employees shall have up-to-date certification in CPR through either the AHA or ARC. The required minimum level of AHA certification is Heartsaver and the required minimum level of ARC certification is Adult CPR, both of which consist of 4 hours of instruction, practice and testing. In this subsection, "Heartsaver" means the AHA course which includes one rescuer adult CPR and obstructed airway maneuvers, and "Adult CPR" means the ARC course which includes one rescuer adult CPR and obstructed airway maneuvers.

(3) FIRST AID TRAINING.

(a) To satisfy the requirement under sub. (1), the fitness center employee or employees shall be certified in ARC standard first aid or its equivalent.

(b) Certification that is equivalent to ARC standard first aid certification shall be based on first aid training which consists of a minimum of 5 hours of classroom instruction, skill practice and competency testing and a final written examination, with training in theory and practice in at least the following content areas:

1. Introduction to first aid training;

2. Legal aspects of first aid treatment;

3. Activating the emergency medical system;

4. Basic anatomy and physiology;

5. Patient assessment and evaluation;

6. Wound care and shock;

7. Musculoskeletal injuries;

8. Spinal and head injuries;

9. Eye and nose injuries;

10. Medical problems including asthma and anaphylaxis, epilepsy, diabetes, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, frost nip, frost bite, hypothermia, poisoning, drug overdose and stroke; and

11. Emergency movement.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 174.04

Cr. Register, August, 1991, No. 428, eff. 9-1-91; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register, November, 1999, No. 527.