Norcal Emergency Medical Training

According to Norcal Emergency Medical Training, the company is a privately owned organization offering courses in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, and first aid. Norcal is owned and operated by former firefighters and paramedics, who act as instructors.

Guidelines

• Norcal Emergency Medical Training reports its courses are designed around the American Heart Association's 2005 guidelines for CPR, and the American Heart Association's Heartsaver First Aid course. Norcal also offers training in emergency cardiovascular care.

Courses

• Norcal Emergency Medical Training offers courses in the Sacramento area of California, as well as online. The courses offered by Norcal cover emergency procedures for treating people, from children through adults, with courses tailored to fit the needs of specific organizations.

Emergency

• The American Heart Association reports its courses and guidelines are used to train around 12 million people in the U.S. each year in the skills required to deliver emergency first aid and CPR. Becoming trained in first aid and CPR can double the survival chances of a cardiac arrest victim when outside a hospital environment.