First Aid Certification* for NYS Children's Camp Staff
- First Aid Certification for NYS Children's Camp Staff is available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 74KB, 2pg)
Fact Sheet – February 2010
Subpart 7-2 of the State Sanitary Code requires the health director, other staff specified in section 7-2.8, and certain camp trip and activity leaders1 to possess valid certification in the code standard first aid course, or a course accepted by the Department as being equivalent to or exceeding the standard.
Some medical personnel may possess training and experience that is equivalent to or exceeds this certification requirement (i.e., emergency room (ER) physician or ER nurse). A résumé or list of qualifications should be submitted to the local permit-issuing official for evaluation.
| Provider | Certification Title |
|---|---|
| Code Standard | |
| American Red Cross (ARC) | Responding to Emergencies (RTE) |
| Accepted Courses | |
| ARC | Emergency Response Wilderness First Aid Basics Wilderness and Remote First Aid |
| American Safety & Health Institute | Basic Wilderness First Aid Wilderness First Aid Wilderness First Responder Wilderness EMT |
| Canadian Red Cross Society | Standard First Aid |
| (Canadian) St. John Ambulance | Advanced First Aid - Level 1 Advanced First Aid - Level 2 |
| Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI – formerly AAOS) |
Advanced First Aid Wilderness First Aid Basic Wilderness First Aid Standard Wilderness First Aid Advanced Level First Responder |
| National Safety Council (NSC) | First Aid Taking Action2 First Responder |
| National Ski Patrol | Outdoor Emergency Care Technician |
| New York State (NYS) | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certified First Responder |
| SOLO Wilderness Emergency Medicine | Wilderness First Aid Wilderness First Responder Wilderness EMT |
| Wilderness Medical Associates | Wilderness Advanced First Aid Wilderness First Responder Wilderness EMT Wilderness First Aid 16 Hours 3 |
| Wilderness Medicine Institute of the NOLS | Wilderness Advanced First Aid Wilderness First Responder Wilderness EMT |
At a SUMMER DAY CAMP, when the children's camp activities do not include aquatics, the camp's programs are limited to minimal physical activity, and emergency medical care and consultation is available in less than 5 minutes, the following certifications may be substituted for the Code standard above.
| Provider | Certification Title |
|---|---|
| American Lifeguard Association (ALA) | Community First Aid and Safety Instructor-Led Course4 Lifeguard Training – Community First Aid and Safety Instructor-Led Course 4 |
| American Heart Association | Heartsaver First Aid5 |
| ARC | Lifeguard Training - Community First Aid & Safety |
| American Safety & Health Institute | Basic First Aid – Adult & Pediatric Basic First Aid – Universal6 Basic First Aid for the Community and Workplace7 |
| Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI – formerly AAOS) |
First Aid |
| EMS Safety Services Inc. | First Aid First Aid and CPR |
| Medic First Aid5 | Medic First Aid Basic8 Medic First Aid Emergency Care8 Medic First Aid Pediatric8 |
| NSC | Standard First Aid First Aid – Level 2 |
| Workplace CPR | Emergency Rescue |
* FIRST AID CERTIFICATIONS ARE VALID FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE YEARS
- A trip leader of a camp trip that includes an activity where emergency medical care is not readily available or an activity such as wilderness hiking, rock climbing, camping, horseback riding, bicycling, swimming and/or boating shall possess or be accompanied by staff who possess certifications in ARC RTE or one of the additional acceptable courses. An activity leader of an activity on the camp property where other staff certified in first aid in accordance with Section 7-2.8 of Subpart is not readily available, shall possess or be accompanied by staff who possess certifications in ARC RTE or one of the additional acceptable courses.
- Certification Cards will indicate successful completion in Advanced First Aid
- Wilderness Medical Associates course entitled "Wilderness First Aid Option B – 16 Hours" is not acceptable.
- Certificate must include the words "Instructor-Led Course" in the title.
- Candidate must posses both an AHA course (skills component) completion card and a certificate indicating successful completion of the written exam.
- Universal must be checked on the card face.
- Both Adult and Pediatric must be checked on the card face.
- Medic First Aid cards must be accompanied by a "Successful Evaluation Certificate" which indicates that the individual has passed written and performance evaluations and the course included modules on Burns, Bites, Stings, Exposure to Heat, Exposure to Cold and Splinting Painful, Swollen, or Deformed Limbs.
