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, 45KB, 2pg.)
Fact Sheet – January 2011
First Aid Certifications are valid for a MAXIMUM of three years
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. 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 | Responding to Emergencies |
| Accepted Courses | |
| American Red Cross | 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 Emergency Medical Technician |
| 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 (formerly AAOS) |
Advanced First Aid Wilderness First Aid Basic Wilderness First Aid Standard Wilderness First Aid Advanced Level First Responder |
| National Safety Council | First Aid Taking Action2 First Responder |
| National Ski Patrol | Outdoor Emergency Care Technician |
| New York State | Emergency Medical Technician Certified First Responder |
| SOLO Wilderness Emergency Medicine | Wilderness First Aid Wilderness First Responder Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician |
| Wilderness Medical Associates | Wilderness Advanced First Aid Wilderness First Responder Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician Wilderness First Aid 16 Hours 3 |
| Wilderness Medicine Institute of the NOLS | Wilderness Advanced First Aid Wilderness First Responder Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician |
- 1 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 American Red Cross-Responding to Emergencies 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 American Red Cross-Responding to Emergencies or one of the additional acceptable courses.
- 2 Certification Cards will indicate successful completion in Advanced First Aid
- 3 Wilderness Medical Associates course entitled "Wilderness First Aid Option B – 16 Hours" is not acceptable.
