Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards

First Aid & CPR Panama

In Panama, homes, shelters and long-stay establishments for older adults house vulnerable older people who depend on daily care. To respond quickly to an emergency, these settings require staff trained in first aid and CPR.

Settings concerned

Home, shelter (albergue) and long-stay establishment for older adults, under the oversight of MIDES (Ministry of Social Development).

The first-aid requirement

The caregiver role requires adult first-aid and CPR certification, within training programs that include Basic Life Support (BLS); staff in these settings must be prepared to act in an emergency. The exact requirements depend on the establishment and the population served.

A recognized, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate is the way to meet this requirement; it is in addition to the staff's occupational training and must be renewed periodically.

How to meet it

A recognized, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate meets this requirement. It is in addition to the required training or assessment, and is renewed periodically.

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For organizations: keep your team compliant

When the certificate is an employer requirement, the real challenge is tracking. Our organization system manages a team’s training: a certification dashboard, deadline tracking, automatic renewal reminders and proof archiving. An organization keeps its whole staff current without watching every date by hand.

Training aligned with the latest emergency-care standards

Our CPR, AED and first-aid training is developed in line with the most recent international guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care and first aid.

We rigorously follow the recommendations of ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation), the international body responsible for the scientific evaluation and development of global resuscitation standards. These recommendations serve as a reference for health organizations, institutions and professional orders worldwide — and are updated as scientific and clinical evidence evolves.

Keep your skills current with confidence

Every intervention can make a difference. Keeping CPR and emergency-care skills current is both a professional requirement and a responsibility toward patients, colleagues and the public.

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