Emergency First Aid
CPR, AED, and bleeding control, taught for the real world. These are the skills that matter in the minutes before help arrives, and those minutes usually decide the outcome.
"they are very professional, it is worth doing it, the theory and the practice you learn a lot."Ruben Sierra
"Very detailed, interactive and professional. I really learnt so much. They answered every question which displayed their level of knowledge and experience. I definitely recommend them."Kris JW
"Very on point on how they guide you and allow you to understand the training. Never felt undermined when I did not know or asked question. The instructors really make you feel like you belong."Johnny Rebolledo
Help takes minutes to arrive. Those minutes are the whole story.
An ambulance is usually several minutes out, and in that window somebody is either doing something useful or standing there hoping. Most people stand there, not because they don't care, but because nobody ever showed them what to do.
This class fixes that. It's hands-on, it's calm, and it's built around the handful of emergencies you're statistically most likely to run into: someone's heart stops, someone is bleeding badly, someone is choking.
You don't need any medical background. You need a few hours and the willingness to put your hands on a manikin and practice until it stops feeling strange.
By the end of the class
Do CPR without hesitatingOn an adult, a child, and an infant, because the answer is different for each.
Use an AEDOpen it, follow it, and stop being afraid of the machine on the wall.
Stop serious bleedingPressure, packing, and a tourniquet, practiced until your hands know it.
Help someone chokingAdults, children, and infants, including what to do when they go limp.
Recognize the big ones earlyStroke, heart attack, and severe allergic reaction, and what to do first.
Run the scene calmlyCall for help clearly, direct bystanders, and keep your head while you wait.
Five things the class is built around
CPR that actually works
Compressions done properly, hard and fast enough to matter, practiced on manikins until you're not guessing. We cover adults, children, and infants, and we're honest about how tiring real CPR is.
Using an AED
The device talks you through it, but the first time shouldn't be in an emergency. You'll open one, place the pads, and run it, so the box on the wall stops being intimidating.
Serious bleeding
Direct pressure, wound packing, and tourniquet use, practiced hands-on. This is the skill most likely to save someone in a car accident or a bad accident at home or work.
Choking and the fast ones
Choking in adults, kids, and infants, plus severe allergic reactions and what to do while you wait. These are the emergencies where seconds matter most and hesitation costs the most.
Staying calm and running the scene
How to call for help so dispatchers get what they need fast, how to give a bystander a specific job, how to keep yourself safe, and how to hand off cleanly when help arrives.
Where this actually shows up
Nobody plans for these. These are the places our students have told us they were glad they'd trained.
You leave with more than a good afternoon
- ✓Pocket reference cards for the things you'd want in front of you when your mind goes blank.
- ✓A kit checklist, so what you buy for your home, car, or office is actually the right stuff.
- ✓A completion record from ARDENT documenting the training you did.
- ✓Formal certification where your plan calls for it, arranged through a partner provider. Tell us what you need it for and we'll be straight with you about what we can and can't issue.
Four hours, or eight if you want the full version
The core class covers the essentials. The extended class adds more scenarios, more repetition, and more time on the harder skills.
Before the class
A short call to learn who's attending, why, and whether you need a formal certification for work.
Opening
How emergencies actually unfold, what your role is, and how to keep yourself safe first.
Hands on the manikins
The bulk of the class. CPR, AED, choking, and bleeding control, practiced over and over rather than watched.
Scenarios
We put it together and run realistic situations, so you've made the decisions once before you ever have to make them for real.
Close
Questions, your reference cards and kit checklist, and how to keep the skills fresh.
What you won't get here
No big egos, no gory theater, no hyper-tactical operator act, and no medical jargon you have to translate.
We won't preach at you, and we won't make you feel small for not knowing something yet. Squeamish is fine and normal, and we'll work with you on it. We build from where you are, with care and patience in every interaction. What we want is simple: you, being genuinely useful on the worst day of somebody's life.
This comes from real protective work
ARDENT is a protection company that teaches. What's in this course comes out of executive protection work our Agents are doing right now.
We protect people for a living
ARDENT runs executive protection details for clients whose risk is real, and we are doing that work now rather than remembering it. That is where this material comes from, and it is why it stays current.
Darryl leads, with a team behind him
Darryl Johnson built ARDENT's training and the standard behind it. His background runs through the military, law enforcement, and executive protection, the same work he now teaches. Alongside him is a small team of experienced professional instructors.
One curriculum, one standard
Everything traces back to the curriculum we hold our own Agents to, so whoever you train with, you're getting the same standard, taught the same way.
We only teach what we can do ourselves
Nothing here is theory borrowed from somebody else's manual. If we teach it, we do it, and we'll tell you honestly where the edge of our experience is rather than pretend it isn't there.
What students say
Verbatim from ARDENT's Google profile.
"In a short space of time he was able to identify issues and make corrections in a humble and simple manner. He gave us the fundamentals and explained the "why" behind each concept he demonstrated to the group."
"Instructors were absolutely amazing and inspiring. Regardless of your level of experience, there is ALWAYS something new to learn. Not only will you have great instructors, you will have great people to confide and talk to."
"Very thoughtful and intentional with the whole process. They meet you where you're at in training and get you where you need to be."
"Top notch, professional training company that provides personalized attention to their customers. Excellent service, great skills and a positive learning environment. First rate organization."
"The course was detailed, clear and the instructor was very knowledgeable and detailed."
"Fantastic trainer and excellent skills to convey lessons. Environment was extremely comfortable, and course was very focused on the customer. This company strives for excellence, and it shows."
Private, or bring your group
Group classes need a minimum of four people, and work well for offices, teams, and extended families.
All classes include your pocket reference cards, kit checklist, and completion record. We can come to your home or workplace, or you can come to us.
Before you book
Do I need any medical background?
None at all. This is built for regular people, and most of our students have never done anything like it. Everything is taught from zero.
Will I get a certification?
You'll get a completion record from us documenting what you trained. If you need a formal certification for work or a licensing requirement, we arrange that through a partner provider, so tell us what it's for when you book and we'll be straight about what we can and can't issue.
Is it hands-on, or mostly a lecture?
Mostly hands-on. You'll spend the bulk of the class on manikins and training equipment, because watching someone else do CPR teaches you almost nothing.
I'm squeamish. Is that a problem?
No, and it's more common than you'd think. There's no gore for its own sake here. We use training equipment, we go at a reasonable pace, and plenty of squeamish people finish the class perfectly capable.
Can you come to our office or job site?
Yes. Workplace classes are one of the most common ways people book this, and running it in your space means we can talk about your actual layout and your actual kit.
How young can attendees be?
Teenagers do well with this, and often better than the adults. Tell us the ages when you book and we'll adjust how we teach it.
How often should I refresh?
Every couple of years is a reasonable rhythm, sooner if you've never used any of it. The skills fade quietly, and a refresh is much shorter than the first class.
Book a class
Tell us who's attending and what you need it for, and we'll put the right class together.