Residential care settings: first-aid and CPR standards
First Aid & CPR Mexico
In Mexico, residences, care homes, shelters and long-stay establishments that house older adults care for vulnerable people who depend on daily care. To respond quickly to an emergency, these settings must have staff trained in first aid and CPR.
Settings concerned
Care home (casa hogar), residence, shelter (albergue) and long-stay establishment for older adults, regulated by NOM-031-SSA3-2012 (social assistance for adults and older adults at risk and vulnerability) and the Law on the Rights of Older Persons.
The first-aid requirement
CPR and first aid are a mandatory module of the nursing-assistant program, and these establishments must have staff able to act in an emergency, provide resuscitation and use an automated external defibrillator (AED). The exact requirements vary by establishment type and by the population served.
A recognized, up-to-date first-aid and CPR certificate is the way to meet this standard; 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.
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.
See the recognized first-aid courses in your regionReferences
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