CPR/AED Training

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday February 27, 2020 - Friday February 28, 2020
      8:30 am - 2:59 pm
  • Location: EHS Training Room 102
  • Phone:
  • URL: 793 Marietta Street
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    N/A
  • Extras:
Contact

EHS Fire Safety Office

404-894-3473

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Learn CPR and how to use an AED

Full Summary: Learn CPR and how to use an AED

NOTE: ***Per American Heart Association Policy in order to participate in the training, you must receive the textbook prior to training. Please pick up your book no later than 7 days prior to the course date.

This course is designed around the latest CPR guidelines from the American Heart Association. It provide participants with the vital information needed to recognize an emergency, activate emergency response, and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children, and infants. The use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is introduced as a vital component of the lifesaving intervention mission.

NOTE: This class involves performing CPR on mannequins in a class room setting. It requires participants to kneel on the floor over the mannequin while performing chest compressions and giving breaths. Please wear clothing appropriate for this kind of physical activity.

Upon completion of the course participants will receiveĀ a 2 year certification card from the American Heart Association.

No food or drinks are permitted in the classroom.

Pick up a textbook at the following location:

O'Keefe Building (151 Sixth Street)

Room 341

Office hours: 7:55 AM - 4:25 PM (Monday-Friday)

Register Here

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
No
Groups

EHS, EHS - Fire Safety

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Training/Workshop
Keywords
AED, CPR
Status
  • Created By: jparker320
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Dec 6, 2019 - 11:56am
  • Last Updated: Dec 6, 2019 - 11:56am