Join the next generation of American Red Cross training. The nonprofit organization is hosting a class to train instructor candidates to teach the ARC’s CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers course. The class will be held on Wednesday, June 19, and Friday, June 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Harvey Cedars Borough Hall, located at 7606 Long Beach Blvd. The $500 cost includes course materials. The online session, which provides an overview of the instructor course and the CPR/AED program, is approximately 2½ hours. The classroom session for practice teaching and evaluating skills is approximately seven hours.
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| Photo via HandsOn American Red Cross volunteers help train others how to properly conduct CPR/AED. |
At the conclusion of the course, instructor candidates should be thoroughly familiar with the program materials and should be able to exhibit the characteristics required of an ARC representative and role model. Candidates should also be able to conduct courses in a manner that helps participants stay engaged in the learning process, perform applicable CPR and AED skills at the professional rescuer level, ensure participants’ health and safety during training, and maintain complete and accurate records and reports. Candidates should know how to monitor participants’ practice, provide positive, corrective feedback and encouragement consistent with the skill charts and skill assessment tools, and recognize the requirements in the skill assessment tools as criteria for ascertaining the proficiency of a participant’s performance.
To participate in the instructor course, instructor candidates must be at least 17 years of age on or before the last day of the instructor course and possess a current ARC CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers certification or equivalent. Prior to entering the first session of the instructor course, participants must have successfully completed the online session for the CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers Instructor course, including orientation to the ARC, orientation to the instructor course precourse exam and obtainment of the instructor’s manual and participant handbook. Visit www.redcross.org or call 800-REDCROSS to enroll.
A blood drive will be held at the Red Men Lodge, located at 145 West Main St. in Tuckerton, on Friday, June 14, between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Most healthy individuals 16 and older, who weigh at least 110 pounds, are eligible to donate. An ARC parental consent form signed by a parent or legal guardian is required for anyone 16 years of age. Photo ID is also required. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, call 609-296-7023 or visit redcrossblood.org.
— Kelley Anne Essinger
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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