CPR at AUC

This is the aftermath of 29 newly certified AHA CPR providers. Today, AUC taught the second of three CPR classes for this semester. All of the uncertified 5th semester students always get CPR before leaving for clinicals. Although I couldn't make it to the first CPR class, I was an instructor for this class (I just recently renewed my AHA CPR Instructor certification). I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, but I was actually pleasantly surprised. When I arrived to teach at 7AM, the tables were already set up and ready to go. All we had to do was put out the paperwork and make some coffee (free coffee for all the students). To my surprise, AUC owns more than enough very new looking CPR training equipment. Every person in the class (all 29 of them) had their own adult and infant CPR dummy, an adult and infant bag valve mask between two people, and an AED trainer for every 2-4 people.

The class went very well and everyone passed the practical exam. It took about 7 hours, including an hour lunch and time for the final exam, to get everyone through everything. If you haven't taken health care provider CPR before, there's more to do then you'd probably expect. When I showed up this morning, I figured that being an instructor was a volunteer thing, and I was just being a nice guy by helping out. However, I was happy to find out that I got a free lunch and a pretty generous payment for my work. It was especially nice since I wasn't expecting anything all day. But, now that I know, I'll definitely do my best to make it to the next CPR class! And, since they're currently short on instructors, they always appreciate extra help.