[nabs-l] Cpr training

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hello,
i've been CPR certified quite a few times, both by the American Red
Cross and the American Heart Association.  Both are excellent programs
which teach the same techniques.

I have never had a problem with accessibility.  My instructors have
always been great about either verbally clarifying or tactily showing
me how to perform the maneuvers.  The ones for babies might seem a
little intimidating, but they are not bad once you've had practice.
I'd also recommend asking the professor to spend a little time with
you showing you exactly how to work an AED, which should be part of
your training.  It will verbally talk you through the instructions
because not everyone that uses AEDs is CPR certified, but it's
important to have that exposure.

If you attend a college with a rescue squad or student EMS club they
might offer trainings for free.  Mine does once a semester and they
have always worked really well with me to make sure I know what I'm
doing.

Hope this helps,

On 1/21/16, Tessa Urban via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello you can try the American heart Association as well for classes. They
> can be expensive at least in my area of Florida. I hope this helps!
> Tessa
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jan 21, 2016, at 11:44 AM, Mariya Vasileva via nabs-l
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jan 21, 2016, at 10:33, Todd Orlowski via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Amanda,
>>> Check for classes at your local Red Cross office. I am not sure where you
>>> are located so I am not sure which office to look up. But I recommend
>>> giving them a call. They should be fairly accessible just make sure they
>>> not you have a disability.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Todd Orlowski
>>>
>>>> On 1/21/2016 8:53 AM, Amanda via nabs-l wrote:
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>> Have any of you done Cpr trainings? How were they in terms of
>>>> accessibility?
>>>>
>>>> Amanda
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>> Hi Amanda, I took a CPR training class in order for me to work for the
>> buddies at BLIND Inc last year, it is accessible as far as the
>> defibrillator machine is concerned. The other stuff like the mouth to
>> mouth breathing and the chest compressions, are just hands on basic. Once
>> of the person who is training new shows you how to do both of these
>> things, it should be pretty straight forward and simple afterwards  in any
>> given situation that requires CPR. And of course, with any other situation
>> that CPR can't help, the knowledge of what to do to fix the situations, is
>> basically straightforward and common sense. Hope this helps.
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Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton-Music Therapy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
Division 2015-2016

"You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"