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CPR & FIRST AID
PRO offers American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR, AED
and First Aid Courses that teach lay rescuers how to recognize
and treat life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest
and choking for adult, child and infant victims. Students also
learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack and stroke
in adults and breathing difficulties in children.
PRO provides multiple courses to choose from. Courses can
be combined to cover all material.
Heartsaver First Aid
This course teaches rescuers to effectively recognize and treat adult emergencies
in the critical first minutes until emergency medical services personnel
arrive. |
Heartsaver CPR for Adults
This course teaches CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for
the adult. |
Heartsaver CPR for Infants and
Children
This course teaches CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for
infants (birth to 1 year of age) and children (1 year to 8 years of age). |
Heartsaver AED
This course teaches the basic techniques of adult CPR and how to use an
AED. Students also learn about using barrier devices in CPR and giving
first aid for choking. The course teaches how to recognize the signs
of four major emergencies: heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest and choking. |
| PRO currently provides CPR and/or First Aid Training to the following: |
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Cambridge Public Schools |
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Cambridge Department of Parks and Recreation |
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Cambridge Police Academy |
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Cambridge Rindge and Latin School |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Harvard University |
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CASPAR Programs |
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Shelter Inc. |
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Cambridge Health Alliance |
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Neville Place Assisted Living Center |
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Neville Center Skilled Nursing Center |
PRO also coordinates and provides many other community lectures
and training programs with topics ranging from Career Outlook
and the EMT Job Market, to EMS Orientation, Public Awareness
Demonstrations and Show-and-Tells.
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following are just a few: |
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Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (Mock Code and Health
Careers Lecture) |
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City of Cambridge Recreation Department (Career Day Lecture) |
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City of Cambridge Schools (Ambulance Show-and-Tells) |
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Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (Community Awareness) |
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Matignon High School (Drunk Driving Awareness Demonstration) |
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North Cambridge Crime Task Force’s National Night
Out (Community Awareness) |
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Boston University (“Day in the Life” and
EMT Job Outlook) |
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Northeastern University (EMT Ambulance Operations Class) |
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