CPR/AED, BLS/AED and First Aid Training
CPR/AED, BLS/AED and First Aid classes will be offered to all currently enrolled WTAMU students, faculty or staff members. The cost for the class will be $22 for the CPR class, BLS class and/or the First Aid Class. Check with us at 806-651-3287 for scheduling times. We will need 3 people for the class to make with a limit of 6 per class. Nursing major students must check with the Nursing Department prior to scheduling with Student Medical Services.
What is Hands Only CPR?
This method of CPR was recommended by the American Heart Association. It is intended for bystanders untrained in CPR. It is also recommended for situations when the rescuer is unable or unwilling to provide mouth-to-mouth ventilations. Please try to attend a CPR/AED training course.
1. CALL
Check the victim for unresponsiveness. If the person is not responsive and not breathing or not breathing normally, call 911 and return to the victim. In most locations the emergency dispatcher can assist you with CPR instructions.
2. PUMP
Begin chest compressions. Push down in the center of the chest 2 inches and keep doing it. Pump hard and fast at the rate of at least 100/minute, faster than once per second.
CONTINUE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES
What is an AED?
According to the American Heart Association, an automated external defibrillator (AED) is a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart. The shock can stop an irregular rhythm and allow a normal rhythm to resume in a heart in sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest is an abrupt loss of heart function. If it's not treated within minutes, it quickly leads to death.
Most sudden cardiac arrest result from ventricular fibrillation. This is a rapid and unsynchronized heart rhythm starting in the heart's lower pumping chambers (the ventricles). The heart must be "defibrillated" quickly because a victim's chance of surviving drops by 7 to 20 percent for every minute a normal heartbeat isn't restored.
Who can use an AED?
Non-medical personnel such as police, fire service personnel, security guards and other lay rescuers who have been properly trained can use AEDs. WTAMU has several AEDs located on campus and we would like our faculty, staff and students to be familiar with these devices in the event of an emergency.
BLS/AED Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers
This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings. Nursing major students must check with the Nursing Department prior to scheduling with Student Medical Services. There will be a $22 charge for the course. Classes are normally offered on Fridays at 1:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. throughout the semester. There must be at least three participants in each class for the class to make and preferably no more than five participants in each class. If you schedule a class and cannot make the class, please contact SMS as soon as possible to let the instructor know. There will be a charge for non cancellations.
First Aid Classes
WTAMU students, faculty or staff members can contact Student Medical Services to sign up for a First Aid class. There will be a $17 fee for the first aid certification card. Classes are normally offered on Friday afternoons throughout the semester. There must be at least three participants in each class for the class to make and preferably no more than six participants in each class. If you schedule a class and cannot make the class, please contact SMS as soon as possible to let the instructor know. There will be a $15 charge for non cancellations and a $30 no show fee for students that have over 3 no shows per occurrence.
Lost your AHA Completion Card?
Before reaching out to your Training Center to request a new card, first try to run a few searches in your email inbox to make sure you didn’t overlook the email with the link to access your eCard. Sometimes this may go into the junk or spam email folders. Please search for the American Heart Association or AHA Student Medical Services submits the cards to the email address that you provided it might be your student email address or your permanent email address. The e-cards must be processed through the Canyon Fire Department and may take up one month to be sent to the e-mail address on file.
If you know you have already claimed your card from your Training Center, you can View your Claimed eCard.
Contact:
Student Medical Services - VHAC 104
Call - 806-651-3287 to schedule a class or for more information.