St John Ambulance is encouraging Australians, particularly parents, to complete a first aid course and learn how to properly perform CPR. I just went into autopilot and I did what Ive been trained to do, Natalie said. You dont want to think the worst, but eight minutes is a long time to be doing compressions. I feel like we saved her life. Were so lucky. While many people are hesitant about performing CPR and potentially causing an injury, St John Ambulance CPR trainer Josh Clark doing something is better than nothing. The person is already having the worst day of their lives. They are unco
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featured NMC offers wilderness first aid training BY SALLY BARBER Special to the Record-Eagle Mar 30, 2017 Special to the Record-Eagle Clayton Queen at a field site along the Ivishack River, North Slope, Alaska. The Suttons Bay High School graduate is currently pursuing his masters degree in physical geography. Special to the Record-Eagle Clayton Queen on a backpacking trip in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. He earned Wilderness First Responder certification in 2013, and now his dad is heading up Northwestern Michigan Colleges two-day Wilderness First Aid course and five-day Wilderness
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in Burnside. When the Scouts first approached us, we thought it was a perfect fit, says Don Marentette, director of first aid training for the Canadian Red Cross. We want people to be comfortable in performing first aid, so any opportunity to extend our training is a win for us. Four first aid training sessions will be offered in Burnside beginning at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30. The courses will explore prevention and response training, focusing on increasing the confidence of youth and inspiring action when they are presented with an emergency situation and
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We are delighted that accreditation Health and Safety Training has now been granted, and accordingly Online Winter Sports (Rugby/Football) and Autumn & Winter Cricket Renovations courses are now available to book at www.groundstraining.co.uk. The format of tutorial videos followed by assessment questions is repeated for these two new courses. Learners will gain an overview of all the processes, machinery and equipment required to create and maintain a quality playing surface, and correctly answering each set of questions again leads to Lantra certification. We have always valued the independent
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All drama school hopefuls have to audition and compete against many other applicants, irrespective of whether theyve done a summer school. Summer school involvement does not guarantee success. I dont think weve ever had a summer school participant who has gone on to train full-time with us, says Anna Travers, spokeswoman for Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. There have been applications from people who have attended summer school, but none has led to a successful offer. As in previous years, Bristol Old Vics 2017 summer courses include acting in contemporary drama and acting in Shakespeare plays.
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Effective April 3, 2017, amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation will require the following: Employers must ensure that a written evaluation is conducted annually to measure the effectiveness of the Committee. Section 3.26(b) of the Regulation sets out who can conduct the evaluation, and section 3.26(3) of the Regulation sets out what information must be covered by the evaluation. WorkSafeBC reports that it will launch an online evaluation tool that employers and Committees may use to comply with this requirement. Mandatory minimum training and education for new Committee
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The Division of Corrections announced Wednesday it is helping fund crisis intervention teams focused on de-escalating incidents involving inmates with mental illness. The division will use money from a National Institute of Corrections grant, which it applied for last year. An initial class of correctional officers will receive 40 hours of intensive training on the signs of mental illness and de-escalation procedures. It is based on the Memphis Model, which emphasizes partnerships with mental health community and law enforcement to create training programs for officers. The Memphis Police
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