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Issue Date February 25, 2019 Issue Name Winter 2019

Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Are You Prepared

Woman performing CPR

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The Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) has collaborated with the NIH Clinical Center Nursing Department to incorporate Basic Life Safety (BLS) and Lay Responder CPR/AED class registrations into their Course Registration System. This initiative enhances the user experience and optimizes technology investment to improve efficiency.

By utilizing this cost-free training, employees can dramatically improve the survival rate for sudden cardiac arrest.  CPR/AED training prepares participants to respond to a medical emergency; and the combination of instructor and hands-on training assures maximum skills retention.

Participants learn how to:

  • Take action in a medical emergency
  • Assess the victim
  • Provide basic life support, including airway management, breathing and circulation
  • Use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

To learn more about:

  • Basic Life Support Courses (For Clinicians and NIH Commissioned Corps Officers)
  • Lay Responder CPR/AED Course
  • Instructions to register for courses
  • Directions to CPR/AED training room
  • How to claim your CPR/AED American Heart Association eCard
  • AED Locations within NIH facilities
  • Class attendance policy

Visit: https://www.ors.od.nih.gov/sr/dohs/safety/Training/Pages/aedlocations.aspx  


 

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