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- From: paque@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Julie Paque)
- Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
- Subject: Re: AFA training..
- Date: 6 Nov 1992 15:48:08 GMT
- Organization: Stanford Univ. Earth Sciences
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- In article <721053071.F00020@remote.halcyon.com> Michael.Seneco@f340.n141.z1.fidonet.org (Michael Seneco) writes:
- >
- >
- > Yes Diana, the American Red Cross IS changing there AFA class. In
- >
- > actuality, they no longer teach AFA. The first of 1993 they will
- > be offering a class called Red Cross First Responder - FIrst Aid
- > for the Professional Rescuer.
-
- Slight correction here - the class will be called "Emergency Response"
-
- >
- > This class will include more intense instruction on managment of
- >the
- > trauma patient, more medical diagnostic skills including vital
- >signs,
- > and introduction to Oxygen Therapy.
- >
- > Most Red Cross units have stopped teaching AFA, as they are making
- >the
- > change over in instructors to the new class. This does depend on
- >the need
- > and demand for the class in each area.
-
-
- The new Emergency Response class is not going to be released until next
- March. That means that instructors won't be retrained until sometime
- after March, depending on where National schedules the roll out courses
- for instructor trainers. Palo Alto Area Chapter is still planning on
- teaching our spring AFA course since it would be summer before we can
- teach an Emergency Response class. I suspect this will be the case with
- other chapters as well.
-
-
- > For those who are certified in AFA, your certification will remain
- >valid
- > for the stated period, but you will not be albe to refresh it, you
- >will have
- > to take the new course.
- >
- > The material is very good, has been OSHA and AMA approved. It has
- >brought
- > Red Cross FA Training into the 1990's. Finally....
- >
- > Good Luck !
- >
- >
- > Michael Seneco
- > American Red Cross
- > New Haven, CT
-
- Julie Paque
- Health Services Committee
- Co-chair
- Palo Alto Area Chapter
-
-