Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Refresher training will keep your sklls up to date! (Coupon code inside!)

 At Carpenter CPR, our whole mission is to provide our clients with the confidence and competence to effectively use Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support skills should the need arise. 

This is why, from now on, any former student of ours may attend a skills session at any time for 80% off the usual skills session price.
  No new card will be issued after one of these “refresher training” sessions, but you will leave with renewed knowledge and having again practiced your skills. 

Use coupon
code.......... (read more and get the code here:)

http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/bls-and-acls-refresher-training-will-keep-your-skills-up-to-date-coupon-code-inside

Thursday, February 4, 2016

More on retention of critical life saving skills over time.

The American Heart Association in their 2015 guidelines again notes that retention of life saving CPR skills and knowledge is a significant problem for both lay rescuers and healthcare providers.  Retention of CPR (both BLS and ACLS) skills over time has long been known to suffer.  For example, Ackerman (2009) noted that knowledge retention of key aspects of high quality CPR decreased significantly within 3 months in both a standardized CPR trained group, and one trained using high fidelity simulation. 

Burkhardt, Glick, and Terndrup (2014) performed a study showing that CPR knowledge retention significantly improved performance skills.  Therefore knowledge retention equals skills retention.  The conclusion is.. (read more here.... http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/more-on-retention-of-critical-life-saving-skills-over-time)