In March 2023 the Office of Facility Management (AMP) reinstated face-to-face Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automatic Electronic Defibrillator (AED), and basic first-aid training. This is the first time these courses have been offered to all Aeronautical Center (MMAC) personnel since the global health crisis. During maximum telework, this training transitioned to a hybrid training with a portion of the training conducted virtually and the required hands-on portion conducted in person. Only personnel who required the training for their job duties were allowed to enroll. Prior to the pandemic, the Aeronautical Center had approximately 10-14% of the general population trained. Since then, all training has expired, and we hope to increase the percentage of MMAC personnel trained to this level or higher once again.
This training is open to all MMAC personnel. The upcoming scheduled offerings will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8am – 12pm in Room 114F of the Academy Headquarters Building (Building 14). You can check training availability but you will need to get your Training Coordinator to officially enroll you in the class.
According to CPR & First-Aid Facts, "The location of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) most often occurs in homes/residences (73.4%), followed by public settings (16.3%). If performed immediately, CPR can double or triple the chance of survival from an OHCA event." According to the website: Only 51% of employees know where their workplace AED is located. Here at the Aeronautical Center, we have an AED located on every floor of every occupied building, and they are centrally located near the middle of the building next to the first-aid kits. Everyone should take time to look around their workplace so that they know where these AEDs are located. Nine out of ten cardiac arrest victims are likely to survive if they receive a shock within the first minute.
To sign up for a class, please contact your organizational training coordinator or your eLMS representative. AMP has been asked a lot of questions about starting this training back again, so we are pleased to be able to have employees enroll back into this life saving training.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Duane Roe (405) 954-0004.
