Ok, here we go again. This is my third attempt. I posted this question earlier, but the site was acting up and did not show my question. Anyway, does anyone know if COSC gives any credit for CPR certification? I doubt it, but thought I would ask anyway. Thanks, Abner
Very few Red Cross courses are ACE evaluated for credit. CPR is not among them. However, many colleges and universities use Red Cross materials and exams as a part of curriculum credit courses such as First Aid, CPR, Lifeguarding, etc... While it's not often possible to get credit directly for a Red Cross certification course, it is often possible to use that certification as justification for testing out (departmental exam) of the same course at local college if you happen to be a student there. This is most often a PE department credit and is always lower level. The faculty who teach these courses often use the Red Cross standard as a foundation to their course and require much more than a typical community level public course in knowledge and ability.
Thanks! Thanks Coach and everybody else also: I will be transferring to COSC, I already have all my general ed rerquirements done including PE, may be I will send them a copy of my CPR certification for the heck of it just to see what happens. Thanks, Abner
CPR is abbreviated for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. It is performed on the patients who had a cardiac arrest and whose heart has stopped working.
"CPR is abbreviated for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. It is performed on the patients who had a cardiac arrest and whose heart has stopped working." Your definition is much too narrow! CPR is also performed on people who are in respiratory arrest, drowning victims, victims of trauma, victims of shock; and the list goes on. Interestingly enough, the guidelines change about every three years. The AHA now endorses "hands only" CPR - which should increase the number of people who are willing to help a stranger in need. A good tool - some states require a driver to show a CPR card before they can obtain or renew their drivers license.