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Lanita A. Lloyd
Deputy Director
140 North Marietta Pkwy.
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: 770-499-4567
Fax: 770-499-4558
ema@cobbcounty.org
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CERT Skills Sustainment Training
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Being prepared ….a CERT way of life
Start off the New Year with a Commitment to yourself and your family by raising both your CERT skill level and your confidence in being prepared to respond when needed.
In the last two years, more than 300 CERT students attended Skills Sustainment classes. What are Skills Sustainment classes? They are the answer to concerns CERT members have voiced time and time again: “I don’t really remember much about how to make a splint. I’ve never done it.” “How tight should a compress be to stop bleeding without harming the patient?” “Could I really help a burn victim if I had to?” “I still can’t find someone’s pulse.” “How far back can I tilt a victim’s head to clear an airway?” “I’m not really confident to use the tools I have.”
While our initial CERT training was excellent, if you don’t use it, you lose it. In a Skills Sustainment class, you go through a brief review of a CERT Manual Unit. You then break out into small groups and actually do hands-on practicing of the items just reviewed in the class. And hands-on practicing is overseen by your instructor, so you practice correctly! You will also be expected to have read over the Unit being taught and wear all your CERT gear. When you leave the classroom, your CERT skills have been reinforced by real hands-on practice and your confidence level ratcheted up a few more notches.
For your convenience, Skills Sustainment classes are usually held on either Saturdays or Sundays in the middle of Cobb County at the Central Library, just a few blocks away from Marietta Square (plenty of parking, excellent class room).
| Upcoming Skill Sustainment Courses |
| Classes will resume in Fall 2008 |
Past courses include:
| Med. Ops I |
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Date: May 13, 2008 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Location: Cobb Central Library Instructor: Larry Causby Course Description: CERT members that attend these sessions strengthen their skills by participating in hands- on exercises to diagnose and treat airway obstructions, bleeding, and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques. Number Attended: 15 |
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Date: May 8, 2008 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Location: Cobb Central Library Instructor: John Murray, Jennifer Thanepohn Course Description: Med. Ops. I - CERT members that attend these sessions strengthen their skills by participating in hands- on exercises to diagnose and treat airway obstructions, bleeding, and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques. Number Attended: 17 |
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Date: April 23, 2008 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Location: Cobb Central Library Instructor: John Murray, Jennifer Thanepohn Course Description: Med. Ops. I - CERT members that attend these sessions strengthen their skills by participating in hands- on exercises to diagnose and treat airway obstructions, bleeding, and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques. Number Attended: 22 |
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Date: April 15, 2008 Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Location: Cobb Central Library Instructor: Gini Galvin Course Description: Med. Ops. I - CERT members that attend these sessions strengthen their skills by participating in hands- on exercises to diagnose and treat airway obstructions, bleeding, and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques. Number Attended: 23 |
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Date: January 27, 2008 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: Cobb Central Library Instructor: Dave Litts Course Description: Med. Ops. I - CERT members that attend these sessions strengthen their skills by participating in hands- on exercises to diagnose and treat airway obstructions, bleeding, and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques. Number Attended: 26 |
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Date: Januay 19, 2008 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location: Cobb Central Library Instructor: Dave Litts Course Description: Med. Ops. I - CERT members that attend these sessions strengthen their skills by participating in hands- on exercises to diagnose and treat airway obstructions, bleeding, and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques. Number Attended: 26 |
| Med. Ops II |
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Date: February 24, 2008 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location: Cobb Central Library Instructor: Larry Causby Course Description: Med. Ops. II - CERT members that attend this session practice evaluating patients by doing head-to-toe assessments, establishing a medical treatment area, performing basic first aid, and practicing in a safe and sanitary manner. Number Attended: 24 |
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Date: February 20, 2008 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Location: Cobb Central Library Instructor: Kon-Tiki Jabaely, Nick Adams Course Description: Med. Ops. II - CERT members that attend this session practice evaluating patients by doing head-to-toe assessments, establishing a medical treatment area, performing basic first aid, and practicing in a safe and sanitary manner. Number Attended: 29 |
Courses Description::
Med Ops I (Unit 3 in Manual) - This Unit covers the basic skills needed to stop bleeding, restore breathing, and treat shock. While the instructor will cover what’s in the manual, he/she will also share his/her extensive experience-- and there will be a long period of practice. All our Skills Sustainment instructors are volunteers with credentials in the various fields. Our Deputy Director, Lanita Lloyd, personally reviews the credentials of each instructor before they are permitted to teach a class.
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Med Ops II (Unit 4 in Manual) - This Unit covers the basic skills needed to maintain hygiene and sanitation, establishing disaster medical treatment areas, performing a head-to-toe patient evaluation to identify and treat injuries, and basic treatment for treating burns, splints, fractures, and hypothermia. While the instructor will cover what’s in the manual, he/she will also share his/her extensive experience-- and there will be a long period of practice. All our Skills Sustainment instructors are volunteers with credentials in the various fields. Our Deputy Director, Lanita Lloyd, personally reviews the credentials of each instructor before they are permitted to teach a class.
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