Health students work ‘heart’ to become CPR certified
Health students are getting the opportunity to be CPR certified, which is an opportunity that isn’t just beneficial to students interested in healthcare professions, but for all students. CPR is a beneficial skill to have for students going into any field of work.
February 16, 2023
Getting an opportunity to further their knowledge in the medical field, health science students have an opportunity to be CPR certified.
“I’m actually really excited to start this unit because, for the past semester, we did a lot of notes, but now we’re getting into more hands-on things like CPR,” sophomore Tanvi Desai said. “It’s just really interesting to learn all the facts about it and actually learn how to perform it because that can save someone’s life.”
Since students are getting certified through the American Heart Association, the certification is valid at any hospital in the country.
“I can go anywhere in the U.S., and this certification will be valid,” Desai said. “It’s also a very good certification to have if you’re trying to get summer internships or shadow a doctor or doing any research. Just having that on your resume is just a really good thing for admission officers.”
For students like sophomore Ipek Coskunuzer, getting CPR certified opens many healthcare related job opportunities.
“With a CPR certification, we’re able to get a job in any hospital in the United States,” Coskunuzer said. “For nursing and paramedics, you have to be CPR certified, and for a lot of jobs, in general, it’s required, so having it now would be helpful.”
However, getting CPR certified benefits more than students interested in healthcare professions.
“You don’t just have to be going to a healthcare field to be certified,” Desai said. “You could be an engineer, artist, architect, musician, anything, and you could be somewhere, and you see someone that needs CPR, and you can save their person’s life.”
Health science teacher Stephen Friar believes this introduction to CPR will benefit students in future careers.
“Hopefully, this gets the students out of their comfort zone a little bit,” Friar said. “Along with getting out of their comfort zones by talking to people they don’t know, this activity should definitely help them apply the skills they’ve been learning the last quarter and help them see a preview of what healthcare professions are like.”
