SEI STUDENTS SPEND SUMMER LEARNING LIFE-SAVING SKILLS
Posted: July 13th, 2010 12:00 PM
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There's no better way to grab students' attention than with fake blood.
The mixture is used to illustrate the amount of real blood required after a major accident, and drives home the importance of donating...as well as being ready to respond to all types of emergencies.
Preparedness is the primary focus of an ongoing summer partnership between the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross and Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI). Now in its third year, the program has just expanded beyond middle school students to include teaching life-saving skills in elementary school classrooms. This July, the Red Cross expects to train around 700 students.
"The partnership between SEI and the Oregon Trail Chapter is a much needed marriage," said Miki Hunnicutt, SEI's coordinator for the partnership. "Every year, we hear of at least one incident where a student helps save someones life, and we attribute their life-saving skills to this training."
During July, Red Cross instructors will teach several classes per day, two days per week, at SEI Middle School and Ockley Green Elementary School. Curriculum includes water safety, stranger danger, basic first aid, and important steps for emergencies including heart attacks and choking. All of the content is pulled from Red Cross youth courses and corresponds with the students' grade level so that the instruction is appropriate for all ages.
Media are invited to observe a Red Cross class at SEI. Please contact Communications Director Lise Harwin at 503-528-5629 for upcoming dates and times.
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In Oregon, the American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disaster an average of 10 times a week; supplies more than 90 percent of Oregon's blood; teaches thousands of Oregonians lifesaving skills; offers transportation to seniors and the disabled; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization – not a government agency – and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.oregonredcross.org or join our award-winning blog at www.oregonredcross.org/blog.
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