American Red Cross Instructor

[navajojoe]

I did it, I broke down and cleared my schedule and finished my American Red Cross First Aid/CPR Instructors course.

It was a fun course and really not that bad. I was just surprised at how much others do not use this course. I am currently stationed on Okinawa, and we only have roughly eight instructors. Looks like my weekends are going to be booked up now worth it though!

Just thought I would share this bit of news.

[GraphicWave]

Congratulations!
Was it hard to follow? You had to take a final exam I suppose...?

[navajojoe]

Graphic Wave: No the class was not hard, but I already had a working knowledge of First Aid/CPR. I was a Paramedic years ago but let my lisc expire when I joined the Marine Corps. The final exam was not hard and really easy to follow.

[polliedes]

cool congrats

[Firemedic-D]

Congratulations from Germany! I am a First Aid and First Responder Instructor with the German Lifeguard Association and I enjoy teaching very much. Once I had a guy who told me that he had shortly after having visited one of my courses to do CPR - successfully. Was a great feeling!

Firemedic-D

[TacAir]

Cool, thanks for volunteering to make your community a better place to live.

Over the years I've found that the best way to cement your knowledge base (or learn something new) is to instruct others. Assuming you wish to do a good job of it, of course. Since repetition is the key to retention, nothing like teaching to keep a skill nailed straight.

[GP11]

Over the years I've found that the best way to cement your knowledge base (or learn something new) is to instruct others. Assuming you wish to do a good job of it, of course. Since repetition is the key to retention, nothing like teaching to keep a skill nailed straight.

Yep, "see one, do one, teach one" is a mantra of medical education.

[navajojoe]

Thanks all ! I am really looking forward to teaching. You are right about see one, do one, teach one! I am on the chopping block for next weekend to do my first class....

[tool133]

Welcome to our ranks!
Becoming a Red Cross instructor is one of the most rewarding things I have done. It is even more rewarding when someone approaches you and boasts of an event where they thank you for teaching them a skill that they later used to save someone's life!