View Post

State of Oregon working toward making CPR Mandatory for High School Graduation

by Paul -

While it’s still early, the State of Oregon has been working toward making CPR a mandatory requirement for high school graduation.  If they pass it, they’ll join Washington, Texas and Arizona, who are all very close to having mandatory CPR training in their high schools. In Oregon, Senate Bill 275 would require students to receive training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and …

View Post

CPR Required for High School Graduation

by Katrina -

Are you a high school student in Iowa, Alabama, Tennessee, Minnesota or North Carolina? If so, that means you are required to learn CPR before graduating high school. But don’t worry, it’s FUN! Especially if your school uses our Student CPR program. The program is easy to implement and quick to execute. You simply register online and watch our online …

View Post

Gabby Douglas and Student CPR: An Inspiration To Us All

by Katrina -

With all the media surrounding Gabby Douglas lately, an Olympic Gold Medalist who’s only 16 years of age, it got me thinking about young people in general. Over the last few days, I’ve found myself captivated by this sweet girl’s charm, confidence and demeanor. She truly DOES want to make a different in the world and she IS. “I hope I inspire people,” …

View Post

Students and Faculty at Algoma Christian School talk about CPR program

by Paul -

When we visited Algoma, we got some very good interviews.  So good that it was hard to cut the video down, just like the interview video we did with Creative Technologies Academy.  I managed to get it to a little over 10 minutes.  It’s full of great material with the students and faculty talking about our program. If you have …

View Post

Students and Faculty at Creative Technologies Academy talk about CPR Program

by Paul -

We went out to Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs, Michigan to talk to the students and faculty about our free Student CPR program.  Both students and faculty echoed what we’ve been hearing at each school visit we make: this is a great program and CPR is not only a great skill to have, but also a confidence builder. Here …

View Post

Student and Teacher Interviews at Holland High School

by Paul -

We spent some time in April at Holland High School in Holland, Michigan.  They were completing the Student CPR program.  Please check out the video below to see the reactions from the students and the teacher to the program.  We’re very excited that the program is going well and are looking forward to Holland High School continuing the program for …

View Post

Student and Teacher Interviews about Student CPR at City High School

by Paul -

We’ve launched the Student CPR program at a few schools this year, and had the chance to visit City High School to witness some of the hands-on skills testing that was taking place this week.  We were also given the opportunity to interview some of the students that went through the course as well as the teacher that conducted the …

View Post

CPR Training Comes to West Michigan Schools

by Scott -

Students in schools throughout West Michigan are getting trained in lifesaving CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) skills this Spring, thanks to the new Student CPR program by ProTrainings. The StudentCPR.com website, which officially launched this year in the Grand Rapids area, is an effort by local e-learning company, ProTrainings, to bring free CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator) training to high school …