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Training Tomorrow’s Heroes. The Colorado Springs Experience. Ken Hughlett, BS, NREMT-P. Colorado Springs Fire Department Emergency Management Coordinator Office of Emergency Management American Heart Association BLS National Faculty – Colorado Pikes Peak Community College
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Training Tomorrow’s Heroes The Colorado Springs Experience
Ken Hughlett, BS, NREMT-P Colorado Springs Fire Department Emergency Management Coordinator Office of Emergency Management American Heart Association BLS National Faculty – Colorado Pikes Peak Community College EMS Adjunct Faculty No Conflict of Interest to disclose relevant to this topic
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The Chief’s notes • 13,000 Total Trained • 450 FD Employees • 250 AMR Employees(866) 361-5844 • 4500 Memorial Health System Employees • 4500 Penrose St Francis Health Systems Employees • 1000 Other medical professionals • 1500 School District Employees • ------------- • 800 True Bystanders
The Goal Increase the percentage of the population of Colorado Springs trained in CPR to 10 percent.
How to get it done… Mass CPR Training Events? Smaller Events Targeting Specific Populations? How do you train 36,000 people, and get them to do CPR?
Challenger Middle SchoolAcademy School District 20 • Smaller Student Population • Ages 12 to 15 • Every Student – Physical Ed • The Assistant Administrator is the sister of our PIO, and their dad was a CSFD Chief
The Plan Physical Education Class Two Sessions per Semester Every Student Trained in CPR The PE Teachers become AHA CPR Instructors
The Training Time to Change Plans… before Lt. Stone has me polishing her fire engine
AHA CPR Anytime Each Student get a CPR Anytime Kit Multiplication Factors The COST ($36.00 per kit) Delivery Time
The New Plan Each Student get a CPR Anytime Kit (I become Funding Master) Delivery Time (Medical Supply Vendor works directly with Laerdal)
The Phone Call
Success!!! • Middle school kids trained: 1039 • CSFD Man-hours: 92 • CPR Anytime Kits: 1039 • Additional family members trained: 5195 • Lives Saved: 1
What’s next for Colorado Springs? Expanding in Challenger’s District Take the program to other school districts More Community Sponsors Make each school self-sufficient
How do you make it happen? Find the Right Audience Each Student gets a CPR Anytime Kit Community Sponsors Just Do It
Contact Me Kenneth Hughlett 719-385-7228 khughlett@springsgov.com