N.C. Department of
Correction--Correction News--September 1998
DOC employees learn life-saving
techniques
RALEIGH — Practicing a procedure
they hope they’re never required to use, a class of 18
correction employees lean over their CPR dolls learning to breath
life into people.
 Instructor David Pease helps Dorothy Fortune
of the
Parole Commission administer CPR to Little Anne,
a doll designed for CPR instruction.
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The July 22nd class was the tenth
class organized by the safety committee at the
department’s 2020 Yonkers Road offices. More than
150 employees have taken part in the series of classes
offered through Wake Technical Community College. "We’ve had a lot of request for
classes of this type," said Judy Chapman, a
Correction Enterprise employee who serves on the safety
committee. "They want education about CPR, as well
as infant and child CPR training."
Certified instructors using American
Heart Association guidelines teach the three-hour
classes. This instructors for this class work with Garner
Emergency Medical Services. After a lecture that covers
how to recognize when a person is in distress and the
proper techniques for clearing air pathways and
administering CPR, the instructors help each member of
the class practice what they’ve learned with Little
Anne, a doll designed for CPR instruction.
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"Every second counts when people need
CPR," said Lu Little, coordinator of the Wake Tech program.
"A quick response increases the chance of survival."
Several people recalled events that led them to
sign up for the class. Jo Martin of Research and Planning said
her sister was choking during a meal and was saved by the
Heimlich maneuver. Crystal Boyles of Combined Records still
remembers a fatal car wreck near her home 13 years ago.
"It’s something you don’t
forget. No one knew what to do for the lady," Boyles said.
"After our class, I think I’m better prepared.
It’s important to know here at work and at home where I have
two small children." u
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