<p>just wondering</p>
<p>Just certified, not so much, but if you’ve actually done substantial ride alongs/volunteering, that would be a good EC in support of an interest in medicine, public health, etc.</p>
<p>Well, considering that every now and then (recently in Oakland, CA!) there are mass shootings, etc on college campuses, I think it is a good asset to have CPR training these days…
That being said, with CPR, the more experienced you are using it, the better you are at doing it. However, even if you volunteer at a hospital, etc. - no one is going to let you do CPR on anyone. I had to wait until I was an intern before I could try out my CPR skills (alas, not as good as I thought )</p>
<p>My daughters did CPR before college. A lot of college kids were in the class, so the instructor focused a bit on college type emergencies…alcohol poisoning, sports injuries, mostly what not to do, staying calm, and noticing symptoms and calling it in.</p>
<p>My daughter. Twice has helped people in an emergency. Once CPR, once a hit and run, but her presence was one of calling in, making sure peopledidn t do harm etc.</p>
<p>So having the training is good as it teaches how to react, stay calm, breath and make sure people are safe</p>
<p>So do it because it’s a good training to have, regardless of applications tomcollege</p>
<p>Again, it’s good to learn. However, many studies have demonstrated that unless you have experience using CPR, it won’t be as helpful in reducing mortality. You really have to push down HARD. You may break ribs. Most non-medical folks don’t get that. And CPR is useless for asthma!</p>
<p>OOPS, sorry, I wasn’t paying attention, and read CPR as EMT :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Nevermind my earlier post.</p>
<p>Is it something you should even put on your application? Especially if you’re going into medical related fields.</p>