Most people would feel good about being ‘almost perfect’ in any endeavor. The Armonk team, however, didn’t settle for ‘almost’ – achieving 100% participation in recent CPR/AED and first aid training. Over the course of two weeks, every member of the office and field staff took part in the interactive training.
Outside instructors Ron Benson and Eric Singer taught the courses, bringing a wealth of real-world experience. Ron is a New York State EMS instructor, 22-year Rye Brook firefighter and an EMT with the Cortlandt Ambulance Corp; Eric is a captain at the Cortlandt Ambulance Corp and has been an EMT for more than 30 years. Given the LeChase audience, they focused a good amount of the class on treating accidents on a job site.
The most important result of the training was that – with Ron and Eric encouraging participation and patiently answering numerous questions – everyone walked away confident they would be able to provide proper care in the event of an emergency.
The photos at right capture some moments from the training. Top to bottom:
- Dan Kramell (center) plays victim and instructor Eric (right of Dan) describes the Heimlich maneuver as Ahmad Hamid, Phil Vogiatzoglou, Perry Geyer, Jr. and Andrew Weiner look on.
- Eric talks to participants at one of the sessions.
- Phil and instructor Ron (right) with the CPR dummies.
- Johnathan Krajewski and Russell Easton work on compressions and clearing an airway.
- Ron demonstrates the CPR process for Andrew Sciliano, Matt Sciliano and new parents Larry and Jessica Burns.
- Ron gives instructions as Galina Borkun, Dan Ratto, Ahmad and Andrew practice what they’ve learned.
