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June 28 You need to recert CPR if...It has been a while since I recertified (oh about 8 years), so I thought I would share some observations to encourage folks to get updated training.
You should recertify your CPR training if:
1. You have never seen the "Annie" with brown skin (woohoo muti-racial manikins).
2. You are not familiar with using the flimsy plastic "face sheilds" (I still have one of those rescue masks with the yellow barf valve somewhere).
3. Your last training did not include anything on AEDs.
4. You still think adult CPR is 15 compressions for every 2 breaths (it is now 30 compressions to 2 breaths).
5. You think back blows should not be done on concsious choking adults (they are back!).
6. You think you need to straddle the person's knees and do abdominal thrusts for an unconscious choking adult (it is now identical to CPR - do CHEST compressions).
7. You made a full mouth seal (either on the manikin or a fellow trainee) without a face sheild or mask in your last training (no mouth to mouth contact between trainees anymore and they use BOTH alcohol wipes AND facesheilds on the manikins - Wimps!).
8. This may only apply to the US, but if you haven't seen this year's American Red Cross CPR DVD that has some NFL football star in it (don't ask me to remember which one - like I care), you need to RECERT!
In other words, I actually learned stuff in my CPR recert  .June 26 Switching from Vonage to Skype My Vonage router died, so I am switching VOIP services to Skype which is considerably cheaper anyway. It also has a video function and a way more robust and reliable global system. So, I won't have my (610) phone number as of the end of June. You have to call my cell ... the (215) number, but if I have my computer on, you can always reach me for free on Skype (Jennifer.McGill). Soon, I'll be getting the Skype phone, so I won't even have to have the computer on  .June 21 Happy Aboriginal DayWoohoo! Summer Solstice is here with a celebration of our native people. I miss dodging the flying wads of shaving cream at Raven Mad Daze  .June 19 Weekend in BostonI finally had a fun weekend - no memorials! It was a long drive up to Boston on Friday night, but I made it in time for Friday Night Salsa (FNS) at Havana Club in Central Square, Cambridge. I ran into over a dozen people that I used to dance with "back in the day"... some I hadn't seen in two and a half years. Supposedly it wasn't as packed as it can be, but there must have been over 200 people dancing. Here's a pick of me when I first arrived and greeted by a very friendly Pepe - he he.
...and here's me putting on my dancing shoes - getting ready to shake it!
Kerry met me there and we stayed until past 2am. Good thing thing there was a 24 hour deli on the way to her friend Tracy's place (where she is staying for the summer), because I was HUNGRY! We collapsed after munching and slept in til 10ish. We then went out to lunch with Laidy and Eduardo whose wedding I had gone to in Spain several years ago. We had a fabulous meal at the Summer Shack near Alewife and it was wonderful to visit wth them. Kerry and I both took a nap, but then I had to leave for my board meeting. It was at Turner Fisheries in Copley and oh my they had the most delicious clam chowder! The meeting went pretty well and I even had a chance to catch up with a couple of people that I hadn't seen in a year. I could have stopped by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference at the Hynes Convention Center, but I just didn't have time. I did get to go and visit with Mel, Ramon and Tracey though. I dropped by Ramon's apartment in Back Bay and joined in some Karaoke singing (eeek). My favourite part was when Ramon sang in Tagalag and Mel translated the cheesey lyrics - he he. Mel is getting married (to Charlotte who wasn't there this weekend) in August, so I wish them both all the best in planning an pulling off the extravaganza. I managed to get some sleep and then Kerry and I walked to Davis Square to have brunch... I looked for the place that Jennifer Jackson recommended called Sound Bites, but I didn't see it, so we ended up at the Blue Shirt Cafe. Mmmmm... they had good coffee! Almost as good as Tracy's machine thingy! Anyhoo, I drove like a maniac back to Bensalem and made it in 5.5 hours, so I was proud of myself although quite tired. I think the next summer weekend trip should be to NYC! Or maybe the BEACH!!!! I have a few pics that I uploaded from the weekend too...
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