Category Archives: Health & Safety

The mission of the American Red Cross is to save lives, but disaster relief is not the only way that this goal can be accomplished. One of the main branches of the ARC is that for Health and Safety Services, which provides the training to perform first aid, CPR, and AED (automatic external defibrillator), certification for babysitters and lifeguards, and education about HIV/AIDS. These programs help ensure that Americans everywhere are able to prepare for and to prevent accidents from happening, which, compounded with the ARC’s strong commitment to providing relief, creates one of the most profound networks of community service that helps people live safe and healthy lives.

Another branch of the American Red Cross is one of the most famed. It is the Biomedical Services branch, which handles the very popular Blood Services, as well as Plasma Services, Nucleic Acid Testing, Leukoreduction, and Cellular Therapy. In donating just one pint of blood, a person can save up to three lives, creating a profound impact on the community and saving lives that neither money nor time can buy.

On the national level, the American Red Cross is so spectacular in that it is an organization that saves many lives all over the world… However, even on the local or university level, the Health and Safety and Biological Service branches can provide anyone with the ability to donate blood and give life to someone else, or to be trained to save a life in the future. Here at Vanderbilt, we hold multiple blood drives and CPR/AED/First Aid trainings every year, in order to create a safer campus as well as aid our community.

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IMPORTANT: The timestamp under each item is the date that the entry was posted, NOT the date of the event.

CPR/AED/First Aid training (discounted price)

February 18, 2011 – 9:55 pm

When: Saturday, March 26, 2011, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Contact: jaclyn.m.quartner@vanderbilt.edu If you will be working as an emergency responder and need certification, the CPR/AED/First Aid training is for you! This time, the training is offered at a discounted price of only $63. Contact Jackie to sign up. More details coming soon.

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CPR/First Aid/AED training

September 23, 2010 – 12:45 pm

When: Saturday, November 13, 9am-3:30pm Where: Sarratt 216/220 Cost: $58 due November 5 Limit: 15 people There will be a CPR/First Aid/AED training on Saturday, November 13. The training costs $58, and you will be certified for one year. To sign up, please email alyssa.j.fesmire@vanderbilt.edu.

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Blood Drive: Oct. 18-20

September 23, 2010 – 12:43 pm

Our upcoming Blood Drive will be October 18-20, 11am-4pm. As the event approaches you will be able to sign-up to donate and/or volunteer to help work the blood drive.

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