CPR for Emergency Medical Technicians

One of the many classes that I need to take every so often is the annual CPR course to keep my Emergency Medical Technician certification. This course was held tonight at the Washington Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps and was open to all members of any Volunteer Ambulance corps. It was a 31/2 hour course to review our skills and be tested on the current methods. Every 3 years in New Jersey we must re-cert our EMT skills by taking classes and lectures. We must take 48 hours of specified classes and pass them. In the last three years I have had over 100 hours of classes in many different fields of the EMT curriculum. All in all, with meetings, being on duty, re-cert classes etc I estimate that I volunteer around 700-800 hours a year to my town. If you haven't ever thought of giving back, why not start to, now. Visit your towns main website to see the different ways of volunteering and helping. It's never too late.

About the author: Jeffrey Helton is a RE/MAX Elite Associates sales agent/ REALTOR in Montvale, NJ and specializes in Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Wyckoff, Ho Ho kus, Hillsdale, Westwood and Washington Township. If you are interested in buying or selling real estate in these areas contact Jeff at 201-566-8272 or visit his high tech website at GettingMyHouse.com. Jeffrey is also the creator of RidgewoodBuzz.com an online experience for Ridgewood residences.