St. Thomas More CPR/AED Program

The person who is proficient at cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a valuable asset to his or her family, congregation and community. The Church of St. Thomas More is blessed to have a team of more than 400 parishioners who have this skill, and are also trained in the use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED), an instrument that has been responsible for a ten-fold increase in the rate of survival in heart attacks that occur outside the hospital setting.  

We invite you to learn about our program and what you can do to help safeguard your family.

Our instructors are volunteer parishioners who have been certified by the American Red Cross. They do not charge for their services.        

  There are four components to the CPR training program:  

1. Adult CPR and AED
In this 3 ½ hour training session you will learn how to recognize an emergency, activate community emergency services, perform CPR and use the AED. There are no prerequisites. Certification is provided through the American Red Cross. The cost (materials and processing only) is $37 per person.  

2. Infant and Child CPR
Designed for parents, grandparents and babysitters, this 3 ½ hour course teaches how to recognize the emergencies that are most likely to occur in infants and children, how to activate community emergency services, and how to perform CPR. There are no prerequisites. Certification is provided through the American Red Cross. The cost (materials and processing only) is $37 per person.  

3. Hands-Only CPR
Recent research has shown that providing chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breathing for persons who are observed to collapse from sudden cardiac arrest improves the likelihood of survival. This is called Hands-Only CPR. The class takes only 60 minutes. There is no fee and no certification.

4. CPR Tune-UPs
Without regular practice and review it is a challenge to maintain proficiency in any skill. This is especially true of CPR, when the stresses of an emergency make it difficult to react appropriately. We provide bi-monthly (every other month) tune-ups so that our graduates can polish their skills, learn of the latest innovations in CPR, and develop the ability to react automatically to a cardiac emergency. Tune-up sessions are “walk-in” at the times noted in the schedule. They require no more than 15 minutes, and consist of a single scenario with appropriate coaching and feedback from the instructor. There is no charge for the monthly tune-ups.

We limit most classes to 8 participants. Each will receive a manual that serves as a reference for home study and review. 

A schedule of training sessions is listed below:     

Adult CPR/AED Classes:

Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 9:00am
Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 9:00am

Infant/Child CPR Classes:

Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 9:00am
Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 9:00am

Hands-Only CPR Classes:

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 7:00pm

Tune-ups will be held 9:00am-12:00noon on the following Saturdays:

April 7, 2012
June 2, 2012

No appointment is necessary.

The cost of the Adult CPR/AED and the Infant/child CPR class is $37 per person, checks payable to St. Thomas More.  

To reserve a place:   
e-mail: Dr. Phil Goscienski
voice mail: 760-732-1414