Press Release
12 April 2005
Matilda International Hospital Launches CPR
and AED Course for Personal Trainers in May
PDF Download : chinese, english
Integrated courses raise the safety awareness
of fitness instructors
The fitness season is coming with the heat
of summer. Matilda International Hospital (MIH) announced
to introduce a course on Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) particularly for
personal trainers from May. The tailor-made courses are aimed
to strengthen the first aid training of fitness instructors
and align with the objective of fitness centres to strive
for a safer environment for facility users.
Ms Hilda Ko, Health Education Manager, Communications
and Project Development of Matilda International Hospital
said, "The majority of fitness centres and airlines in Europe
and the US already have the AED devices in place for safety
reasons. New York even enforced by law to require all major
public facilities to install AED, including parks, golf courses,
sport arenas, homes for the aged and health clubs. AED is
proved to be effective in increasing survival chances, rate
and extent of recovery, or temporary and permanent disability.
People defibrillated within a short period of developing cardiac
arrest, have a 30% survival rate."
The new CPR and AED course will commence
in May and be held regularly at MIH. Instructed in English,
Cantonese, Mandarin or Japanese, each lasts for 4 hours and
costs HK$250 per person. The course will cover basic CPR as
well as an introduction, on operation, safety, maintenance
and practice of AED.
A CPR certificate is pre-requisite and should
regularly be renewed by all personal trainers at any fitness
or health centres in Hong Kong.
Hilda added, "We forecast the growing introduction
of AED and therefore have created training courses specially
designed for personal trainers who desire to equip themselves
for shaping a safer environment for sport facility users."
To raise the safety awareness of the fitness environment,
the brand new course incorporating CPR and AED is aimed at
providing more comprehensive training to personal trainers
by offering 1-on-1 practice opportunity and knowledge of effective
first aid equipment. Participants who complete the course
and pass the examination will be awarded a certificate valid
for two years.
Any interested individuals or parties can
contact our Health Education Hotline at 2849 0357 for enrollment
or organizing Cantonese, English, Japanese or Mandarin courses
at any fitness centres or other venues.
Matilda International Hospital is a private,
not for profit hospital committed to providing international
standards and excellence in care to the people of Hong Kong.
Matilda International Hospital's Course on
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation & Automated External Defibrillation
for Personal Trainers
| Date
& Time: |
9.00
- 13.00 on 7 May 2005 |
| |
13.00
- 17.00 on 18 May 2005 |
| |
13.00
- 17.00 on 25 May 2005 |
| Venue: |
Lecture
Hall, Matilda International Hospital |
| Target: |
Personal
Trainers |
| Fee: |
HK$250
(Including lecture materials, practical sessions and a
certificate) |
| Language: |
7
May 2005 - Cantonese |
| |
18
May 2005 - Cantonese |
| |
25
May 2005 - English |
| Course
Outline: |
4
hours, basics of CPR, introduction, operation and safety
guideline and maintenance of AED, 1-on-1 practice with
mannequins |
| Certificate: |
Valid
for 2 years |
| Enrollment: |
Contact
Health Education Hotline at 2849 0357 or email to health@matilda.org |
For further information, please contact Belinda
Chun Tel: 2849 1566 Email: media@matilda.org
|
