Yesterday, Friday, September 11, 2009, all my staff (except Louis the cook) had CPR and first aid training. It took me back to my years at the University of Iowa College of Nursing (1972-79) when I supervised the young nursing faculty who taught all the basic nursing skills. We certified hundreds of nursing students in CPR. I think we had 3 Resusci-Annies. Yesterday Dr. Mahesh and nurse Deepak had a half-Resusci-Annie and a Resusci-Baby. It was interesting to realize that I still know the basics and to learn the new routine - 2 breaths and 30 compressions. With any luck I'll never have to use it. My staff were fascinated as none of them had been trained before. We took advantage of the opportunity to take staff photographs - here we are ...
And the we posed with the Doctor and nurse...