American Red Cross and Hudson Team Up for CPR Certification

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2023 saw punishing heat waves, devastating wildfires and their accompanying reduced air quality. With this record-breaking climate crisis, governments and healthcare systems around the world are unable to keep up with the mitigation measures required to support their people.

Where these systems struggle, the American Red Cross steps in as the humanitarian organization to help those in need, every 8 minutes, wherever possible. Well-known for offering a variety of services including disaster relief, blood donations, international aid, and life-saving skills-training such as First Aid and CPR, their mission is to “prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies.”

When found unconscious, in a state of cardiac arrest or respiratory failure due to insufferable heat or any other unfortunate circumstance, CPR can be the key to staying alive.

Because of this shared belief in making a difference and saving a life, Hudson has encouraged different departments to have at least one member team up with the American Red Cross to get CPR certified.

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The selected Hudson participants who received certification left feeling confident to perform CPR and proud to have gained the ability to respond in an emergency situation. Many shared the sentiment that having the knowledge is rewarding and were glad to have been a part of this learning experience, no matter how nerve-racking.

One Hudson member said it best, “I thought the CPR training was extremely helpful and is knowledge everyone should learn at some point should they ever find themselves in the unfortunate situation of finding someone unresponsive. I now feel like I have enough knowledge of how to perform CPR and use an AED in order to best do my part to save someone’s life until trained emergency staff arrive.”

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Operations Director in the Deerfield USA office had an interesting comment: “I guess my biggest takeaway is the 3 W’s. Meaning, while learning how to do these techniques was of course very important and helpful, understanding why those techniques are done the way they are and understanding what to realistically expect in a real-life situation was probably even more helpful. No two situations are ever going to be exactly the same, and no real-life situation is ever going to be exactly the same as the training was, so understanding why the techniques are done the way they are should help me be able to adapt to what may be needed in a real-life situation. Because of that understanding of both how and why, I feel reasonably prepared/confident in using this training should the situation ever arise, although I’m sure I’d also be completely terrified in that moment.”

Hudson is grateful for the American Red Cross’s dedication to their mission, and for helping us help others.

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