Pasadena High School students recently participated in the school’s eighth annual mass CPR training.
During the event, students had the opportunity to gain hands-on training in several areas including first aid, CPR, stroke identification, Stop the Bleed, AED and much more. This year’s trainees joined the ranks of over 2,500 students from Pasadena High School who have also received the life-saving training over the years.
Pasadena High School partnered with various community organizations to host the event, including the American Heart Association’s CPR in Schools Program, the Pasadena Health Center, the Pasadena Fire Department, Acadian EMS, HCA, Chick-fil-A, Houston Methodist, Texas Chiropractic College and Memorial Hermann, BLDG Active skin repair and HOIST hydration.
The training, while typically for freshman students, was for sophomores, as the prior year’s CPR training had been canceled due to COVID restrictions.
Jeremy Jackson, an Athletic Trainer and Sports Medicine Instructor at Pasadena High School who coordinated the event, spoke about the changes in the event this year.
“There were many changes and moving parts this year due to COVID,” said Jackson. “But we worked together and were excited to teach another class of students these life-saving skills.”
While Jackson may have coordinated the event, he insisted that it was a team effort.
“Our sports medicine student aides helped set up, clean and control traffic,” said Jackson. “There are many people who have helped along the way. March is National Athletic Training Month and this event really shows the value an athletic trainer has for a community.”