A graduate of St. John’s University, Peter Liota is a private security professional who formerly worked as a detective for the New York City Police Department. His current position as an executive security specialist for SJC Group, Inc., requires Peter Liota to maintain certifications in several skills, including CPR, AED use, and first aid.
Even for those not working in a field that requires such certifications, a developed knowledge of them can provide anyone with tools that could be useful in an emergency. Training in first aid can teach people how to evaluate an emergency situation, assess the needs of a person in trouble, identify heart attack symptoms, control bleeding, and treat snake bite and insect stings.
CPR classes are taught at different levels, but general classes for adults teach individuals how to accurately perform chest compressions that can keep blood flowing through a person’s body in the event of a heart attack. Many of these classes also teach attendees how to use an AED, or automatic external defibrillator, that delivers a shock to the system of a person who has gone into cardiac arrest. Overall, these skills give those who choose to learn them a better chance of keeping someone alive until emergency medical assistance arrives.
Even for those not working in a field that requires such certifications, a developed knowledge of them can provide anyone with tools that could be useful in an emergency. Training in first aid can teach people how to evaluate an emergency situation, assess the needs of a person in trouble, identify heart attack symptoms, control bleeding, and treat snake bite and insect stings.
CPR classes are taught at different levels, but general classes for adults teach individuals how to accurately perform chest compressions that can keep blood flowing through a person’s body in the event of a heart attack. Many of these classes also teach attendees how to use an AED, or automatic external defibrillator, that delivers a shock to the system of a person who has gone into cardiac arrest. Overall, these skills give those who choose to learn them a better chance of keeping someone alive until emergency medical assistance arrives.