Troop 1221 took part in this event!
3,469 Scouts and Scouters Establish World Record
By Doug Fidler Jamboree Today Staff
Scouts and Scouters at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree established what organizers believe will be a world record of 3,469 people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation/ automated external defibrillator in a 24-hour period. The all-day event Thursday at the arena attracted thousands of participants and scores of instructors to the series of hour-long instruction courses on correct lifesaving techniques.
This number must be verified by the Guinness Book of World Records before it will be entered as a record. Since this event was the first of its kind, however, the final number will establish a baseline for other organizations to challenge around the world.
In a well-choreographed training session, Scouts and Scouters completed basic CPR and AED training qualifications with an assigned CPR personal training mannequin.
"It was a Guinness Book of World Records attempt and our Scoutmaster wanted us to come and it was a good refresher of CPR skills," said Life Scout C. Crookston, 13, of League City, Texas. A. Michaelis, a 12-year-old Life Scout from Trophy Club, Texas, was pleased with the training. "I think it was well worth it. The people knew what they were doing." Thursday's mid day thunderstorm failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the staff or Scouts trying to set the world record. Newell minimized the impact, explaining that one training session was delayed and only one canceled because of a weather alert.
The shortness of the course may have been a surprise to those who have taken other CPR/AED courses in the past. Sharon Allen, RN, an assistant coordinator of the event and the manager of the American Heart Association Training Center at Mary Washington Hospital in nearby Fredericksburg, Va., emphasized that the shortened curriculum resulted from a rethinking of the way basic lifesaving training should be conducted.
"As long as Scouts know how to compress and breathe properly, they will be able to help the person until professionals arrive," she said.
By Doug Fidler Jamboree Today Staff
Scouts and Scouters at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree established what organizers believe will be a world record of 3,469 people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation/ automated external defibrillator in a 24-hour period. The all-day event Thursday at the arena attracted thousands of participants and scores of instructors to the series of hour-long instruction courses on correct lifesaving techniques.
This number must be verified by the Guinness Book of World Records before it will be entered as a record. Since this event was the first of its kind, however, the final number will establish a baseline for other organizations to challenge around the world.
In a well-choreographed training session, Scouts and Scouters completed basic CPR and AED training qualifications with an assigned CPR personal training mannequin.
"It was a Guinness Book of World Records attempt and our Scoutmaster wanted us to come and it was a good refresher of CPR skills," said Life Scout C. Crookston, 13, of League City, Texas. A. Michaelis, a 12-year-old Life Scout from Trophy Club, Texas, was pleased with the training. "I think it was well worth it. The people knew what they were doing." Thursday's mid day thunderstorm failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the staff or Scouts trying to set the world record. Newell minimized the impact, explaining that one training session was delayed and only one canceled because of a weather alert.
The shortness of the course may have been a surprise to those who have taken other CPR/AED courses in the past. Sharon Allen, RN, an assistant coordinator of the event and the manager of the American Heart Association Training Center at Mary Washington Hospital in nearby Fredericksburg, Va., emphasized that the shortened curriculum resulted from a rethinking of the way basic lifesaving training should be conducted.
"As long as Scouts know how to compress and breathe properly, they will be able to help the person until professionals arrive," she said.
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