| A health club is generally where people go to get in | | | | It is extremely important for the safety of all health |
| shape and stay healthy. Most health clubs offer a | | | | club members that employees receive CPR training |
| variety of classes, equipment and health-focused | | | | on a regular basis. |
| amenities such as massage and steam baths. | | | | CPR is great, but for the safety of their members, |
| Members assume their health club is focused on | | | | many health club managers are installing Automated |
| safety because it is focused on their health. That is | | | | External Defibrillators (AED's.) An AED provides an |
| not always the case, however. | | | | electrical shock to the body of a cardiac arrest victim |
| In order to build a solid clientele, a health club needs | | | | to essentially jump-start the heart. Combined with |
| to have the right combination of classes, instructors, | | | | CPR, this system can actually raise a cardiac arrest |
| equipment and marketing. One component that | | | | victim's survival rate above 40%. |
| simply cannot be overlooked is safety. Members | | | | First Aid & AED Equipment Checks |
| need to feel as if their safety is a health club's | | | | Having employees trained in first aid and CPR goes a |
| number one priority. Here are a few ways to make | | | | long way towards the safety of a health club. |
| any health club focused on safety: | | | | Installing an AED in the club is truly making a |
| First Aid Training | | | | commitment to the safety of members. However, if |
| Each and every employee of the health club should | | | | first aid materials and the AED are not kept in proper |
| be properly trained in the administration of first aid | | | | working order, they may not be there when needed |
| and CPR. A health club is an environment where a | | | | most. |
| large percentage of members are beginning a | | | | Have a particular employee take on the responsibility |
| workout regime hoping to improve their health. This | | | | for keeping the first aid box well stocked. Another |
| means that they are currently not in the best of | | | | employee can be responsible for checking the AED |
| shape and that can spell trouble! | | | | to ensure it is operating properly and carries a good |
| While some emergency situations strike without | | | | charge. If a medical emergency was to arise and |
| warning, such as cardiac arrest, others are brought | | | | these items were not available as promised, |
| on by stress and exertion. It is imperative that all | | | | members would suffer greatly. |
| heath club employees know the warning signs of | | | | Equipment Safety Checks |
| heart-related problems and how to handle | | | | First aid and AED's are not the only sets of |
| life-and-death situations. | | | | equipment that need to be kept in working order to |
| It is also important that employees can handle | | | | ensure member safety. The exercise equipment itself |
| non-life threatening situations. Many health club | | | | needs to be checked on a regular basis to make sure |
| members simply find themselves with sprained joints, | | | | all parts are running smoothly. Literally hundreds of |
| pulled muscles or other injuries. Health club staff | | | | different people may use a piece of equipment at a |
| should be prepared to handle these medical situations | | | | health club in any given week. This increases the |
| as they arise. | | | | opportunity for a small part to break or be |
| CPR Training and AED Training | | | | compromised in some way. By checking each piece |
| When a person suffers cardiac arrest, their brain can | | | | of equipment on a regular basis, health club managers |
| only live 4-6 minutes without the help of properly | | | | can definitely say they put their member's safety |
| administered CPR. CPR acts to manually pump blood | | | | first! |
| through the body until medical intervention can begin. | | | | |