X-Message-Number: 9058 Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 06:51:04 -0700 (MST) From: Fred Chamberlain <> Subject: CPR Cards and Alcor Life Memberships From: Fred Chamberlain <> Subject: CPR Cards and Alcor Life Memberships Re: CryoNet #9057, Tim Freeman wrote: > I have signed up for a CPR course > at De Anza College in Cupertino, > and it would be great to have some > people who get this email come along. > Here's the ad for the course: This seems like a good time to point out that there will be a weekend course for Alcor Suspension Members in the Northern California area on the weekend of February 7th - 8th at Mark and Judy Muhlestein's home, on standby and transport procedures. Extensive checklists on "what to do", as well as training in the use of cooldown equipment, medications, infection control, and other aspects of helping your fellow cryonics organization members in emergencies will be part of this course. How does this tie in to CPR courses and Life Memberships? For those of you who have had time to read your latest issue of The Phoenix, a current CPR card (with at least one year to go prior to expiration - they are "two year" cards) is the only requirement other than the weekend course, for certification and participation as a CryoTransport Technician in Alcor's program for standby and transport. Agreement to serve in this capacity in Alcor's operations entitles the Member to an 85% reduction in dues, including dues for the Life Membership program. The ten year installment plan was $100/month for this in 1997, and now is $120/month, but until June 1, 1997, for rescue people who qualify by that time, the rates roll back to 1997, and the 85% discount means that Life Membership payments are only $15/month. The course at Mark's and Judy's 10 days from now, plus the CPR course Tim has mentioned, is all you would need to cut your present dues from $30/month to $15/month *and* move into the Life Membership installment plan. Northern California represents the highest concentration of Alcor Suspension Members and thus is high on our priority list for development. The Alcor Northern California high impulse HLR has been recently sent back to the manufacturer for refurbishment, and has since been returned to Northern California. A complete meds kit and new, far more portable ice bath will be part of the course. We will be using a new configuration for measuring brain temperature pioneered by 21st Century Medicine, Inc., in which tympanic (ear drum) thermocouple probes are used, vs. the older methods (esophageal probes). This course could also be your entryway into rescue participation in a new company, BioTransport, Inc. which is a possible service provider under consideration for multi-organizational operations. While BioTransport is still in the earliest stages of development, it is not too early for Alcor Members who take this course to become familiar with its possibilities. For Alcor Members who cannot make the February 7-8 course, one will be given in Southern California on March 7-8, and a third course will be given the last week of March in Scottsdale, AZ immediately before the Alcor Conference. Those who successfully complete the Arizona course get one more benefit; free registration at the conference. For all the details, if you are interested, don't scratch through that pile of mail looking for the latest issue of The Phoenix. Just call Linda Chamberlain at 1-800-367-2228 (Alcor) and get the details. Space *is* limited, and we will ask that you be committed to certifying by getting your CPR card either at the course Tim has mentioned or before (many others are available). We wish we could open this course up for those who are not Alcor Suspension Members, but the legal advice we have been given is that this would represent a liability for us, and (also) the whole purpose of the course is to make the world safer for Alcor Members. The three courses mentioned above are probably the last "tuition free" courses Alcor will be able to offer, so in that way too, this represents a better value than will be available in the future. Remember, cryonics only "works" if there are people to *make* it work. This is your chance to be one of those who knows what to do, if life hangs in the balance for one of your fellow Alcor Members! Fred Chamberlain, President () Alcor Life Extension Foundation Non-profit cryonic suspension services since 1972. 7895 E. Acoma Dr., Suite 110, Scottsdale AZ 85260-6916 Phone (602) 922-9013 (800) 367-2228 FAX (602) 922-9027 for general requests http://www.alcor.org Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9058