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Onate High School Jr MRC Unit Profile

Community/Jurisdiction Served:

New Mexico - Dona Ana County

Sponsoring Organization:

Alamogordo High School Junior MRC

Date Established:

9/16/2008

Unit Information:

5700 Mesa Grande Blvd
Las Cruces, NM 88012

Contact Information:

Tammy Atkinson-Dayley
5700 Mesa Grande Blvd
Las Cruces, NM 88012
Phone: 575-527-9400 ext.7752
Cell: 575-649-7628

Profile:

The Onate High School Jr. Medical Reserve Corps is being developed as a pilot project for implementing Jr. MRC units across the state of New Mexico in accordance with the HST School Resiliency Piolet Project. The purpose of the OHS Jr. MRC is to educate and prepare young adults in the Las Cruces area to be productive members of the local emergency response team, educate their peers and the community at large in how to prepare for emergencies, and act as a model for other possible Jr. MRC units in NM. This unit will partner with the NM MRC, Alamogordo High School Jr MRC, New Mexico State University-Las Cruces, White Sands Missle Range, local emergency management members, and other county agencies to ensure comprehensive preparation for students who will become an integral part of the community disaster response team. All members of the present Health Occupations program will be active members of the unit. Members will be certified in CPR, as First Responders, through the MedStart Academy programs of study. Advanced students will become instructors of CPR and First Responders in order to certify their peers in the program. A classroom curriculum is being developed for the Health Occupations I course that will include disaster management and preparedness training. This first year curriculum will be the foundation of the OHS Jr. MRC program. We believe that high school students will be able to affect and train members of the community that are not readily accessible to or willing to participate with other emergency preparedness teams.

Volunteer Count:

Physicians	0
Physician Assistants	0
Nurse Practitioners	0
Nurses	0
Pharmacists	0
Dentists	0
Veterinarians	0
Mental Health Professionals	0
EMS Professionals	0
Respiratory Therapists	0
Other Public Health/Medical	0
Non-Public Health/Non-Medical	0
Total	0

Recent Activities:

6/29/2010
National HOSA Convention held in Orlando for the purpose of developing ledership skills, networking with other future health care professionals, and competition with some of the top participants in the Nation

5/3/2010
On 5/3/10 the Onate High School Jr MRC helped to organize a school blood drive. The students also held many different roles in the drive. They manned the intake stations where they screened applicants to determine if they were eligible to donate blood. They ran a height weight station to assure that they met the requirements for blood volume. They manned the drink/snack station where they were responsible for making sure that all donors ate and drank something before they were allowed to leave. At this station they were required to talk to the donors and make sure that they were okay to leave and they were not feeling ill and would not pass out when they did stand up to leave. The last station was the output station which required the Jr MRC members to record the time that each donor left and also recorded their donation so that the donors could receive their bonus points and T-shirt

1/12/2010
On 1/12/10 the Onate High School Jr MRC helped to organize a school blood drive. The students also held many different roles in the drive. They manned the intake stations where they screened applicants to determine if they were eligible to donate blood. They ran a height weight station to assure that they met the requirements for blood volume. They manned the drink/snack station where they were responsible for making sure that all donors ate and drank something before they were allowed to leave. At this station they were required to talk to the donors and make sure that they were okay to leave and they were not feeling ill and would not pass out when they did stand up to leave. The last station was the output station which required the Jr MRC members to record the time that each donor left and also recorded their donation so that the donors could receive their bonus points and T-shirt

12/7/2009
First Aid and CPR Training- On Dec 7 we certified 68 students in Heartsaver First Aid and CPR. All of the participants who attended the sessions were given their certifications in proparation for the next level of coursework

10/19/2009
Penny Drive for Autism Speeks

Last Updated on 8/4/2010