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

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