Prospect Avenue begins new initiative to train officers in CPR

The Inter-Club Council recently approved a plan to make officers at each eating club responsible for safety at their club and the Street as a whole.

According to the plan submitted by ICC President Corey Sanders '04, five to 15 officers from each club will attend a CPR training course to ensure that trained health care is available at the clubs.

"This Safety Committee has been an ongoing idea for the last year of addressing safety concerns along Prospect Avenue," Sanders said.

The primary goal is to train officers for most health and safety concerns at the Street, he said.

The plan will also create a monthly meeting to bring together one member from each club to discuss safety on the Street.

Dicussion topics might include the need for defibrillators in the clubs, concerns excessive drinking and advanced care response time, which some perceive to be slow.

The meetings are designed to keep safety a primary concern in the clubs.

The Princeton Prospect Foundation is funding the development and training of the Safety Committee.

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"Because this foundation is entirely supported by the eating clubs, the support of the Safety Committee comes in its entirety directly from the clubs along Prospect Avenue," Sanders said.

The Safety Committee will convene next semester after the eating club officers receive their CPR training.

At least five officers from each eating club must complete the training before the Safety Committee will meet.

"Overall, this is a huge step for safety concerns along Prospect Avenue," Sanders said. "It addresses not only safety concerns at the weekly parties but also the daily meals. The training of these officers in each club will make all the clubs just a little bit more prepared and therefore a little bit more safe."