From the FAQ:
Will my employer accept this card?
It is up to the discretion of each individual employer to decide whether or not they will accept the ProCPR certification. It is suggested that you show the certificate or website (www.procpr.org) to your employer and let them decide. If you call any other Curriculum provider, ie. American Heart Association or Red Cross, they will most likely tell you they do not recognize or accept our certificate. This is to be expected because they are competitors to ProCPR.
Doc com, you seem to know a bit about CPR certification. Bluntly put, what do you see going on here?
I don't have the actual piece of paper before me to examine.
So, I am going to have to make some assumptions.
If the back of the card is indeed unaltered, and it is dated 2005, and it is Mr. Shaw's signature, then there is a great possibility he signed these cards in advance and someone stole this card, added the name and dates.
Or, there is a possibility that Mr. Shaw was doing someone a "favor" by giving them a card to fill out on their own or actually committed the offense.
In either case, if this involves the actual performance of CPR by someone who is not authorized or checked off, then I would pity anyone who was involved in any forgery or false certification.
There should minimally be a roster kept somewhere by someone showing the dates and the times of the class and the instructors as well as all in attendance and the instructor.
I have never personally seen anything other than a card issued by the American Heart Association so naturally I would be suspect to anything but one with their logo. Plus, the cards issued by the AHA can not be altered, as best as I recall.
My hunch was this was someone who was an EMT or Paramedic or first responder or home care provider who let their certification lapse of never was certified to begin with.
If you call any other Curriculum provider, ie.
American Heart Association or Red Cross, they will most likely tell you they do not recognize or accept our certificate. This is to be expected because they are competitors to ProCPR.[/I]
That is the most pathetic disclaimer I have ever seen.
The American Heart Association or the Red Cross is not their competitors...
they are the ones that CERTIFY THE INSTRUCTORS, THE COURSES, AND THE PROVIDERS.
Wow, what a line of BS.