I remember about two years ago when I got certified to do child and infant CPR [unfortunately I haven't gotten my certificates renewed], we were stressed on what to do in CPR. Look around, listen, call for help, all of these. You have to remember how many compressions per breaths and how to do it.
Now, they've changed it around so it's a bit easier to remember. 2 breaths for every 30 compressions -- which apparently do make a difference.
Did you know [this is in the article] that it's better to breathe with someone who's been drowning, and with a heart attack victim, it's better to do chest compressions? Either way, doing the whole CPR routine is vital for someone's survival.
If you don't know CPR, go out and take a class -- get certified. Help someone when they're in need, who knows when they might do the same for you.
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I'm certified in CPR, trach modified CPR as well and can use the portable defibrillator's as well. It's not hard to learn and is definitely a skill everyone should have. Better to know it than to have an emergency come up and no one have a clue what to do!
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I would like to practice CPR with a special someone. lol Just kidding. I heard that it isn't something one should practice with a healthy person because it's a hurtful process. Do you have to pay for the class? There are signs in restaurants in case someone chokes. Does that mean you can only do CPR if you are certified too? What if someone like me does not know how to do it has to be in the life-and-death situation? Should we do CPR anyway if we do not know how to? Or would it be better to call for help instead of damaging the person's ribs from doing CPR incorrectly?
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Really, the only time you do CPR is when the person is already dead-there is no pulse, they aren't breathing. You're going to crack their ribs anyway-whether you're certified or not. However, the real difference is that if you're certified, they can't sue you for taking life saving measures or injuring them in the process. There are also right and wrong ways to do it. yes, DO call for help. CPR is not going to resuscitate someone-it will only keep oxygenated blood flowing to the brain until help arrives so that if they are able to be resuscitated, they won't be brain dead.
Actually, they're trying to push a new type of CPR where you focus on abdomen compressions rather than chest compressions, because it is less damaging.
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really? i haven't heard this. I don't see how that would work exactly since by doing chest compressions you're simulating what the heart should be doing naturally-pumping blood to the brain and other organs, although at this point, the main focus is keeping oxygenated blood flowing to the brain to prevent brain death...so if you could explain or maybe get some more info on the abdominal compressions and how it works i'd appreciate it.
http://www.purdue.edu/uns/x/2007b/070905GeddesCPR.html
They've found that abdomen compressions actually pump more blood through the body, and you get more oxygenated blood because the body takes in air on its own, rather than being forced by mouth-to-mouth.
We were also asked to pass this on to you. It's a podcast that can be found on iTunes and on this website: www.learnCPRpodcast.com, that helps give a refresher for people who have learned CPR. I do not encourage anyone to actually learn how to give CPR this way, as it is an extremely dangerous procedure.
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Thank you!! that's interesting-I'll make sure to ask next time I'm up for renewal.
Yes, it would hurt. If you do CPR on someone who is still breathing and alive, they'll push you away... haha, wouldn't that be awkward to have someone pushing on your chest and breathing into your mouth when you don't need it? That's why when you practice, you do it on realistic dolls [with real clothing a lot of the time...] that have their chests rise and fall.
A lot of the time you do pay for the class, unless you're a volunteer. I believe that if you become a volunteer with the Red Cross, you can get the class if you'll be teaching it. Otherwise, you pay about 30$ or so for certification.
When someone chokes... you don't do CPR, you do the Heimlich Removal.
The first time I was certified (before an internship as a youth pastor) I had to pay for it. I think it was 20 or 30 bucks.
Apparently there is a new push by the Red Cross to have people in businesses certified, and they're marketing this to companies who pay for the service and the instructor certifies a bunch of people at once, at company expense... so this last time I was certified, it didn't cost me anything.
I have been certified several times, but haven't had it renewed lately. A year or so ago my mother collapsed and stopped breathing, so I had to help my father do CPR with me. It was terrifying, but she is alive now.
It really is an invaluable tool to have. You never know when it will come in handy!
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I'm CPR Certified and First Aid Certified for the same reason i have a Concealed Carry Permit: To save lives, including my own.
Even if one lets their permit lapse, the knowledge of what to do and how to do it can even save your own life, so I do recommend it for everyone.
I'd always thought about getting certified, but put it off until it hit close to home- my niece has a condition where she stops breathing (she's having tests done at UC Davis to see what it might be, we don't know yet) But that was the scariest moment of my life-watching her go through that and not being able to do anything. As soon as I found out what was going on and the fact that it'd been a problem since she was a baby and I'd babysat for her numerous times, I went and got certified. I'm hoping I never have to use it, but I know that if i do, I know what to do. I think it is a great thing and maybe they should teach it in HS with the health class or something- there is no harm in learning it.
This is a great point! Everyone should know CPR. It's never too early to be trained, but it can be too late. It doesn't take that long to learn, and anyone can learn it.
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