| CPR is an excellent life saving tool that has | | | | compressions in the middle of the chest with |
| saved many lives and has existed in many | | | | the heel of one hand and the other hand on |
| forms for hundreds of years. However, our | | | | top with fingers interlaced. Compressions |
| current method of CPR was not taught to the | | | | should be about 1 ½ to 2 inches in depth and |
| public until the 1970s. Before that, it was | | | | do 30 compressions. Each compression should |
| determined that artificial respiration and | | | | take less than a second, but ensure the chest |
| chest compressions could save a person's | | | | rises before the next compression. - Repeat |
| life, but the method before our current one | | | | this process until help arrives unless the |
| consisted of laying a person on their | | | | victim begins breathing again. This may seem |
| stomach. Fortunately, our current method is | | | | easy by reading it, but if you didn't know |
| the adopted method because of its high | | | | the steps, you now know what to do. However, |
| success rate. However, there are plenty of | | | | it is good to gather some experience on |
| misconceptions when it comes to CPR because | | | | performing CPR in case you do need to do it |
| of what we see in movies and on television | | | | in a real life setting. Sign up for courses |
| series set in hospital environments. The | | | | The best way you're going to gain CPR |
| reason why CPR is portrayed the way it is on | | | | experience is if you sign up for a low cost |
| television is for dramatic effect, but what | | | | CPR course. In the course you learn about |
| that does is give people the wrong impression | | | | CPR, how it works, why it works, and you are |
| about how it is really done. Could you | | | | able to practice it on dolls that are |
| imagine sitting there and waiting for the | | | | specially designed for teaching individuals |
| person performing CPR to breathe into the | | | | CPR. This is the best way you're going to |
| victim's mouth twice and then do 30 chest | | | | learn CPR. You don't have to invest in a |
| compressions? That would be rather boring, | | | | fancy course that is expensive. CPR is CPR |
| wouldn't it? We usually see them breathe | | | | and what is important is that you know how to |
| twice and do anywhere between 5 and 15 chest | | | | perform it when the need comes about. You |
| compressions. How to perform CPR CPR isn't | | | | just never know when something is going to |
| the quick and glamorous lifesaving technique | | | | happen unexpectedly and you might be the only |
| we see in Hollywood. There are steps to be | | | | person in the room who knows the correct way. |
| taken. Those steps are: - You must try to | | | | As stressful as that may be, it is better |
| wake the victim. You can rub your knuckles | | | | that you know it instead of no one knowing it |
| against their chest in a brisk manner. Any | | | | at all because you could very well save a |
| moaning or moving means CPR doesn't need to | | | | life. That in itself makes taking a CPR |
| be done. - If they're not breathing, tilt | | | | course worth your time and your money. |
| their head back so their chin is lifted, and | | | | |
| put your ear to their mouth to ensure they | | | | Lifesaver 101 courses provides CPR Training |
| are still not breathing. Use your cheek to | | | | and First Aid training that meets and exceeds |
| make sure they're not breathing and look at | | | | current standards. Fostering awareness of |
| their chest. Pinch their nose and then seal | | | | safety and prevention, being able to |
| their mouth with yours. Use a CPR mask if you | | | | recognize an emergency situation, and |
| can. Give breath for one second, let their | | | | developing advanced treatment skills are all |
| chest fall, then give breath another second | | | | part of our program objectives. |
| and let their chest fall. - Do chest | | | | |