My whole day on January 29 was shot, but it was time well spent. I enrolled in all-day training put on by the American Heart Association in cardiopulmonary resusitation (CPR), AED training, and first aid. Now I feel even better about inviting my Brokie friends to spend a week with me in June in the wilds of Wyoming. And strangely, it helped me get over the ache of losing our hero Heath Ledger.
CPR must be instituted immediately whenever a person stops breathing and their heart stops beating. It keeps essential blood flowing to the brain and can keep the person alive until their heart can restart on its own. There have been cases of people being revived successfully after three hours of CPR.
If you have had this training in the past, you might think about going to a refresher class because it has changed a lot in the past few years. For instance, you were advised to check the person's pulse first before starting CPR; now you no longer do that, because it's a waste of precious time.
Also there are myths about CPR. It is not all about mouth-to-mouth resusitation, it is more about applying pressure to the chest. Thirty strong compressions are delivered at a rate of 100 compressions per minute, followed by two breaths, and then the process is repeated. I'll post more about this training if there's interest.
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...all-day training put on by the American Heart Association in cardiopulmonary resusitation (CPR), AED training, and first aid. Now I feel even better about inviting my Brokie friends to spend a week with me in June in the wilds of Wyoming. And strangely, it helped me get over the ache of losing our hero Heath Ledger.
CPR must be instituted immediately whenever a person stops breathing and their heart stops beating. It keeps essential blood flowing to the brain and can keep the person alive until their heart can restart on its own. There have been cases of people being revived successfully after three hours of CPR.
If you have had this training in the past, you might think about going to a refresher class because it has changed a lot in the past few years. For instance, you were advised to check the person's pulse first before starting CPR; now you no longer do that, because it's a waste of precious time.
Also there are myths about CPR. It is not all about mouth-to-mouth resusitation, it is more about applying pressure to the chest. Thirty strong compressions are delivered at a rate of 100 compressions per minute, followed by two breaths, and then the process is repeated.