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American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED For
The Workplace |
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CPR The Technique That Saves Lives |
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CPR (Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation) may well be the most valuable skill you will
ever learn. Over and over again, CPR has been shown to prolong life
until trained medical personnel arrive to administer professional care.
CPR has been used primarily to revive victims of cardiac arrest, but it
has also saved victims of drowning, respiratory failure, and drug
overdose.
How CPR Saves Lives
CPR is a combination of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest
compression. "Mouth-to-mouth" helps get air into the victim's lungs
while chest compression forces oxygen-rich blood to the brain and other
organs. The key components of successful CPR are timing and training.
Timing, because unless CPR is administered within 4 minutes of an
arrest, the brain can be irreversibly damaged from lack of oxygen.
Training, because too violent chest compression can cause the chest wall
to cave in, while too-mild chest compression can fail to force adequate
blood supplies to the brain.
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American Red Cross
guidelines dictate that Adult CPR is performed on any person over the
age of 8. The procedure outlined in the following lessons is similar to
Children CPR and Infant CPR, although some critical differences apply.
Before you start
any rescue efforts, you must remember to check the victim for
responsiveness.
If you suspect that
the victim has sustained spinal or neck injury, do not move or shake
him. Otherwise, shake the victim gently and shout "Are you okay?" to see
if there is any response. If the victim is someone you know, call out
his name as you shake him.
If there is no
response, immediately dial 9-1-1 and check the airway
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- Minimum age: None
- Cost: $65.00 + Book
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