CPR Training

CPR Training comes in handy in cardiac arrest situations and other medical emergencies such as assisting victims of choking, administration of Heimlich Manoeuvre, drowning, electrocution, drug overdose and suffocation. A CPR Training Program must be recognized by institutions such as the Red Cross and the American Heart Association.

Employees in medical offices, corporations and government agencies, babysitters and persons giving care to the elderly, are required to have this training. Concerns about the contraction of HIV/AIDS and hygiene matters revolving around practices such as mouth to mouth resuscitation, are settled by the use of sanitary barriers. Therefore, there is no reason to avoid this training, since it is safe.
Training can be acquired from local hospitals, chapters of the Red Cross, together with the internet, which is convenient for busy people and is a cheaper option owing to the lack of an instructor. Trainees are required to take the classes and afterward, a written examination.

The several types of CPR Training include: Adult CPR Training, Infant CPR Training, AED Training and First Aid Training.

The first step is to call 911 where the victim is non-responsive or breathing abnormally, then return to them to administer the CPR. If the victim is a child, it is advisable to administer CPR for 2 minutes, before making the call. The administrator is to begin chest compressions by pushing down, hard and fast at at least 100/minute, 2 inches to the center of the chest, and for 30 times. The heel of either or both hands can be used in the case of a child, and two or three fingers, in the case of an infant, whereby, the pressing should be done at about 1 and 1/2 inches unlike the case in children and adults. This should be followed by blowing into the mouth of the victim, for about 1 second, after titling his head backward, lifting his chin and pinching his nose. This is to be done until the chest rise. The titling of the head should not extend too far back when being performed on an infant. Thereafter, the administrator should proceed with the pumps and breathes until qualified assistance arrives.

CPR can moreover be performed on cats and dogs when unconscious, therefore eliminating the risk of biting. Any obstruction in the mouth of the animal should be removed. For a large animal, its jaws should be tightly shut and the administrator proceeds to breathe into its nose. For small animals, the administrator is to cover both the nose and mouth with his own mouth, as he breathes. In both cases, the breathes should be 2. The chest is then expected to rise. Thereafter, chest compressions should be performed. This can be carried out on large animals, by laying it on its back and performing the compressions as on humans. As for small animals, it may be laid on its side or back and one or both sides of the rib cage compressed. After this, breathes should be alternated with the compressions.