Please, please, please take a CPR course if it's available in your community. I took one last night and found out that the CPR technique has been improved recently. If you took the course a couple of years ago, you'll want to take a new one.
The new technique uses 5 cycles of 30 compressions followed by 2 breaths. Then, if available, an AED (automatic electronic defibrillator) is used. These small packs are often found in public buildings, and are very easy to use. But in an emergency, every second counts, and if you have the latest information and training, the victim has a better chance for survival.
If you have small children, be sure you also get CPR training for infants and children. It's a little different than for adults. Our course also covered seizures and the Heimlich maneuver.
A 2-evening course at the Red Cross costs $65, and covers CPR and first aid. Your local fire dept. may offer a 4-hour CPR only course for $20 per person. Take it if you can. You could save a life.
By Jantoo from Kenosha Co, WI
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10/19/2007
Over here in western MN, Our church got a grant to cover all costs of CPR classes as well as for the defib. They are coming out from the EMT section of Ridgewater College to teach all who sign up for classes.
SO--with grants, etc available to churches, and non-profit groups, this would be a good thing for ALL to do.
Thanks for the reminders.
Joyce, MN
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10/19/2007
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