Cpr instructions and guidelines: A free online basic training course

[Katrina]

I'm sure that due to the newer health issues, training has differed over the years. I'd better see that I get myself in for refresher on CPR training. The only other thing I've done is theheimlich on a friend chocking on a wad of beef at a convention we were at. I'm a small woman and he was over 300 lbs, good thing I am blessed with "boarding house-" reach. I barely was able to get around him to do the maneuver'but I was able to do it and as he would tell anyone listening"saved" him. After I sat back down and finished my dinner,didn't think about it, just did it.I tend to freak out after the fact, do the job, think about it later. Guess that's part of being the eldest of 6 kids and being the responsible one. lol

[Twitchy]

I'm sure that due to the newer health issues, training has differed over the years. I'd better see that I get myself in for refresher on CPR training. The only other thing I've done is theheimlich on a friend chocking on a wad of beef at a convention we were at. I'm a small woman and he was over 300 lbs, good thing I am blessed with "boarding house-" reach. I barely was able to get around him to do the maneuver'but I was able to do it and as he would tell anyone listening"saved" him. After I sat back down and finished my dinner,didn't think about it, just did it.I tend to freak out after the fact, do the job, think about it later. Guess that's part of being the eldest of 6 kids and being the responsible one. lol

Same here with the doing the job concept... I get it done, then I think about how crazy it was... lol...

[ladyhk13]

Yup, Army Combat Medic...long time ago. Worked ER and the Fire Depts, took a couple of refresher CPR certs but the last one was in 2004 so things have changed even since then. They didn't do bare mouth to mouth then, we got the barrier device and I still have that. The thing that never changes in class is:
ANNIE, ANNIE.......ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT????????????????????????????????? Arg!!!!!!!!!

[Twitchy]

Yup, Army Combat Medic...long time ago. Worked ER and the Fire Depts, took a couple of refresher CPR certs but the last one was in 2004 so things have changed even since then. They didn't do bare mouth to mouth then, we got the barrier device and I still have that. The thing that never changes in class is:
ANNIE, ANNIE.......ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT????????????????????????????????? Arg!!!!!!!!!

haha, mouth to mouth is back to being a taboo deal... dont get caught doing it down here unless you want to be collecting food stamps...

[swamprat]

This method has been proven to work. Here is a video of a complete flatlined individual for more then an hour and came back to life and kept his brain intact with no damage.

[Twitchy]

This method has been proven to work. Here is a video of a complete flatlined individual for more then an hour and came back to life and kept his brain intact with no damage.

While it works, CPR survival rates are still quite low... This was an exception to the majority of Cardiac Arrests... In a survival situation, CPR is essentially useless unless you have a trained team of providers with the needed drugs and equipment to support resuscitation and post resuscitation measures and procedures... Even then, you have to correct the initial cause of cardiac arrest, which is highly unlikely to happen in a survival situation.

Edit: Well, apparently this thread popped back up 2 days shy of a year from my first code I worked...

[swamprat]

It is called Continuous chest compressions. Here is a good video about this process.

[Sniper-T]

I've done it a couple of times back in my lifeguarding days. I taught both CPR and first aid for a number of years as well, I have no 'immediate' use for them now, but I still do my recerts as required. Never a bad thing.

It is amazing to think how much CPR has changed over the years, yet how much has stayed the same. If you have an AED arround, they up the chances of survival exponentially, if administered properly. A lot of regular businesses and public venues have them already, and more are putting them in regularly. If you can take a course on administering them, I would highly recommend it.
The life you save, may be your loved one.

[Stormfeather]

I keep wanting to look into purchasing a AED just to have one. . .I may have to ask Kuhldude about that and see if he can get me a discount!

[Twitchy]

I keep wanting to look into purchasing a AED just to have one. . .I may have to ask Kuhldude about that and see if he can get me a discount!

Expensive, as are the pads... about 150 bucks a pop... batteries aren't cheap either... Wish they were cheaper to make them more common in public places...