Also that if you’re doing CPR alone don’t bother with the breaths, the chest compressions are more important - only do breaths with a second person so you can keep compressions going uninterrupted.
I took a class last year that said this. It was “Shock and Compress.” The compressions are doing more good than worrying about breaths. And delegate someone to find an AED.
It felt a little silly taking that class given that I work for a health org, and I’m fully remote. The odds of my needing to know if seem pretty low, but you never know when it might be important.
I know a family where they all took CPR lessons after grandpa had a cardiac event at Christmas and the 14 yo granddaughter was the only one who knew CPR due to a babysitting course she took over the summer.
Sure, EMTs can walk you through the basics over the phone until an ambulance gets there, but that’s much better as a reminder than a initial lesson.
I took a class last year that said this. It was “Shock and Compress.” The compressions are doing more good than worrying about breaths. And delegate someone to find an AED.
It felt a little silly taking that class given that I work for a health org, and I’m fully remote. The odds of my needing to know if seem pretty low, but you never know when it might be important.
I know a family where they all took CPR lessons after grandpa had a cardiac event at Christmas and the 14 yo granddaughter was the only one who knew CPR due to a babysitting course she took over the summer.
Sure, EMTs can walk you through the basics over the phone until an ambulance gets there, but that’s much better as a reminder than a initial lesson.