Tuesday 23 August 2016

Reasons Why CPR Classes Modesto Skills Are Needed

By Jason Ellis


For many people who have been the victim of an accident or illness, CPR, or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation is credited for saving their life. Prompt action when a person stops breathing is required to keep the oxygen flowing to the brain and to the other parts of the body. CPR is a method that can be easily taught to anyone who is willing to expend an hour or two learning the techniques and practicing them. CPR classes Modesto residents can take teach the correct technique.

The technique consists of a combination of chest compressions and measured breaths implemented on an unconscious or non-breathing victim. Learning the techniques includes recognizing when the procedures need to be applied and the correct positioning for accomplishing the desired results. The technique is modified somewhat when the victim is a child, to avoid further injury.

Victims of accidents or injuries where the breathing or heartbeat has ceased need attention quickly. Humans cannot survive more than a few seconds without brain damage due to lack of oxygen. The individual who is performing the technique must know how to do it correctly, but it is a method that can be done by a youngster who is properly trained.

The history of CPR is considered to have begun in the 1960s, but in reality, elements of the technique were used decades earlier. In the 1950s, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation was invented and the U. S. Military adopted mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to revive unresponsive victims. By the early 60s, the American Heart Association began a program to acquaint doctors with closed-chest resuscitation which became the forerunner of general public training. The AHA formally endorsed the method in 1963 and millions have been trained in the techniques in the decades since then.

Training methods have been refined over the years. The basic ideas are the same, but there have been additional tools developed. Modesto residents can find classes which fit the necessary constraints of times and locations.

The instructors in the correct methods need to have additional training to be able to convey the methods correctly. There have been kits developed which assist in a general public class. Most people do not want to spend hours and hours in learning the techniques.

No one wants to think of a friend or family member suddenly stopping breathing due to an accident, heart attack or illness. There is no need to feel helpless in such a situation if the methods of CPR are known and used. In a number of occupations, CPR classes must be taken in order to be able to respond quickly.

Modesto residents of every age group have the opportunity to learn CPR techniques. They can feel confident about their ability to respond quickly if needed in an emergency. Saving the life of someone you love, or of a stranger is a gift of life for someone in an life-or-death situation.




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