TL;DR: CPR certification comes in various levels tailored to different needs and roles. Basic CPR is ideal for laypersons, covering chest compressions, rescue breaths, and AED use. Heartsaver CPR/AED Certification expands on these skills for workplace and community responders. Advanced certifications like ACLS and PALS are for healthcare providers, teaching advanced techniques and critical decision-making…
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TL;DR: CPR is crucial in emergencies like sudden cardiac arrest, but fear of causing rib fractures can deter bystanders from helping. While rib fractures are possible during CPR, they’re rare and outweighed by the potential to save a life. Factors like age, technique, and duration affect fracture risk. If you suspect a fracture, continue CPR…
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CPR certification is essential for effectively responding to emergencies, suitable for both healthcare professionals and the public. Certifications, valid for two years, require renewal to stay abreast of the latest CPR techniques and guidelines. Renewal importance stems from evolving medical practices and workplace mandates, ensuring individuals are prepared with current life-saving methods. Online and traditional…
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Athletes can suffer all sorts of accidents. Even though they are not the first to think of when mentioning sudden cardiac arrest, it is possible for a young, healthy athlete to suffer an SCA on the field. Most states in the U.S. require sports coaches to hold a CPR certificate. Since cardiac arrest can happen…
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Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Many risk factors tied to cardiovascular emergencies stem from unhealthy lifestyle choices, which only further aggravates the problem. Raising awareness regarding better life choices can only do so much for cardiac arrest victims. It’s also important that the whole population is…
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A defibrillator is a device used in emergencies to restore the normal rhythm of the heart. This happens in a situation when the heart has stopped beating due to a sudden cardiac arrest or is beating irregularly due to ventricular fibrillation or other types of arrhythmia. A study by the U.S. National Institutes of Health…
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In the previous three decades, the population of the world has been aging at a great rate due to the decline in fertility and the rise in life expectancy, and that trend is expected to further accelerate in the following years. There is an increase in the percentage of the world’s elderly population, and accordingly,…
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Today we’ll be looking at AEDs and The Law: what you need to know. After an alarming number of over 350,000 deaths due to sudden cardiac arrest cases, the US took their rescue mission to minimize the numbers and installed AED devices near critical spots where most accidents occurred. Additionally, bystanders are encouraged to activate…
Read MoreSome consider cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) a possible solution to giving cardiac arrest survivors a decent chance to live. It helps keep the person alive until the emergency medical services (EMS) takes over. With the increased number of heart diseases, the need to get certified in CPR is rising. Every state in the USA has different…
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A lot of things in life tend to change, so today we’ll discuss CPR today vs CPR a decade ago. In the 60s, Drs. Kouwenhoven, Safar, and Jude invented the CPR technique by combining chest compressions with mouth-to-mouth breaths. Since then, the method has saved millions of lives worldwide and has undergone minor but significant…
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