Why Is It Important To Take CPR And First-Aid Training?

CPR Certification, First Aid Training

In all American schools, a special emphasis on getting CPR training and certification is given. Yet, a maximum number of deaths in America are accredited to the Cardiac Arrest. Imagine if you come across a loved one or even a stranger suffering from a sudden heart attack and you stand there helplessly without any clue as what to do.

By getting proper CPR training you can save someone’s life. You can handle life and death situations.

Many institutes provide online training and issues certificates. To get a proper training you must take classes physically. After taking the training and classes you will gain the expertise relating not only ‘how to’ but also ‘when to’ aspects of a CPR.
There is no need of having a medical background for getting such training. These classes can be attended by people with the basic first aid training. AHA keep issuing updated guidelines for CPR, therefore getting updating training is essential for saving lives.

Benefits of Getting CPR Certification

•    You can optimize the time taken for the advanced medical help to reach the patient by giving them a CPR. A precious life can be saved by your hands.

•    Many of the professions such as babysitting, teaching or BLS providers demand the candidates with a proper CPR training from a certified institute

•    First aid training is more comprehensive and informative. It includes first-aid know-how for emergencies ranging from a mild cut to fractured bones. You can prepare yourselves for taking care of your family and children against accidents.

CPR & First Aid Importance

At Adams Safety Training, we provide First Aid Training, CPR Classes, and BLS training to the entire San Francisco Bay Area. Contact us today to get CPR training and certification.

Performing CPR on A Horse: Tips and Guidelines

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Farms animals have different airways from us. If you are using farm animals or petting it then you must get pet CPR training from a certified training institute.

Here are the common guidelines for performing CPR on a horse.

•    You should always keep a foaling kit and a resuscitation bag with yourself, if you own a horse or you have foaling training

•    Just like the usual CPR, check the obstruction in the airways if there is any. Remove all the birth debris mucus or amniotic fluid, in the foals, if it is present.

•    Try stimulating breathing by rubbing the foal with towels for 20 to 30 seconds. You can tickle the nostrils or stick your fingers in its ear if at first attempt it is not revived.

•    Next attempt is adapting emergency ventilation support. The Foal should be positioned on its right side and the mask should be placed on its nose. You can also take assistance from someone to extend the neck of the foal and put firm pressure along the left side of the neck. This prevents the air entering the stomach during resuscitation.

•    Use both the hands to squeeze the resuscitation bag at a rate of 10 to 20 breaths per minute, for forcing the air into the lungs.

•    Check heartbeat. If it is less than 40 beats per minute or it is less than 60 per minute but not increasing; then prepare to give chest compressions.

•    Place the Foal on a firm, dry surface. Support it with rolled towels under the thorax. Place the hands at behind the foal’s triceps at the highest point of the thorax.

•    Perform the compressions at a rate of 80 to 120 a minute. The resuscitator can be relieved every two minutes

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How to Rescue someone who is choking?

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A person can have a great difficulty in breathing due to a blockage in the windpipe. This blockage can occur due to things such as food, toys or any other object. There have long discussions over the methods to rescue someone who is choking. What a person should do or must do has been discussed over the past decades. Whether they should raise their arm, should be patted on the back or left alone while emergency services are on their way.

There are no medical grounds for most of the suggestions given in certain articles. Some suggest that raising the arms above the head can help a choking person to breathe. Raising the arms above the head opens the diaphragm to allow lungs to inhale more air. This technique is only serviceable in the cases when people have difficulty in catching their breath after a strenuous workout session.  This fails for sure if a solid object is blocking the airway.

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Hitting on the back does not help either, moreover, it can cause the patient to startle and even sustain a back injury. The object obstructing the airway should be thrown out and not thrown into the stomach. Hitting the person on his back can make the latter to occur.

If you are to rescue a person choking, encourage them to cough and breathe the best they can. Do not leave them alone, call for emergency services as soon as possible. After informing the emergency services, start performing the only solution which holds its medical grounds. Heimlich maneuver is suggested by AHA in its latest guidelines to rescue a choking person.

Heimlich maneuver uses a quick and abdominal thrust to throw the obstruction in the airway upwards. It is performed differently on the adults and on the babies or pregnant women. For performing Heimlich maneuver make a fist with one hand. Put your arms around the person and grasp your fist with your other hand just below the ribs in the midline. Make a quick, hard movement inward and upward. This maneuver should be repeated until the person is able to breathe or loses consciousness.

You should get First aid and CPR certificate from any recognized American CPR training Institute to be able to perform such rescues.

How To Keep Children Healthy And Safe During Winters?

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Winters bring a lot of stress for the parents. Keeping their children safe and warm becomes their main concern. Dry weather and highly diminutive temperatures can be hazardous for the kids leading to injuries and accidents. Here is what you need to know about keeping your children safe during this unfavorable season.

Things to Consider While Being Outdoors

People living in snowy regions need to be extra precautionary while in the outdoors. You should never stop kids from going out. Outdoor activities are necessary for the physical growth of the children. Instead, you need to take few precautions and make them prepare for the outside environment. Accompany them and make them wear protective gear.

If you plan to get your kids engaged in games such as ice-skating and boarding, not only make sure that they wear protective helmets but also that you carry the first aid kits. Make them play under your supervision. Be aware of threats such as thin ice and deserted patches.

Protection against dehydration

It may seem ironic but dehydration in winters is a common phenomenon. The body’s metabolism is reduced due to low temperatures. This in turn, curtails the urge to take in liquids, ultimately leading to dehydration. You should be aware of these signs of dehydration in your children:

• Tiredness

• increased thirst

• decreased urine output

• Dry tongue

• Sunken face

• Weight loss

While being indoors, clean filters of heating device regularly to ensure a clean circulation of air.

You can also use humidifiers for keeping the skin hydrated. Humidifiers work best for people who use air conditioners constantly.

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Other preventive measures such as washing hands regularly and bathing with hot water should be taken to prevent diseases.

You should also get CPR and First-aid training from a certified training institute to become capable of tackling with emergencies.

FAQs Regarding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – Video

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or CPR is a life-saving technique, especially in case of a heart attack or near drowning. The video titled, “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – FAQ”, shows various frequently asked questions about this great technique. The technique is very helpful in restoring the breathing and blood circulation when someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped.

A cardiac arrest is an emergency situation in which, the heart of a person stops pumping the blood around the body. In such situation, the medical personnel or a bystander must start giving CPR with chest compressions. The technique will help in keeping blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs of the body. When performed properly, it will help in restoring a normal heart rhythm.

If someone is choking, first try to find out what exactly is happening. Afterwards, encourage the casualty to cough and clear the obstruction. Always remember, the chain of survival in CPR is immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and calling for help, a quick initiation of CPR, Performing defibrillation as soon as possible and last but not the least is post resuscitation care.

Refer the given video for more detailed information about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.  

Benefits of First-Aid CPR Training

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The fundamentals of CPR training should be accomplished by each and everyone, however sadly enough almost 70 percent of Americans are clueless when it comes to cardiac emergency. Most of them aren’t aware about the basic of CPR and don’t know the process for the same and for the rest of them, their trainings have significantly lapsed due to lack of practice or regular training sessions.

American Heart Association is ardently working to invoke the sense of awareness among the US citizens to get them work on instinct to save one’s life with their several CPR training programs.

Benefits of First-Aid CPR Training

Did you know that an effective hands-only CPR provided forthwith minimizes the risk of death by 4-5 times? However, unfortunately only 46 percent of cardiac arrest victims get the CPR first-aid by an onlooker. The failure to act in case of cardiac arrest emergency leads to death of someone’s loved one which could have been avoided if people have realized the significance of CPR first aid training.

As the world leader in CPR training, AHA is all focused on inspiring the world through the dynamic message of hope and offers a variety of learning programs for a better tomorrow with people living with better health.

How To Use an AED – Video

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Are you also confused about the difference between a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and a heart attack and think of them to be one common heart disorder? Yeah, we know it happens with many of us. Even, I used to think that both of the cases are same sort of disorder happening with the victim’s heart and had a wrong idea that we can carry out the same remedy steps in both of the cases. But, that’s not the reality.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a condition where heart unexpectedly and abruptly stops beating which is usually due to an abnormal heart rhythm, known as Ventricular Fibrillation (VF). Whereas in heart attack, blood supply to the heart muscle is suddenly blocked and the victim can experience chest pain before the attack; it can also lead to SCA in some of the cases.

However, SCA may or may not occur with a heart attack and it happens without any warning sign and hence it’s altogether more important to be prepared to save your love ones from this impending danger. AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) is the key solution to SCA and if used within first 3-5 minutes of a person suffering from SCA, it can dramatically increase the chance of survival for the patient from 5% to almost 70%.

AEDs are especially designed to be used by anyone and everyone with a little bit of training or no training at all. The video given below is a step-by-step guide to save the life of your loved ones in the time of emergency, if they have Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA).

Why First-Aid CPR Training is Essential?

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The simplest answer to the question why CPR training should be essential in workplace can be; because it saves lives. We don’t think it’s really important to focus on any other point rather than this crucial motive of saving one’s life.

If someone at your workplace goes under cardiac arrest and if not a single colleague of yours (including you) is trained to perform CPR, sadly the chances of saving your colleague’s life decreases drastically. There is also a chance of acute damage being done to the victim’s heart, brain and other vital organs even though they survive the torment.

Why First-Aid CPR Training is Essential

However, if there is someone who is trained in giving CPR first aid, they can not only save the person’s life but also slash down the risk of that person suffering from nay serious damage caused to their heart, brain or their vital organs.

The CPR will help to keep the victim’s body oxygenated until the medical help arrives which will diminish any further risks. The dominant cause of death among adults over 40 years in the US is sudden cardiac arrests and with proper CPR training given to individuals this daunting number can be taken care of.

 

Prevention of Illness and Injury Tips – Infographic

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Sound health is the biggest of the treasures. In order to prevent this treasure from depleting, you need to take a few preventions. By being a little cautious a lot can be saved. The given Infographic is easy to read and understand. It delineates the highly-conducive tips for prevention of injuries and illness.

You must be well-versed with the updated guidelines to take corrective action for any injury and illness.  To take care of your own health you can take small but imperative steps. Some of the habits such as excessive smoking, drinking and use of tobacco products can damage your vital organs such as the liver. Quitting these habits is easier said than done, therefore, you need to maintain a moderate level for your alcoholic beverages and tobacco products’ consumption.

A proper and balanced diet can bring abatement in half of the health and illness issues. You can know a lot by reading and gathering information from the Internet about a well-balanced diet.

Exercising is a great way of building muscles, stamina and enhancing metabolism. Exercise should be done at least thrice a week.

Please go through the Infographic to know more about the tips to prevent illness and injuries.

Prevention of Illness and Injury Tips - Infographic

Do’s & Don’ts of First-Aid CPR Training

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How unpleasant it might sound to you, but the fact remains the same that, accidents do happen and the only way to avoid their consequences is by getting prepared for those mishaps.

God forbid, but what will you do if one of your family or friends is the victim and you can’t do anything other than experience the scene as a bystander and unable to help them at all?! It’s better to be prepared than to be sorry and that’s why first aid training holds a significance in everybody’s lives.

Being trained in first aid assistance will give you the confidence to cope in an emergency situation and you can assist your family or even a stranger in the hour of need and you’ll also have the presence of mind to act due to your training skills.

Do’s & Don’ts of First-Aid CPR Training

With the first aid training, you’ll also get to know about do’s and don’ts while performing CPR. For instance, you’ll be aware of the fact that you need to wear a resuscitation mask to minimize the risk of any infection while performing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).

Last but not the least, it’s always a good feeling to know that you are the reason behind saving someone’ life and reducing someone’s pain.