By: Christopher Bayer
Submitted: 2009-10-13 00:30:10 | Word Count: 415
First aid is defined as the first help given to someone to prevent an injury or illness from becoming worse.
CPR is the abbreviated form of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CPR First aid does not necessarily restart the heart, but facilitates the flow of oxygenated blood to the brain and heart, thereby delaying tissue death and extending chances of a successful resuscitation (revival) without permanent brain damage.
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How CPR works
The air we breathe in travels to our lungs where oxygen is picked up by blood and then pumped by the heart to our tissues and organs. When a person experiences cardiac arrest, the heart eventually ceases to beat. This prevents oxygen from circulating throughout the body, rapidly killing cells and tissues.
Cardio (heart) Pulmonary (lung) Resuscitation (revive, revitalize) serves as an artificial heartbeat and an artificial respirator.
CPR may not save the victim even when performed properly, but if started within 4 minutes of cardiac arrest and defibrillation is provided within 10 minutes, a person has a 40% chance of survival
CPR Certification
During the training, a person learns how CPR first aid is provided through chest compression and mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration.
Online CPR training is an easy and convenient way of learning the CPR First aid. It may take few hours to finish the course and get a certificate. Picture animations are present so that one can get to see the graphic presentations.
Adult CPR is performed on any person over the age of 8.
Child CPR is administered to any victim under the age of 8. The first thing to remember about Child CPR is that, cardiac arrest in children is rarely due to heart failure but rather by an injury which causes the breathing to stop first. And since children are more pliant than adults, they tend to respond to CPR much better if administered as soon as possible.
Infant CPR is administered to any victim under the age of 12 months. Infants, just as children, have a much better chance of survival if CPR is performed immediately.
Adult CPR Certification, Child CPR Certification & Infant CPR Certification are awarded to individuals specializing in the above 3 kinds of CPR.
Safety Training involves identification and control of hazards that one is exposed to & seek positive improvements in health and safety through education.
Author Resource:-
AmericanSTI.com provides nationally recognized online CPR Courses, AED Courses, first aid Courses, emergency oxygen administration, and bloodborne pathogens certification courses. All courses follow American Heart Association, American Red Cross and ILCOR guidelines.
