CPR & First Aid Certification

Posted by Mike Duke

July 10, 2009

by Mike Duke

CPR is a familiar term to most people due to increased health awareness and training. This life-saving practice may have even saved the life of someone reading this right now. Nearly anyone can be trained on this procedure.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is the act of alternating chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breathing, and is designed to allow continuous oxygen to be delivered to the lungs and brain and to assist an unconscious victim in regaining consciousness. When the victim does not regain consciousness immediately, CPR needs to be persistent until emergency medical technicians arrive with an ambulance for transportation. The typical human brain will perish after only five minutes of oxygen deprivation.

What if that victim was your husband, wife, child, parent, or best friend? Imagine the helplessness you would experience waiting for the ambulance or policeman to arrive; and far worse, the feelings of quilt when the outcome is serious brain impairment, coma, or death. It will only worsen when you realize that, with a few hours of study, you could have intervened in those critical minutes.

Although anyone over the age of 16 can become certified, learning this life-saving procedure should most certainly be a serious consideration for any responsible adult, especially adults who have children, and also for those adults who are caring for elderly parents. There can be no feeling more helpless than waiting for medics to arrive to help a loved one in an emergency situation, knowing that with a few hours of prior applicable study, you could be intervening in these critical minutes.

CPR is carried out by alternating chest compression (deflating the victims lungs and forcing air into the blood stream) decompressing while filling the victims lungs with the air in ones own lungs from mouth to mouth. The procedure is carried out repeatedly to maintain a continuous flow of oxygen to the lungs and brain and can help a victim regain consciousness. CPR needs to be continued until the victim is breathing normally or until professionally trained medical personnel arrive.

Every parent (include infant CPR), people caring for the elderly, or people having family members with a history of heart disease, diabetes, or drug and alcohol abuse should learn this life-saving procedure. Anyone over the age of 16 can become CPR certified and any responsible adult should consider obtaining certification.

With the online classroom experience offered by the American Health Care Academy (www.cpraedcourse.com), a student can take up to 60 days to obtain certification while guided by experienced instructors trained in accordance with the strict American Heart Associations CPR guidelines.

The online portion of the CPR course includes step-by-step video illustrations and reading materials to guide you. Once the student feels confident in their understanding of the subject matter, He/she can take the online exam. If the student passes, they will instantly receive a printable wallet size CPR certification. The American Health Care Academy will also send a documented copy by mail. If necessary, the exam can be retaken at no additional charge.

The online portion of the CPR course from the American Health Care Academy offers simple instructions to get you started. Step-by-step video illustrations and reading material will lead you through the CPR principles. Once you have a very well understanding of the subject matter and feel confident, you can take the online quiz. If you pass, you will instantly receive your printable wallet size CPR certification. The American Health Care Academy will send you a documented copy by mail. Should you fail the test, it can be retaken at no additional charge.

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