Children, babies and infants tend to be considered dependent, active, immature, helpless, highly accident prone and naughty, i.e. they are little ones who need lots of attention and care. They are young and do not know of the dangers the basic things around them might pose. And they need to be monitored constantly and taken care of. Thus baby sitters, irrespective of how many kids they manage or how many hours they work, should undergo Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training.

CPR is the emergency procedure done on persons affected by heart attacks or sudden stopping of the heart. When the heart stops beating, the body is deprived of the oxygen which can be very fatal to the brain. The procedure helps resume the flow of blood and functioning of the brain during emergency conditions till professional medical help arrives. Listed below are the top 5 reasons why babysitters should consider taking this course.

– Babysitter performs the role of a caregiver. By becoming a caregiver, a person is responsible for providing care and well being to another person or group of persons. As a babysitter, you would be responsible for the well being of kids who cannot take care of themselves.

– Children get into trouble. Kids get into trouble very often for they do not understand the dangers the environment poses to them. In spite of the adults being very careful and alert, they may accidentally drown themselves in water, or choke themselves by swallowing something too small or suffocate themselves with a plastic bag, or strangle themselves unknowingly. The babysitter not only needs to be constantly alert but should also be equipped to deal with such accidents. Such accidents may cut off the air supply to their little bodies, endangering their hearts and brains.

– Medical emergencies are unpredictable. Emergency situations can crop up any time. And one has to be even more careful when the situation involves kids. Within seconds, a seemingly harmless situation can become a medical emergency.

– Medical help takes time to arrive. Even adults needs medical assistance. Especially during heart attacks or strokes, when the most vital organ of the body stops functioning, it is important for an experienced and trained person to provide CPR, to let the blood flow resume and let the brain function. With children, freak accidents may occur anytime. The babysitter would be the only one present who will be expected to know how to perform CPR.

– Helping people in need is a duty. It may not just be the child but sometimes adults may also be in some unfortunate medical emergencies. This leaves the babysitter as the only “adult” in the situation. Therefore, the knowledge of CPR benefits all the people in the situation.

If you are a baby sitter or considering becoming one, you should consider undergoing CPR training. There are many options available with online and offline training courses being conducted. Working knowledge of the course will not only help your work as a babysitter but will also help keep your neighbors, loved ones and people in need safe.

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