During an emergency, you just cannot start off with administering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Remember that CPR is a part of first aid and you have to learn something about first aid, too, so that you can see the larger picture during any situation and then specifically approach CPR.

These 5 requirements are the bare minimum that should be covered under any kind of training or certification course:

– What is First Aid? You must first understand what first aid is and what are its aims or goals. The course should tell you about this initial stage of treatment and how crucial it is to be prompt. You must also understand the aims or goals of first aid to preserve life and how to use different measures including CPR for ensuring recovery till further help arrives. Before administration of CPR you will be taught how to gauge the scene of emergency and act without causing further harm to the victim and even how to stay out of harm’s way yourself.

– Good Samaritan Laws: The courses must teach you the legal angle of providing treatment so that you cannot be held liable for your actions afterwards. For this, a proper understanding of the Good Samaritan Laws is very important. Such a law will provide you protection for your actions provided they are within your scope of certification and responsibilities. Thus you must ensure to operate within your field of expertise only and not cross the line even when you are under pressure during emergencies.

– Understanding Human Anatomy: A basic understanding of the human anatomy is an irreplaceable part of CPR. This will ensure that when the time comes you will be able to spring into action without any kind of hesitation. Furthermore it is also important to understand the constitution of elders and children, for example you will not apply the same force when administering CPR to a child or infant as you would for a grown up person. This will not only ensure correct application of technique but will prevent you from causing any harm.

– Assessing the Patient: When you approach the patient you must look for obvious signs of breathing and circulation by feeling the pulse, listening to the heart beat and finding out if there are signs of breathing by placing your fingers near the nostrils. A conscious, unconscious, heavily bleeding or a person under shock will have to be handled and settled differently before you can begin CPR.

– Administering CPR: Now that you know that CPR is required you must proceed with either only chest compressions or incorporate artificial respiration too, depending on the condition. You may also use CPR equipments including automated external defibrillator (AED) if you are sufficiently trained.

Certain kinds of courses might include additional aspects of first aid too, like looking for signs of physical injuries and accordingly treating and bandaging them up and immobilizing the patient.

A training course must incorporate theoretical as well as practical modules and ensure that you have sufficient time to pick up these skills before appearing for the examinations.

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