British Heart Foundation CPR training

[Vegas Claret]

They are doing another push for this online training. I just did it, took about 12 mins and was very informative. Well worth your time
https://revivr.bhf.org.uk/

[beddie]

It’s something my wife and I talked about but we haven’t been able to find anywhere local that’s offering a training session. We’ll definitely look at doing the video. Thanks Vegas.

[Vegas Claret]

It’s something my wife and I talked about but we haven’t been able to find anywhere local that’s offering a training session. We’ll definitely look at doing the video. Thanks Vegas.

I found the pace at which you actually perform the chest compressions was an awful lot faster than I thought it would be, well worth everyone's time.

[Rowls]

Well worth learning.

It might just save somebody's life one day.

[Inchy]

I found the pace at which you actually perform the chest compressions was an awful lot faster than I thought it would be, well worth everyone's time.

In practice people tend to do compression too fast due to the adrenaline.

I teach advanced life support and have been to countless cardiac arrests so have good experience, however when I start chest compressions I still sing (in my head) ‘staying alive’ for the first few seconds so I get in the right rhythm.

Good quality chest compressions is such an easy skill to learn and it can buy time until expert help arrives. They should teach it in all high schools IMO

[Croydon Claret]

Presume this information from Vinnie Jones is still best practice?
https://youtu.be/njvfgBr9Rnk?si=ZfMgm8vy_fMDs4J0

I did CPR training about 40 years ago. We were taught to do 15 chest compressions and 4 breaths. I'm going to do the online training as I know that is no longer the best advice

[Inchy]

Presume this information from Vinnie Jones is still best practice?
https://youtu.be/njvfgBr9Rnk?si=ZfMgm8vy_fMDs4J0

I did CPR training about 40 years ago. We were taught to do 15 chest compressions and 4 breaths. I'm going to do the online training as I know that is no longer the best advice

Continuous chest compressions with minimal interruptions until expert help arrives is the guidance now.

Expert help will secure the airway and move to 30:2

[Paul Waine]

I did a "Life Support and Safe Use of Defibrillator" course in December. It was arranged by walking football league I play in. July last year a player suffered cardiac arrest and didn't survive. 6 weeks after doing the course, 10 minutes into a game play was halted. A player in the 65s age group had collapsed. This time, having done the course, I was involved in assisting. "Is the guy breathing? He needs to be on his back. Get the defibrillator... Have we got his medical emergency details?" (All players, all teams are supposed to keep medical emergency details for their players). First aiders from sports centre joined us. Then ambulance and paramedics. Air ambulance was also on its way. Couple of police cars also arrived. The footballers all withdrew to cafe, watching on and praying for a successful outcome. About an hour later we learnt that he hadn't made it. The emergency services had done all they could to give the guy a chance.

We were taught "staying alive" on a cardio rehabilitation course. When a AED is used it guides the rate of compressions and when to pause to shock the patient's heart.

Yes, learn CPR if you get the chance.

[Vegas Claret]

They should teach it in all high schools IMO

Now there's a good idea, staggering it's not.