History of CPR News In Health
Of course Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) isn’t anything new. In fact, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for drowning victims was first officially recommended by The Paris Academy of Sciences in 1740.
By 1904, Dr. George Crile did the first American case of closed-chest cardiac massage.
The CPR Program
The CPR method was developed in 1960, and the American Heart Association started a program to acquaint physicians with close-chest cardiac resuscitation. This became the forerunner of CPR training for the general public.
Today it’s good to remind ourselves of the importance of knowing how to perform CPR once in a while.
Learning CPR For Better Healthcare
If you’ve never taken a class in CPR, think about doing so. The American Red Cross gives classes in CPR. You can find the phone number and address of your nearest chapter here.
While the best way to learn CPR is to have an experienced instructor show you how to do it, if you just can’t find the time to attend a training course, why not check out one of the on-line training courses? By typing “Red Cross CPR classes” in Google’s search engine, several will pop-up.
One way or another, try to educate yourself on how to do CPR. If you find yourself in a situation where you need to know how to do it, obviously it’s too late to be learning then.
CPR Can Save Lives
Knowing how to do CPR is one piece of the puzzle to better healthcare. By knowing how to perform CPR, you may save the life of a friend or loved one.
Learn CPR. It’s important.
