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One-Hour CPR Training

CPR, or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, is a methodical process that explains how to handle a person who has gone into cardiac arrest. Training in CPR can be vigorous and time-consuming. However, it is possible to become CPR certified in a one-hour class.

  1. Limitations of a One-Hour CPR Class

    • According to the American Heart Association, classes that run for only an hour might only include portions of training, such as infant CPR and choking, or adult and child CPR and choking, without infant training.

    Significance

    • The purpose of CPR training is to teach the student how to handle an emergency in which an adult, child, or infant is choking, loses consciousness or does not have a pulse.

    Considerations

    • Although a one-hour CPR training class might offer the fundamentals of CPR, the more lengthy classes cover more material such as first aid, preventing the spread of blood-borne pathogens, and will provide more practice time.

    Effectiveness of a One-Hour CPR Class

    • Robert S. Ambrose of the Citizen Safety Institute performed a study that compared the effectiveness and length of two CPR training classes. One group received a traditional-length CPR class, and the other received a shortened but still comprehensive one-hour class. Results showed written and performance scores from the one-hour class were equal or higher to the scores from the full-length training.

    Fun Fact

    • According to the American Heart Association, the rate of survival can double or triple if a CPR-certified bystander performs CPR immediately after the victim goes into cardiac arrest.

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