Online CPR Certification Blog

When someone brings this story to light, another person would probably argue it’s false for that duration can only indicate that the body is already growing cold with no movement of blood to the brain and other parts of the body. The point is that Howard Snitzer not only made history but can also be said to have cheated death. The device used to put him in a stable condition with no pulse as physicians worked with him has also gained a lot of reputation for its work during that time. Capnograph, is the name of this amazing device, whose work is to measure the amount of carbon dioxide released in every breath is useful as doctors can understand the amount of blood moving to vital organs even though the heart is not pumping.

Each year events ranging from choking to cardiac arrests claim thousands of lives.  While this is tragic in and of itself, the more tragic part is that many of these deaths could be prevented. The way to prevent many of these deaths is a simple knowledge of CPR basics. As a provider of CPR courses we know first hand what an impact this knowledge would make and we hope that more and  more will become aware of this. We’ve put together some of these sobering statistics and CPR basics in the graphic below.

If you have ever witnessed somebody having a cardiac arrest, then you’ve probably witnessed even more people gathered around such as person with no clue of what to do except ask if there is a doctor close by. What most people don’t seem to realize is that sometimes they can be just as effective as the doctor. There will not always be a medical professional close by when somebody has a cardiac arrest. In case only one person knows CPR then this could be the difference between life and death for the one who’s having the cardiac arrest. This one person could be you.

CPR might just be one of the most underrated medical procedures. Knowledge of CPR may mean the difference between life and death, but most people don’t seem to realize this. In a country such as the United States alone, there are 383,000 cases of cardiac arrest that occur suddenly outside the hospital.