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Today's << POLL >> Do you Know CPR?

purposeful posted on Mar 16, 2008 | views: 225 | Tags: CPR

It is estimated that only 15 to 30 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims receive CPR from a bystander before emergency medical services personnel arrive on the scene. CPR is crucial for a heart attack victim's survival because with every minute without CPR the chances of making it through the episode of cardiac arrest fall by up to 10 percent.

Those statistics motivate me to get re-certified in CPR, how about you? Are you certified in CPR? Have you ever performed CPR in an emergency? If so, share the details in the



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  • silverwhisper said on Mar 16, 2008....
    sorry, i'm not trained, myself.

    ed
  • secretlife said on Mar 16, 2008....

    i do know CPR.  Have been certified on and off for 30 years.

    I went back when my children were infants because i wasn't sure of the difference in techniques for babies vs adults. 

  • papajack said on Mar 18, 2008....
    Yes, I am certified. As a retired truck driver, when I was driving the big truck, we had to be certified.
  • runningbear said on Mar 18, 2008....
    Yes, I do know CPR.
  • girlsclub said on Mar 20, 2008....
    yes, i know CPR.
  • beyondtheveil said on Mar 22, 2008....
    I was certified numerous times by the company I worked for as all outside employees were required. I've never performed it in an emergency.
  • quietone said on Mar 23, 2008....
    yes, I do know it, but am not certified at this time.  I also trained in advanced first aid.
  • Angelangel said on Mar 28, 2008....
    yes I do know CPR
  • juangomez said on Apr 11, 2008....
    I work sometimes with the chaplin at the local police station, and we go on patrol from time to time with different patrolman, and it is mandatory that we know CPR.

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