First Aid Training CPR

When you decide that First Aid training is something that you wish to pursue, learning how to administer CPR is usually part of the course. Knowing how to perform CPR correctly and efficiently can most often be the difference between life and death. The basic techniques can be used on adults, children, babies, and even pets. That is a broad scope of area to cover in the event of an emergency.

CPR means Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and is given to people who are not breathing nor have a pulse. There is a slight variation in the way that CPR is administered to adults as opposed to babies or children. However, the concept is the same and one of the most important things to remember is that once you begin CPR you have to continue on with it until help arrives. It is proven that people who take First Aid training and learn how to give CPR can actually reduce their own risk of personal injury.

Normally there are various levels of First Aid training that include CPR which are defined by the amount of hours devoted to that course. For example, a standard course would teach basic first aid and CPR that could be given to anyone over the age of eight. This would be...