Keeping children safe in a classroom is an issue that is relevant today due to the many illnesses occurring across the country. Parents and children, regardless of any age should feel safe at all times, knowing that a certified teacher is in the classroom. A precise way to be safe would require the teacher’s to be certified in CPR or the technical term cardiopulmonary resuscitation. If CPR certified, teachers would be able to perform specific duties on children when they are in danger, such as loss of oxygen or not breathing. First aid and the Heimlich maneuver are two topics teachers have lack of knowledge in. With additional instruction on first aid, teachers will be able to provide students with the appropriate care if they are injured with
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The ABC of CPR is A is open the airway, B is for look, listen and feel for breathing and C is for circulation and if there is no signs of circulation then we start compression. There are 30 compressions for every 2 breaths. Time is a crucial aspect when it comes to this procedure. “According to research, severe brain damage can occur after 4 minutes without oxygen. Nevertheless, death can take place 4 to 6 minutes later. The doctors recommend giving CPR before the ambulance arrives because the patient has a better chance of surviving” (Winters). “The American Heart Association estimates around 100,000 to 200,000 lives of adults and children could be saved if CPR was performed earlier. According to Sirkin’s article, over 1.5 million heart attacks occur each year, and send over 16 million children a year to the emergency room” …show more content…
This P.E. teacher found a student on the ground while running a lap. He called emergency services and then performed CPR. In the article, Mr. Simpson stated “I never thought I would have to use it,” meaning CPR. If Simpson did not perform this procedure, then the 7th grade boy would not be alive today. “Many individuals do not realize heart attacks and accidents are the cause of millions of American’s deaths. It claims a life every 34 seconds.” This is one of several examples of why teachers need to be certified in CPR (Kennedy). There are different techniques for the various situations. “In 1958, Peter Safar and James Elam came up with the airway and breathing technique. The circulating-closed-chest cardiac massage. In the mid 1990’s, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center discovered continual chest presses to keep blood circulating in adult victims. Then, in 2008, the hands only method came around. With adults two hands are required, one hand is required with young children and two fingers with infants. It was adopted from the American Heart Association”
The ABC of CPR is A is open the airway, B is for look, listen and feel for breathing and C is for circulation and if there is no signs of circulation then we start compression. There are 30 compressions for every 2 breaths. Time is a crucial aspect when it comes to this procedure. “According to research, severe brain damage can occur after 4 minutes without oxygen. Nevertheless, death can take place 4 to 6 minutes later. The doctors recommend giving CPR before the ambulance arrives because the patient has a better chance of surviving” (Winters). “The American Heart Association estimates around 100,000 to 200,000 lives of adults and children could be saved if CPR was performed earlier. According to Sirkin’s article, over 1.5 million heart attacks occur each year, and send over 16 million children a year to the emergency room” …show more content…
This P.E. teacher found a student on the ground while running a lap. He called emergency services and then performed CPR. In the article, Mr. Simpson stated “I never thought I would have to use it,” meaning CPR. If Simpson did not perform this procedure, then the 7th grade boy would not be alive today. “Many individuals do not realize heart attacks and accidents are the cause of millions of American’s deaths. It claims a life every 34 seconds.” This is one of several examples of why teachers need to be certified in CPR (Kennedy). There are different techniques for the various situations. “In 1958, Peter Safar and James Elam came up with the airway and breathing technique. The circulating-closed-chest cardiac massage. In the mid 1990’s, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center discovered continual chest presses to keep blood circulating in adult victims. Then, in 2008, the hands only method came around. With adults two hands are required, one hand is required with young children and two fingers with infants. It was adopted from the American Heart Association”