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onsite cpr training – Oceanside CPR https://www.oceansidecpr.com Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:12:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 New Jersey Residents Recognized for Saving Lives With CPR https://www.oceansidecpr.com/blog/cpr-classes/new-jersey-residents-recognized-for-saving-lives-with-cpr/ Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:27:46 +0000 https://www.oceansidecpr.com/?p=5197 New Jersey Residents Recognized for Saving Lives With CPR

CPR training in NJ will prepare you for many types of emergencies, but with any luck you’ll never find yourself in a situation where someone’s life is in danger. However, if that type of situation ever occurs, you’ll be prepared to quickly act, providing CPR and other emergency care to increase the victim’s chance of survival. After suffering sudden cardiac arrest, a person only has about an 8% chance of surviving before they make it to the hospital; however, immediate CPR can double the chance of survival and saves over 90,000 lives every year in the United States.

Though learning CPR is often a thankless task, those who are able to use it to save someone else’s life usually receive the gratitude of the person’s family and community. That gratitude is more than enough of a reward, but in New Jersey the American Heart Association actually gives an award to people who’ve used CPR to make the state a safer place. The New Jersey American Heartsaver Awards were given out on June 3rd and were awarded to 29 residents of New Jersey for their efforts to save people’s lives. Some of these individuals were recognized for individual acts of CPR and others were recognized for other efforts that advance CPR training in NJ.

Applying CPR Training and Other Knowledge to Save Lives

In addition to learning how to perform CPR specifically, CPR training in NJ also teaches individuals how to identify when someone needs emergency medical care and how to use an AED device to help people suffering from sudden cardiac arrest. These training programs provide participants with a lot of knowledge and skills that they can use in a number of different situations such as when someone has a heart attack, suffers an allergic reaction, almost drowns, is shocked with electricity, chokes, or suffocates.

One of the recipients of the award this year was Melanie Mercado, a resident of Union County who works as a registered nurse at RWJ University Hospital in Rahway. When she was going home from work one day, she saw someone lying in the middle of the street and realized they were the victim of a hit-and-run. Using her CPR training, Mercado told someone else to call 911 while she began performing CPR. She continued to provide CPR until the paramedics arrived and the woman would not have survived without her help and immediate action.

Providing CPR Skills and Training to More NJ Residents

Though the American Heart Association honors a lot of people who directly perform CPR to save another’s life, it also uses its awards to bring attention to people and organizations that provide CPR training in NJ and increase the number of trained and prepared citizens who can perform CPR. This year Joseph Przytula also received an award for his efforts to do just that.

After the state government passed legislation to provide CPR training in NJ public schools, Pryztula helped implement the program in Elizabeth Public Schools. As the supervisor of health, safety, and physical education, he makes sure that every student receives CPR and AED training before they graduate—more than 700 students every year. His fantastic efforts to expand CPR training have made his school, community, and state a much safer place for everyone who lives and works here.

For those interested in CPR training in NJ, there are many places across the state where this type of training is available. The more people that learn how to respond in emergencies, the safer everyone will be when emergencies happen. When a person performs immediate CPR and AED, they can triple the chance of the victim surviving the ordeal. If you are looking for CPR training in NJ, contact us today.

Sources:

http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2015/06/two_union_county_residents_hon.html

 

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How Effective Is CPR? https://www.oceansidecpr.com/blog/bls-classes/how-effective-is-cpr/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:29:32 +0000 https://www.oceansidecpr.com/?p=5194 How Effective Is CPR?

Though CPR, which stands for cardio pulmonary resuscitation, has been around for a long time, many people don’t know exactly how it works, the science behind it, or how effective it is. This is too bad, because if the public better understood how important CPR is, more people would enroll in CPR training in NJ. Fortunately, more and more public schools are providing CPR training in NJ, and this is making all communities in the state safer. The number of corporations offering this training to employees is also increasing around New Jersey.

Though some people are turned off by the idea of having to perform CPR on total strangers, the truth is that most medical emergencies occur at home and at work. In addition to potentially saving the lives of strangers, CPR training in NJ can also help you save the lives of your family, friends, and others you care about. CPR training is most likely to save the life of someone you know and care about, and that’s why so many people are interested in learning how to safely perform it. Additionally, there are hands-only CPR techniques that can be learned that avoid mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for those who are squeamish about that type of technique.

CPR Saves Lives

Research conducted on CPR continues to show that CPR can potentially save a person’s life — about 92,000 lives every year. CPR can be an effective way to restore breathing and normal heart function, and it can increase a person’s chance of survival after

  • sudden cardiac arrest
  • heart attack
  • choking
  • suffocating
  • almost drowning
  • suffering an allergic reaction
  • getting shocked with electricity
  • overdosing on drugs

This isn’t to say that CPR will always save a person’s life. When a person requires CPR, their body is already under an extreme amount of stress, and the problems that caused their heart to stop may be too serious to repair with CPR. About 92% of people who experience sudden cardiac arrest do not survive before they arrive at the hospital; however, performing CPR immediately can double or triple that person’s chances to survive.

When a person stops breathing, every second counts. That’s why it’s so important that one of the first people who reach the victim can perform CPR without any hesitation. CPR training in NJ doesn’t just teach people how to perform CPR, which is relatively simple; it also provides each participant with the confidence they need to act decisively in an emergency situation.

Who Can Use CPR Training?

Everyone can benefit from learning how to perform CPR. It is not just something for lifeguards and medical professionals. Many businesses offer corporate onsite CPR training to their employees because it’s a great team-building exercise and increases the safety of every employee in the office. Most offices now have AED devices, which use electricity to restart the heart. During CPR training, employees can also learn how to use these devices which can save someone who’s in sudden cardiac arrest.

CPR training in NJ is also popular among private citizens who want to be able to perform CPR for their family members and friends. When there is an emergency, it is very important that someone nearby can perform CPR immediately before the medical professionals arrive.

If you have family members with heart problems, children with congenital defects, or just want to be prepared for an emergency, CPR training is right for you. We provide different types of training and certification to give you the tools you need to save someone’s life. Contact us for more information about our next session of CPR training in NJ.

Sources:

http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/jul/13/how-perform-adult-cpr/

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911 dispatcher saves a life over phone with step-by-step CPR coaching https://www.oceansidecpr.com/blog/cpr-tips-information/911-dispatcher-saves-life-phone-step-step-cpr-coaching/ https://www.oceansidecpr.com/blog/cpr-tips-information/911-dispatcher-saves-life-phone-step-step-cpr-coaching/#respond Sat, 06 Sep 2014 11:23:54 +0000 https://www.oceansidecpr.com/?p=3968 On Aug. 8, Paula Sanderson was hit with the worst asthma attack of her life.

“I was completely unable to breathe,” she said. “I felt myself losing consciousness. The last thing I remember thinking was how ironic it would be to die from an asthma attack.”

That’s when it all went black and she fell to the floor.

Luckily her spouse, Kris Sanderson, was home at the time. She immediately grabbed the phone and dialed 911. At the Mountlake Terrace SNOCOM 911 dispatch center, the phone rang on trainee Angela Presley’s desk.

“Help, help, help!” came through the speaker. “She’s turning blue, what do I do?”

Although Presley had been on the job only eight weeks at SNOCOM — South Snohomish County’s emergency and public safety communication center — she and her trainer Stephanie Gamm knew just what to do: get the patient breathing and get oxygen to the brain immediately. And that meant talking Kris through administering CPR.

“Put her on her back,” Presley instructed. “Put your hands on her chest, keep your arms straight and press down as hard as you can. Now you’re going give her a series of chest compressions. Count with me: 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4…”

Thanks to Presley’s calm, persistent instruction, Kris had Paula breathing on her own when the emergency medical technicians arrived. They stabilized her, and rushed her to Swedish/Edmonds, where she spent the next two hours in the trauma center. Several days later she was released to resume the life that had almost been taken from her.

Today, just one month after that Aug. 8 phone call, Kris and Paula Sanderson visited the 911 center and met Angela Presley face-to-face for the first time. It was a tearful, emotional meeting.

“How do you thank someone who saved your life,” sobbed Paula.

“Having Angela on the other end of that phone was my lifeline,” said Kris. “It was like she was standing right there next to me and we were doing it together.”

One big thing the couple came away with is the value of CPR training.

“Everyone needs to know this,” said Kris. “When you stop breathing, you’ve got 30-60 seconds before brain cells start to die. There’s no time to sit and ponder. You need to keep a clear head and act immediately.”

Presley echoed this. “Every second counts,” she said. “The most important things are to start immediately, keep calm, focus, and call 911 to give your location.”

According to Presley it’s a common misconception that CPR is mostly administered to victims you don’t know. “Ninety percent of CPR resuscitations are administered in your home for someone you know, not a stranger on the street,” she said.

For the Sandersons, it’s been a life-changing experience.

“It’s really driven home how fragile life is,” said Paula. “Something like this makes you appreciate the things in life that are really important.”

– Story and photos by Larry Vogel

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The Convenience of Onsite CPR Training https://www.oceansidecpr.com/blog/cpr-classes/convenience-onsite-cpr-training/ https://www.oceansidecpr.com/blog/cpr-classes/convenience-onsite-cpr-training/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:09:59 +0000 https://www.oceansidecpr.com/?p=3959 We are a society that is becoming increasingly more convenient and client centered. We shop online, DVR’s record our favorite TV shows, and movies come to us in the mail. Now there is Onsite CPR Training through Oceanside CPR. There is no need to leave your home or office to receive this essential training. An instructor can come to you while you are in the luxury of your own home or relaxing during your lunch break at work.

Finding Information About Onsite CPR Training

On the right hand side of the Oceanside CPR website, there is a link called “Upcoming Classes.” If you hover over it with your mouse, a list of different classes will be revealed to you. When you travel down that list, you will see the title “Onsite Training.” After clicking on this link, you will be transported to a description of the different types of CPR that can be learned at home or in an office setting. It reads, “We offer a full range of classes from Adult, Child & Infant CPR, AED training, CPR for the Healthcare Professional, & First Aid, and are able to customize a class that will fit your needs.”

Having a Luxury Experience

Oceanside CPR provides all certification materials, so there is absolutely no inconvenience to the client. Onsite CPR training is designed to be as simple and easy for the client as possible. Our goal is to make sure you do not experience any hassle in becoming either certified or re-certified.

In the Workplace

While at work, we can arrange to have a “lunch time” class for your whole office. In the span of an hour, everyone in the office can be trained and ready to perform CPR. The good news is that by involving other people in your CPR training experience, we can give you a special group rate.

We would love to speak to you more about Oceanside CPR and our onsite CPR training. Please contact us to ask questions and schedule CPR training.

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Gainesville man owes his life to personal trainers, gym patron https://www.oceansidecpr.com/blog/cpr-classes/gainesville-man-owes-life-personal-trainers-gym-patron/ https://www.oceansidecpr.com/blog/cpr-classes/gainesville-man-owes-life-personal-trainers-gym-patron/#respond Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:45:04 +0000 https://www.oceansidecpr.com/?p=3595 US Navy 061016-N-8544C-001 Hospital Corpsman 2...
US Navy 061016-N-8544C-001 Hospital Corpsman 2nd class Nicholas Huso instructs Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Denise Ordonez how to properly operate an automated external defibrillator (AED) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Counte Cooley survives heart attack thanks to strangers

“I didn’t have a pulse and I wasn’t breathing. But I was by the time they got through with me,” Counte Cooley said of surviving a recent cardiac arrest.

Just four days before, Cooley, owner of Electronic Sales Co. in Gainesville, had returned from Fullerton, Calif. He had won first in his division in the National Racquetball Championship.

After his victory, the 69-year-old got back into the swing of routine and went to play with his regular league Monday night at LA Fitness in Buford. After telling the other players about his experience at the championship, Cooley and another player decided to play a game.

“He’d beat me a couple of times before, a few weeks ago, so I was really focused on the game,” Cooley said. “I beat him. Then I came out and we were high-fiving and bantering back and forth about the game. I went up to the front desk … halfway there I hit the ground. I have no recollection. I went from walking to nothing to people bouncing on my chest.”

Cooley said his cardiologist at Northeast Georgia Medical Center later told him it was likely he suffered cardiac arrest because of ventricular tachycardia, a rapid heart rate.

According to the American Heart Association, nearly 360,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States and fewer than 8 percent of people survive. Fortunately, effective CPR can double or triple the odds of survival.

Cooley experienced the fortunate fate of having a heart attack in a place where three people knew and performed CPR. They increased his odds of survival, ultimately saving his life.

Cooley has a very hazy memory of the event, but has pieced together the steps people took to save his life.

The Gainesville man lost consciousness and fell into a column, leaving a 2«-inch gash in the back of his head. Two personal trainers and a bystander at the gym who are CPR certified immediately ran to Cooley’s aid.

Marvin Elam, a personal trainer at LA Fitness, said he was working with a client about 50 feet away from where Cooley collapsed.

“I heard a commotion,” Elam said. “I looked over and saw a lot of people gather around. People do faint at times at the gym. It’s something you see occasionally and you don’t get to alarmed when someone faints. But I wanted to make sure someone from LA Fitness was there to assist. So I excused myself and started walking over. Then I heard someone scream ‘Help, Help.’ So I knew it was probably more serious than that.”

Elam said he could see Cooley wasn’t breathing.

Melissa Hazen, another personal trainer at the gym, ran to retrieve the gym’s automated external defibrillator. Tracey Tuggle , a gym patron who could not be reached for comment, checked for a pulse and didn’t find one.

The AED confirmed Cooley’s heart had stopped and delivered a jolt of electricity to kick-start it. Elam gave chest compressions until the paramedics arrived a few moments later.

Cooley said the paramedics later told him they were at the intersection across from the gym when they got the call. The ambulance only had to turn on its lights and pull into the parking lot.

The ambulance took Cooley to the nearby emergency room at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville.

The American Heart Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention point out seconds are critical in survival and prevention of long-term damage in a cardiac arrest event.

“The paramedics and the emergency room doctors told me I should find those three people and give them a big gratitude of my thanks,” Cooley said. “My wife and I went to see them. I took them a dinner and some flowers and balloons and told them they were my heroes and my angels.”

Elam said “it felt great” to see Cooley walk into the gym.

“It was pretty traumatic,” Elam said. “You’re watching life leave somebody. I’ve had training in CPR but training on dummies and a living person are totally different. Somehow you have to be focused on what you have to do.”

Hazen, who served in the Marine Corps for 11 years, was trained to handle emergency situations like the one Cooley was in. She called the shots and applied the AED while Tuggle gave breaths and Elam gave chest compressions.

“If you want to freak out, you freak out later,” Hazen said.

Cooley said the experience has “restored his faith” and has shown him how willing people are to help.

“I just feel overwhelmingly blessed,” Cooley said. “The further I get away from the incident, the more I am realizing the impact of the whole thing and how fortunate I was to be where I was when it happened.”

Cooley is recovering and still has to have a number of medical tests. He also has to take time away from playing racquetball.

Cooley said he has become an “AED advocate” and intends to keep one in his business and encourage other business owners to have the devices as well. He said he’s also an advocate for CPR training.

Elam said being trained in CPR gave him the confidence to step in and help and that he believes others should also receive the training.

“I think any person would be in shock and be too afraid to help. They’d be afraid of doing something worse,” Elam said. “Those people that are certified in CPR, if you do see a situation, don’t hesitate to help. The second you waste could be the second between someone living and dying.”

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