was a emt 2 when i was on th SDPD way back when. We had an ambulance program run by the police dept. it was a good program since most emergencies involve the police the city figured , have police officers certified as emt's driving ambulances on patrol and able to respond to medical emergencies... so i was a ambulance driver for 3 of my 8 years as a SDPD officer..during that time among other things i delivered twins, and cpr saved 3 people. CPR has changed since we did it but the old way worked pretty good. my last cpr was a young woman in her 30's . i got to her in less than 5 minutes from when she went down and started cpr. my partner drove as i did cpr in the back on the gurney... as they worked on her in the er and i was standing nearby the er doc looked up from her, caught my eye and just gave me a thumbs up. i nodded and we went back on patrol....is cpr worth learning? you bet it is!!! go take a class..and while you're at it learn the heimlich maneuver....you never know when it might come in handy and that thumbs up feels pretty good...

Here is a link to the Red Cross Online training site.
https://www.redcrossonlinetraining.org/ ... px?reset=1

All us old guys really encourage everyone to take CPR training.

The new technique is different from what I learned years ago, when I was a less old guy.

TD

Yup, I get a CPR and first aid refresher every year, courtesy of MSHA. (If you think the FAA has ambiguous rules, you haven't ever seen MSHA's rules!) I've had to use it a couple times in my life.....not fun, but damned glad I knew how when it was needed. It's something I think everyone should keep current on...doesn't matter where you work or who you run around with.....both times I used it, was coming upon accidents on the hiway.
JH

CPR training is good stuff to have - not just for the ability to give CPR, but also for the ability to recognize the warning signs should they happen to you!

My fiance's now a member of the zipper club, and managed to come out with very little heart muscle damage because he recognized the symptoms and, after the initial "I'm too young! It can't be!", called the ambulance. The EMTs got him dosed but good and arrested the heart attack before it had time to really tear up his heart - he took more damage from being flayed open and having four bypasses put in.

Get the training!