Monday, August 20, 2012

CPR/First Aid

Recently, my hubby was sent on a first aid/cpr course by his work. The course was offered by the Red Cross, and it quite intensive training. The last first aid course I took, was in 1992 when I did the babysitters course. It offered a quick glimpse at CPR/First Aid; while I know I need to re-certify (they modify the guidelines every 5 years or so) its something I put off doing.  Once my oldest was born, I regretted it...especially when introducing solids - i was petrified of choking. However, given the length of the courses, as a SAHM it is difficult to find the time available to attend.

10 days after completing the course, hubby got to put his first aid skills to the test. He and the boys were playing "try and catch me" (a game where they run around the loop on our main floor) and Jules somehow went really hard into the corner of a wall (wher 2 of our walls meet). He got a pretty nasty cut, and wasn't immediately able to move his arm (or wouldn't move it because of the pain). Hubby was able to assess everything and figure out it most likely was not broken) however, when he was refusing a freezie, I knew it was still pretty serious; he was clammy, pale and felt nauseous, started to go into shock.  We moved him to the couch and had him lie down for a little while, and after about 30 minutes he perked up and was asking for a freezie.

Had I been alone, I would have been fine treating him (even without first aid/cpr) but it was nice to know that the bone wasn't broken.

If you haven't taken a course, or need re-certification, I would urge you to look into doing so.

10 comments:

  1. So true! I need to get re-certified. I took the course when I was younger and then when we had Little One, we weren't allowed to leave the hospital without taking the infant/child CPR course because our little one was a preemie. Hubs is certified because he's an Emergency First Responder and a Fire Fighter.

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  2. It's been a few too many years since I've updated mine CPR/First Aid, thanks for the reminder!

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  3. CPR is so important! And I need to update mine, as I took it when I was younger as well and so much has changed! It's great that your hubby knew just what to do :)

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  4. I signed up for a baby CPR class while my daughter was in the NICU. There was somehow not enough interest in it so the course got canceled. Since bringing her home we haven't had cause to use it thankfully but at my first chance I will get getting re-certified. I haven't taken a CPR course in about 5 years and forget everything.

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  5. I've been thinking about this lately actually. Luckily the company I work for offers free training every year so I'm going to sign up for the next one! It's been quite a few years since I've done any training.

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  6. I have had this on my mind for a while. I did it about 25 years ago. I know I need to go and refresh.

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  7. My work offered the same courses and it was a full week'd worth of training. I'm glad I learned it all but I'm petrified that I am going to have to use it someday...

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  8. I have my CPR/First Aid/AED (defib) certificates. I hope I never have to use them!

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  9. I took one before my kids came home from the hospital (early 2010) but I should probably take a refresher course. Glad to hear that everything turned out okay, I mean, no freezie!?

    Besos, Sarah
    Zookeeper at Journeys of The Zoo

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  10. Speaking of which, I need to get re-certified. In all my years, working in health care, I've never had to use CPR. Hehe. But, still need it.

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