CPR SKILLS

I have watched my students learn how to perform the basics of CPR on an adult today. Some of them doing a great job. This is such a wonderful skill to be learning at this age. You never know what life is going to bring you and being prepared for anything is the only thing you can do. I have been certified for 16 years and have only been in a position to use my skills twice. I never had to actually do CPR on someone,but I have had to sit with a lady as she was having a heart attack and I was just waiting for her to "die" so I could go into action and give CPR...that's an interesting exerience. The other time we were driving down the road and passed by a bloody motorcycle accident. I stopped and no one there knew CPR or First Aid...I checked for responsiveness (he was kind of alert) and waited with him until the EMTs showed up. I ended up being a Student Athletic Trainer in college and my skills in CPR and First Aid were constantly being used. You just never know when you will be called into action.