Life Saving and CPR Certification

The ability to stay calm in an emergency situation can sometimes be a matter of life and death. Adults who take charge of children including grandparents, should make every effort to know what to do in the case of a medical emergency. Receiving training in lifesaving techniques and CPR certification can provide grandparents with the ability to save their grandchild's life, should the need arise.
Types of Training
Ideally, all adults would take the time to familiarise themselves with emergency procedures in lifesaving for both children and adults, but a minimum requirement for those caring for kids is to become knowledgeable in at least matters relating to infants and children. Infant and child CPR is appropriate for ages newborn through eight years and offers injury prevention guidelines as well as teaching proper emergency procedures in the event of a life threatening injury or illness.Recognising Life Threatening Emergencies
Life threatening emergencies typically fall into four categories: breathing emergencies, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and choking. It is critical that caregivers be alert and able to recognise the symptoms of each in order to provide adequate assistance. Symptoms of each are as follows:Breathing emergencies: weak cry or voice, decreasing alertness and responsiveness, pale or blue lips or tongue, and either very rapid or unusually slow, shallow breathing
Respiratory arrest: no breathing at all or breathing so slowly or irregularly that the blood is not being oxygenated, unresponsiveness, but with signs of circulation (breathing, coughing or moving in response to rescue breaths)
Cardiac arrest: In children, cardiac arrest is most often caused by breathing emergencies or follows illness or injury. Signs include, limp and unresponsive to voice or touch, no normal breathing and no signs of circulation
Choking: clutches neck or throat, unable to speak or makes very faint sounds, weak, ineffective cough, no sound or a high pitched sound upon inhaling, difficulty breathing, blue lips or skin. If prolonged without treatment, child becomes unresponsive.
In the event of a life threatening emergency, lifesaving professionals should be called immediately so that they are en route while lifesaving techniques are being administered. Caregivers should continue CPR until help arrives.
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