“Annie! Annie! Are you okay?”
Most of us who have ever been in a CPR course are familiar with this emergency questioning. It’s what we say to our appendage-free dummy, nicknamed Annie, when her rubbery plastic face does not respond to our shaking and talking. And when she doesn’t respond to the questioning mentioned above (almost 100% of the time), we have to call for help and begin CPR.
CPR, which stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, is an important skill for anyone to have. This especially includes Outward Bound Costa Rica semester students, such as those in the Tri-Country course who are getting their certification today. CPR is necessary in order to sustain life in the first critical minutes of cardiac arrest. Luckily (knock on wood), never has anyone had to administer this on one of our Outward Bound Costa Rica courses; but as the old saying goes: it’s better to be safe than sorry.
For those new (or old) to this certification process, here is a standard procedure learned during a CPR certification course.
Assessing the situation
Call for help
A-B-C Checks: Airway, Breathing, Circulation
Chest compressions and breaths
Our Tri-Country students are spending Day #2 in Costa Rica getting this certification today from our CRROBS instructor, Daniel Jiménez Fallas (Danny). They began at 6am, spending the whole day in “class” to learn what it takes to resuscitate a victim in cardiac arrest. This certification lasts for one year – plenty of time to cover their 85-day course.
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CPR/AED Course says:
Ah, Annnie. She is invaluable in CPR training.