subject: CPR Coaching - Short History Of How CPR Rules Have Advanced With Time [print this page] CPR Coaching - Short History Of How CPR Rules Have Advanced With Time
CPR training is not new to us but formal training has only been in existence for nearly 30 years. But despite it's relative youth, CPR has a very long history, first time it was recorded as being used was in 1740 when it was suggested in the treatment of drowning victims by the Parisians.
It took many years to become vital to the medical treatment of casualties. It wasn't introduced by the American military until 1957. Eventually in 1960 the American Heart Association introduced a program designed to train doctors and other medical personnel in the use of cardiac pulmonary resuscitation. It was not until the late 1960's that the CPR training guidelines were formalized.
Training for common people started in the 1970's but it wasn't until the 1980's that emergency services started to provide CPR steps by phone to people attempting to aid the patient of a cardiac arrest while awaiting the emergency services to reach. This kind of phone advice is now normal across United States.
With the increasing availability of the web CPR agents have made a very strong online presence. Actually if you search for CPR courses you'll be faced with many options like those that offer CPR certification at the click of a mouse. Many of these programs might be fantastic but in fact you are wasting your money unless the program is certified by the Red Cross or the American Heart Association. These organizations offer training and might be willing to come to your school or office building if you could generate enough interest.
Research shows that the earlier cardiac pulmonary resuscitation is applied the more likely a cardiac arrest victim might survive. With current survival rates being less than 10% unless your heart stops when you are in hospital you are very unlikely to survive your heart stopping. If more people had their CPR certification this statistic would improve considerably.
