Linenoise77 t1_j9fq4qm wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:26 PM

I'd be hesitant to take a non-certified one. Yes, it costs money, but that money ensures the trainer knows what they are doing, and the trainer giving you a cert gives you confidence that YOU know what you are doing.

While CPR isn't rocket science, methods have changed, and if you do it incorrectly or in a case where it isn't what is immediately called for, you potentially can do more harm.

I mean if you are serious about it, 70 bucks seems like a small price to pay to make sure you are going to be helpful in a situation like that.

That said, when we had our kid a while back, our hospital offered an infant CPR course (i'm already certified, but wouldn't consider myself qualified to teach someone else) which i believe was free, and i believe didn't carry any certification attached to it.

Edit: Meant to add my wife did take it, and everything they taught her was in line with what i was taught.

matt151617 OP t1_j9g4pmc wrote on February 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM

I get what you're saying, but you really can't do more harm than good. They're dead. Poor quality CPR is still better than no CPR.

If you mean someone might do CPR on a person who is still alive, well yeah, I don't know if training is going to fix that.

Linenoise77 t1_j9gbr3v wrote on February 21, 2023 at 6:49 PM

a common example may be trying to perform it on a person with an obstructed airway.

I understand what you are saying, if they are in cardiac arrest an imperfect compression is better than no compression, but an important part of CPR is identifying when to do it. Likewise being able to do it correctly is

Edit: is going to tire you out a lot less quicker than trying to wing it.