Wenatchee Firefighters Step Up to Teach Lifesaving Skills
Wenatchee Firefighters Step Up to Teach Lifesaving Skills
Would you know what to do if a loved one collapsed in front of you? Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most common causes of death in the world.
Do you know how to perform CPR?
Knowing what to do can be the difference between someone's life or death. it's important you learn CPR.
- STEP 1: CALL 911
- STEP 2: ASSESS THE SCENE OF THE EMERGENCY
- STEP 3: OPEN THE VICTIM'S AIRWAY
- STEP 4: CHECK FOR BREATHING
- STEP 5: 30 CHEST COMPRESSIONS - What's the golden rule of CPR? Press fast and hard on the chest
- STEP 6: 2 RESCUE BREATHS
- STEP 7: REPEAT THE CYCLE.
-cprcare.com
A local teacher needed a last minute stand-in, to teach local teachers how to perform CPR. Two firefighters from Chelan County Fire District 1 stepped up to teach a life-saving skill.
'At the last minute, my speaker on performing CPR to my Delta Kappa Gamma group of teachers had to cancel. I had 25 ladies ready to learn this important skill, so I started calling every medical person I could think of to fill in for my planned speaker. All responded that they were sorry, but were not available on such short notice. Then the firemen at the Sunnyslope station thought they could get some qualified firemen to help. They called back in an hour to tell me that Dustin and Kayden had volunteered to spend their time educating us on this important skill.
They rolled into the parking lot at the Methodist Church and spent the next 45 minutes with us sharing CPR success stories, answering questions, and then the how of performing this potentially life-saving technique. As we thanked them and commented on how kind they were to help us so quickly, they said that this is what they do!'
- Teri St. Jean via KindnesCountsNCW.org
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