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Tonight we participated in an Infant/ Child CPR training class.

We both loved the class, and despite the fact that the heads on both the Infant and Adult mannequins that Nate was working on fell off, we feel much more prepared to respond in an emergency.

I learned that the standard number of chest compressions has really gone up.  When I learned CPR in high school you were only supposed to do 15 compressions and then do breaths, now you do 30.  The guy also said that the number of compressions is rising and in Seattle they’re experimenting with doing 400 chest compressions before doing any breaths and that they’re having a great survival rate.

We practiced quite a bit, and cycles of 30 compressions is tiring, I can’t imagine 400 at a time.  Maybe easier for someone who isn’t pregnant.  We also learned about what to do for a choking baby - something that you hear a bazillion wives tales about but never really know what to do.

 We highly recommend the class to anyone who is ever around people or is ever in public places where a person might need emergency assistance.  As for the people who are never around any one else, then it might be ok to miss it.

Also Mark and Aubs are here.  That’s fun.       

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