Not Knowing CPR Can Be Deadly

The simplest answer anyone can give to explain why CPR training for the workplace is important is the fact that it saves lives. When someone in the workplace suddenly goes into cardiac arrest and there is no one around who knows how to perform CPR or use an AED (automated external defibrillator), then that person’s chances of survival decreases significantly. There is also the increased chance of significant damage being done to the person’s heart, brain, and other vital organs should they survive the ordeal.

However, if there is someone around who knows CPR and how to operate an AED when an employee goes into cardiac arrest or stops breathing, then they have a chance of not only saving that person’s life, but they could also significantly reduce the risk of that person suffering damage to their heart, brain, and other vital organs since CPR helps keep the body oxygenated until professional help arrives. If the body is kept oxygenated until the paramedics arrive, then the victim is much less likely to suffer brain damage, heart damage, vital organ damage, or death. We may be sounding redundant, but the importance of CPR training, AED training, and first aid training cannot be stated strongly enough!

The leading cause of death among adults over 40 years old in the United States is sudden cardiac arrest, or SCA. Most people know this as a heart attack, and in the United States alone almost 360 thousand people a year experience EMS-assessed SCA outside of a hospital. Sadly, 9 out of every 10 of these people end up dying because help could not get there quick enough. That’s almost a thousand people a day dying from heart attacks suffered while outside of the hospital.

If you are an employee of a company and you feel you could use CPR training even though it is not required for you, you can still check to see what CPR, AED, and first aid training classes are available. Knowing CPR won’t just benefit you in the workplace, but it will also benefit you at home and out in public. The difference between knowing CPR and not knowing CPR could be life or death for a close friend or loved one. Also remember that simply knowing CPR will give you a better sense of calm in dire situations and will allow you to make wiser and more thought out decisions when they are most important. When someone’s life is hanging in the balance, you will want all the confidence you can get.

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