We followed up once again with the 8 hour CPR and AED class at IHP with Dr. Abbot. I was surprised at the authenticity of dummies we used to practice CPR on. Each dummy came with sterilized mouths that were detachable. Believe me when I say close to real! Even the chest would rise when air was blown through the mouth. I guess it makes the class as life like as it gets minus the adrenaline one would experience if the situation was real out in public.
I was stricken though that only 3-5% of CPR cases are successful in real life due to that fact that only partial return of oxygen is brought back to the tissue and the brain . Administered compressions to the chest allow us to artificially pump blood to to the vital organs of the body. Without oxygen tissue starts to die. BUT I was clearly impressed with the 90% survival rate with the use of the AED (automated external defibrillation). This device only powered by a lithium battery actual has great success in shocking the heart back into normalcy if someone is going or has gone through cardiac arrest. The ease of the device is almost idiot proof! Just press the power button and follow the automated voice instructions, very simple! Having an AED in public or private facilities would prove to be smart, especially in places that would induce a cardiac arrest.
