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Winnipeg, the capital and largest city in the province of Manitoba, is home to over 700, 000 residents. Like any major city, medical emergencies that require cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can happen at any time. Being trained and certified in CPR through one of the many CPR Training Winnipeg courses can help save lives when minutes matter most.
What is CPR and Why is it Important?
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is an emergency procedure that is performed when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. CPR involves performing chest compressions to manually pump blood and oxygen to vital organs and pairing it with rescue breaths to get oxygen into the lungs. This helps provide critical oxygen that keeps the brain and other organs alive until advanced medical care can take over. According to the American Heart Association, immediate CPR can double or even triple someone's chance of survival.
Every year in Canada there are approximately 45, 000 cardiac arrests in people over 20 years old. Without CPR, the chances of surviving out of hospital cardiac arrest drops 7-10% every minute from the onset of arrest. Having members of the community trained in CPR is extremely important to help increase the survival rate when minutes matter most before emergency responders can arrive. Please visit our website at www.preparefirstaidtraining.ca or give us a call at 204-330-8288.
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