CPR Training

Yesterday, a friend and I went to CPR training. It is one of the requirements we will need prior to working with high schoolers. The Instructor was very knowledgeable and has literally quite possibly saved thousands of lives. His primary goal in this class, is to show us the most effective way to accomplish that. I left that class more confident than when I walked in, that if an opportunity presented itself to me, I might be able to save someone's life, or at least sustain them until the Paramedics arrive. We were taught that there are five basic steps to rendering aid to someone in need. The first one was to assess the situation...are they breathing? Then, call or have someone call 911 and ask one person to obtain an AED (automatic external defibrillator...most buildings have one). Start compressions...airway...breathing. I believe everyone with a loved one should be trained especially when it came to the babies. As I was going over the steps in my mind, I couldn't help but think that even if a person was given a second chance, eventually we will come to a time when it's our time to go. If we have never taken steps to ask Jesus to be our Savior, think of all a person would be missing out on... like everlasting life. So, in our daily walk, if I happen to be in a situation where I might possibly be able to save someone's life but I skip all those oppourtunities to care about their soul...what profit is that? The chances of me coming across a physical emergency are probably not going to be as often as me coming across a spiritual emergency. So when life just happens to put me in either position, I need to assess the situation, are they saved? Then I need to call 911, or the Lord in prayer and then try to obtain an AED (admittance to everlasting destiny), then start compressions, airway, breathing...or pressing them to seek the Lord, clearing out debris from their mind on wrong thoughts, breathing in the holy spirit. I want to be able to provide both types of CPR. Not just Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but also Christian Preparation Response. Let's try to seek training in both of these life alterating moments.