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Make CPR Come to LIFE!

Practical Ways to Teach CPR!

CPR is a skill that all students should learn prior to graduating high school; in fact many states mandate this. Here are a few ideas to bring the learning CPR to life and hopefully increase the confidence and competence of students when it comes to performing CPR:

 

1) Create a station review:

Station ideas:

       AED Selfie Station: Locate the AED’s in your school building and take a selfie with them (if school devices are permitted to be used in classes)

       Walk & talk: In a small group, write down all of the reasons you might stop performing CPR. Provide a small whiteboard/ board marker for the group to use. Reasons might include: 1) Person show signs of life 2) AED becomes available 3) Another trained responder arrives and takes over 4) The scene becomes unsafe 5) EMS arrive 6) You are too exhausted to continue

       Plank and sort: Print out the steps to perform CPR and cut them into strips. Each group holds a plank position (or similar activity) while sorting the steps into the correct order. Steps could include: Checking the scene, checking the victim for consciousness, calling 911, rolling the person over, checking for signs of life, performing chest compressions, using an AED

       Rhythm check: Each person has a mannequin or item to represent a victim. Using a timer, they perform chest compressions for a minute, counting the number of compressions they complete. When the minute is up, they can compare the number of compressions they performed to the CPR target rate of 100-120 compressions per minute

       Compression rate workout: Provide a series of body weight exercises for students to choose from. Students complete 120 reps of different body weight exercises to help them remember the compression rate for chest compressions. Exercise ideas: jumping jacks, sit ups or crunches, dynamic stretches, skaters, push ups, plank jacks, high knees, side skips etc.

       Quiz time: Create a bank of CPR related questions. Groups have 2 minutes to answer as many questions as they can

       Rolling an unconscious casualty station: Each person takes it in turn to practice rolling an unconscious casualty using the checklist provided

 

Checklist created by Jo Bailey, Jo@GoOTF.com

2) Simulated scenario practice.

Use scooters, a cone course, a pretend “phone station”, and “AED” to bring the cardiac chain of survival to life! Split your class into groups of 4 - each person in the group will have a role to play: 1) Person who discovers the victim, checks the scene & the victim for consciousness 2) Person who calls 911 3) Person who acts as EMS - on a scooter around a course to get to the victim 4) Person who is in charge of getting the AED. Set up your class area (preferably a gym with plenty of space) so that each person will be moving as they fulfill their role. After completing one practice scenario, each person moves to a new role. This video shows you how this might look: https://youtu.be/ChUOjVd7C5I

 

Video created by Jo Bailey, Jo@GoOTF.com

3) Your Use the Heart Class interactive video for your class to practice their CPR skills. During the video, students have to respond to prompts as they appear in the video: http://www.heart-class.com/?fbclid=IwAR1BMGjpjlDN05QvCDxbm3gabhNAWdsVEfFnWdQ-6R3xKPNZFJuPWGyYKeI  



Thank you, Jo Bailey, OA Manager, for this week's email.

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