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posted on 09/08/2008&nbs-07:00;@&nbs-07:00;02:09&nbs-07:00;am

I Know How To Save A Life
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I attended CPR training and recertification this week. It is very important to me to have the capacity to save a life, if I so deem it worthy, since I only have a limited amount of training, its only playing dog, not playing Dog (damn dyslexia.) Of course a class room setting is not always the best place to have me around. For in a classroom setting, I must control my inner Janus and fight the class clown and the teacher’s pet inside of me. Inevitably both sides seem to win, though sometimes I am afraid other attendees of the class lose. Allow me to give you a small example.
Instructor: “What should you do if you find someone in the street who is not breathing?”
Me (enthusiastically): “Check to see if they are a Red Sox fan!”
Class: (laughs)
Or during the demonstration of the Heimlich maneuver:
Instructor: “So if the victim is very tall or pregnant you should:”
Me: (shouts) “I am one of those things!”
Instructor: “Yes, since Pedro is very tall…”
Me: (forlorn) “Sure, just give the answer away…”

I also make sure to keep the class on a timely break schedule, and make my recommendations on the syllabus, “Oh, we can totally skip that part.”
I’d like to mention the actors that they use in these training films. How they haven’t been recognized from the Academy is beyond me, these actors really bring it! Even in a scene where he is just acting like he is acting (he is working with Resuscitation Annie, who had a starring role in the latest Sex in the City movie so I hear) he still manages to convey a sense of urgency you can really feel. Even in the mock scenarios and without the use of special effects, I really begin to believe that Bob from Accounting has suffered a serious heart injury.
If you would be interested in taking this training go to http://www.heart.org/ and look under the CPR & ECC section to find a class near you.

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