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CPR training can greatly reduce preventable deaths Public assistance in doing CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) is one way to help increase the survival rate of a persan suffering a heurt attack. Roughly Il per cent of deathu in Canada are a resuit of heurt atfacks and many of these deaths are preventable. A 1999 study by the Ontario Pre-Hospitai Advanced Life Support (OPALS) program for the Oakville and Burlington area found that lesu than 10 per cent of ail witnessed cardiac anrest vîctima received CPR from a bystander. Many situations can cause the heurt to stop, but the mot common cause in aduits is heurt and artery dis- ease. Choking, umoke inhalation, suffocation, hypother- mia, drowning, electrical shock, and trauma are same of the other reasons why the heurt stops. Many of the deatha in chiidren and youths are a resuit of these situ- ations. Every celI in your body needu oxygen and nutrients to survive. Oxygen froro the lungu is carried ta the celis through the bload stream. The heart is a large muscle that pumpo the oxygen rich bload through the body and most importantly fa the brain. If the heart stops pumping blood for more than 4-5 minutes, the ceils in the brain wili become starved of oxygen and begin fa die. If a persan shows no signu of breafhing and does not appear ta have a heart beaf, it is very important ta sf art CPR immediately. CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscifation - Cardia refers ta the "heart", Pulmonary refers ta fthe "lungu", and Resuscitation means to "revive". CPR does the bredthing and pumping nor- mally done by the lunga and heart, and can increase a persans chance of surviving by preventing t he brain froro dying. Within the "Chain of Survival" the vital links required ta manage an emergency situation when someanes heart appears fa have sfopped are shared by the first persan on the scene and Paramedicu. The first person on the scene needu ta caîl 911 for help right away and start CPR. Once the Paramedics arrive, they provide early detibrillation and Advanced Life Support. How can I help? Leam CPR - take a CPR training course. When perfortned on a person seho is not breathing and shows no sign of a pulse, CPR can prevent brain death from occuring and will give the person a better chance of being revived once the defibrillator (heurt start machine) is applied. Anyone can leam CPR! Recent changes ta the stan- dards have made the stepo for CPR even easier ta remember and do. You will leave the CPR claso feel- ing confident that you could help sameone in an emer- gency. Numerous local agencies offer CPR courses such as the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Red Cross Society, St. John Ambulance and others listed in the yeliow pages under "First Aid Services". Also, look for flyers and postingu at local community centres, schools and mails advertising CPR courses in your area. Heurt Saver L-evel courses take roughly 3 haurs and often focus on prevenfion and healthy living, recog- nizing when a person is having a heart attack or strake, perfarming CPR, and removing abjects from a per- sans airway. Family members and friendu do the majority of bystander CPR. Wauld if nat be great if you were able ta help your famiiy or friendu in a time of need? For more information about CPR, please cail the Halton Regian Health Department at 905-825-6060 etc. 7111. If your caîl is long distance, please cali Toli Free 1- 866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866). UrY 905-827- 9833. 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