{"id":10817,"date":"2020-07-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.procpr.org\/blog\/?p=10817"},"modified":"2022-06-29T12:10:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:10:39","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-before-taking-infant-and-child-cpr-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.procpr.org\/blog\/classroom-cpr\/what-you-need-to-know-before-taking-infant-and-child-cpr-classes","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know Before Taking Infant and Child CPR Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Taking CPR classes<\/a> gives you the crucial skills you need to save lives and be prepared in an emergency. Being able to act quickly can make the difference between life and death! CPR classes focus on many different aspects of this life-saving intervention and separate courses are offered so you fully understand the differences in how you should perform CPR on adults as opposed to children and infants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

You may be wondering why this is necessary –\nafter all, CPR is CPR, right? Well, yes and no. Let\u2019s take a look at the things\nyou need to know before taking infant and child CPR classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Child and infant CPR steps differ from\nadult CPR steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing that you need to know is that\nchild and infant CPR is slightly different than adult CPR. If you take a general\nCPR class for adults, you may not learn what you need to know to help young\npeople during a medical emergency. Believe it or not, using the adult technique\non a child or infant can cause a lot of damage and injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Child and infant CPR classes generally\nrun longer than classes for adults<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In child and infant CPR classes, expect to spend a little longer honing your skills. For one thing, you learn more than one way to perform CPR and how to determine the differences in age groups to choose the appropriate CPR procedure for each. You will likely spend an hour or two more in a child and infant class than in an adult one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of you may need child and infant\nCPR classes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some people don\u2019t necessarily need to take a\nclass on CPR for children and infants (though it\u2019s always a good skill to\nknow), but others may work in a job that requires it. Before signing up for a\nclass, consider your career and home life. If you work with or have children,\nit\u2019s a good idea to take a child and infant CPR class in addition to learning\nadult CPR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professions that utilize child and\ninfant CPR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you work or are planning to work in any of the\nfollowing career fields, you might be required to take the class by your\nemployer or you would benefit greatly from doing so. These professions include:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n