American Heart Month= CPR♥

February is American Heart Month 

In honor of this I thought I would share some of my experiences and information....
As a parent one of the most frightening things I could imagine would being helpless when my child needed me. Infant and child CPR courses are an ideal way to give yourself confidence, control and knowledge of how to help your child in an emergency.

There are many ways to learn CPR, you could check youtube for crying out loud, but I have found that physically practicing the act of compressions helps to build confidence in your skills and a mastery of this lifesaving educational material.
John Hopkins University Case Study on the Infant CPR anytime course affirms the curriculum works and is well received.

The American Heart Association (AHA) CPR anytime allows self directed courses are based on the traditional Family and Friends CPR courses and have "been research-proven to be equivalent to the traditional course for learning the core skills of CPR."

  Specifically the child/infant CPR Anytime course was developed in coordination with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In 30 minutes or less for the cost of $34.95 you can learn how to perform CPR and perform maneuvers to prevent your child from choking! 


 I was fortunate enough to work in health care when my daughter was an infant, and so CPR was something I was required to know, it gave me the sense that even though there were so many things about this little person I didn't know or understand yet I felt confident that I was no longer helpless in the case of an emergency with my baby.
I would encourage parents, and parents-to-be to consider the investment (or get a group of parents together to share the set or do as a group). Courses are even offered for Children to understand and perform CPR- could save their parent/grandparent or friend's life!

  John Hopkins University Case Study on the Infant CPR anytime course affirms the curriculum works and is well received.

More information about AHA CPR courses can be found online @ 

 Peoples Choice CPR