This morning, P6-7 learned a very important life skill – CPR. This annual initiative was led by Resuscitation Council UK which aims to increase the number of people surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by helping more people learn CPR. We spent 5 minutes listening to a doctor explain about the importance of CPR, and how CPR and use of a Defibrillator hugely increases a person’s chance of survival.
We then learned what to do in the event of finding someone unconscious – we had to remember the acronym CCP. CHECK for danger and to see if the person responds/is breathing; CALL for help by phoning 999 and putting your phone on loud speaker to free up your hands; if they aren’t breathing, PUSH on their chest to start chest compressions.
We practised doing chest compressions on a cushion – we got up on our knees, interlocked our fingers and pushed down in the middle of the breastbone firmly (the video said approx. 6cm). We kept this going for the duration of the Baby Shark song – and quickly realised how tiring it was to keep up the same momentum!
We learned that it’s better to have a go and try to save someone’s life rather than standing by and not doing anything. CPR is such an important skill to have – although one we hope pupils will never have to use.
