Garden teachers are trained in cardiac resuscitation; Why is it important?

Cardiorespiratory strikes, mostly generated by cardiovascular diseases, are one of the first mortality diagnoses in Colombia, as shown by the figures of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) which indicate that, for the first quarter of 2024, 16.8 % of the deaths correspond to ischemic diseases of the heart.

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In that sense, international statistics indicate that cardiac resuscitation (known as CPR) improves the probabilities of survival in the incidents of heart attacks by up to 70 % when it is done immediately. In fact, heart ailments represent supreme mortality worldwide with more than 17 million lives per year and it is projected that the number can increase to 23 million by 2030, according to the World Health Organization.

The problem of the attention of these episodes is that they are presented in scenarios such as homes, workplaces and public places and not in medical or health centers. Therefore, it is important that common people learn the RCP techniques and the use of an automatic external defibrillator, which is a medical device designed to analyze the heart rate.

Health Studies point out that since cardiorespiratory arrest begins, the probabilities of survival are reduced by 10 % per minute if proper resuscitation interventions are not carried out. Therefore, CPR preparation courses are decisive to increase the reaction skill of citizens and health specialists in the face of such an emergency.

In infant children, on the other hand, the main cause of cardiac arrest does not come from the heart, but is related to respiratory problems, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). The above may be related to factors such as airways, drowning or infections.

However, between 15 % and 20 % of children, especially those who are over 12 years old, may experience heart rhythms that need immediate defibrillation, such as ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia. This highlights the importance of more people learning to perform CPR, as a quick response can make a difference between life and death.

So things, The good start of the Mayor’s Office of Medellín And the company of Medical and Virtual Medical Care Services EMI Falck are offering training workshops in RCP to teachers of kindergartens, called “Save your heart”.

In this regard, the Manager of the Emi Falck Medical Network, Alejandro Rivas, said that this workshop aims to train teachers to react in an emergency in an effective way, directly impacting the educational community and strengthening security in school environments. ”

For her part, the director of good start, Diana Carmona, said that “we are convinced that taking care of the life of our girls and boys implies continuously forming and strengthening those who accompany them. With this training in RCP and the hiring of nursing assistants in our kindergartens, we take firm steps towards increasingly safe and protective environments.”

In that sense, the course to learn RCP provides teachers with the necessary tools to respond to emergencies contributes to creating a safer educational environment prepared to face emergency situations.

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