BLS CPR & AED classes in West Virginia can help you become a more capable, confident, and helpful citizen. By learning lifesaving techniques, you can provide care when needed most and save the life of an infant, child, or adult during a medical emergency, even if you are not a healthcare provider. Our CPR certification classes are available to all West Virginia residents, including those in Charleston and Morgantown.
Online CPR Certification in West Virginia
We offer online CPR certification courses for Community, Workplace Employees, and Healthcare providers in West Virginia. Thousands of institutions and organizations accept our course certification worldwide. As a result, we are trusted by thousands of healthcare professionals and public safety professionals for employment requirements.
Our Online CPR/AED/First Aid training takes only a few short hours to complete but can help you save a life when every second counts. We follow the latest American Heart Association & Emergency Cardiovascular Care/ILCOR guidelines. We are also OSHA Standard-compliant to ensure that you get a quality education. From receiving your training materials, studying the online coursework, and taking the certification exam, you can count on us. In addition, our CPR completion card is nationally accepted. You can instantly print your digital certification card from your printer after the successful completion of our CPR class.
What is CPR?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is used to save the life of a person who goes into cardiac arrest, which is a condition that occurs when the heart stops beating unexpectedly. When the heart stops, it does not supply the body's major organs, like the kidneys and the brain, with the oxygen they normally receive from the blood. Without the heart pumping oxygenated blood, the organs can suffer irreversible damage, like brain damage which can occur after four minutes, and death within ten minutes. When the heart cannot do it on its own, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation manually pumps blood to the organs.
What are the steps to performing CPR?
According to the latest American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines, the proper CPR procedure uses the following guidelines:
Check the victim for responsiveness by asking, "Are you okay?" and shaking their shoulder firmly. If they do not respond and do not have a pulse, rescuers should call 911 to report a cardiac arrest and begin Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation immediately.
Rescuers should perform rapid chest compressions at a rate of 120 beats per minute, firmly pressing down a minimum of 2 inches deep into the victim’s chest. Continue compressions until emergency medical assistance arrives and can take over.
If a victim is not breathing normally, rescuers should perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, also known as rescue breathing. Placing their mouth over the victim’s, rescuers should deliver one rescue breath and observe if the victim’s chest rises. If the chest does not inflate, give a second breath before resuming chest compressions.
Perform CPR at a ratio of 30 compressions to 2 rescue breaths and continue this pattern until emergency medical staff arrives. If a victim’s normal breath returns, rescuers can continue to perform compressions only.
What is the correct technique for performing rescue breathing?
Use rescue breathing when a victim is not breathing normally on their own. To begin, rescuers should ensure that the victim's airway is open by tilting the head back. After delivering 30 chest compressions, rescuers should place their mouth over the victim's mouth, give one rescue breath and observe if their chest rises. If the chest does not inflate, rescuers should give a second breath before resuming chest compressions. Continue using the ratio of 30:2 compressions to rescue breaths until the victim has returned to normal breathing, then continue compressions only until emergency personnel arrives. If two rescuers are present, use a ratio of 15:2 compressions to rescue breaths and alternate positions every few minutes to prevent rescuer burnout.
West Virginia CPR Data
West Virginia ranks 44th out of 50 states for the number of cardiovascular deaths in one year.
In West Virginia, there were 298 cardiovascular deaths for every 100,000 people annually.
More than 350,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests happen in the U.S. each year.
Only 46% of Americans who died from cardiovascular complications had received CPR before emergency medical support arrived.
Cardiac arrest is a primary cause of death in the U.S.
In West Virginia, men are 51% more likely to die from a cardiac-related incident than women are.
