MONROE - Learn to save a life in less than an hour.
That's the lesson Green County EMS wants to share with community members in CCR classes scheduled for next week.
Cardiocerebral resuscitation, called CCR, is a form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation that only requires chest compressions. CCR protocol focuses on providing the right timing for defibrillation and helps minimize the chances of a person going into cardiac arrest, according to the American Heart Association.
CCR protocol also does not require breathing, as CPR does.
"You function as the pump," Green County EMS Chief Dan Nufer said.
The CCR classes are designed to teach people how to keep someone alive before EMS professionals arrive at the scene, especially in rural communities, he said.
Many times, there's been no CPR or CCR performed on the patient when emergency personnel arrive. When a patient has been unconscious for more than 4 to 6 minutes, damage has been done and the patient can be declared "clinically dead," Nufer said.
"It's important to get that oxygen going to the brain."
In the past, Nufer said, the classes have received positive feedback because of how easy it was to learn CCR.
"There's no worse feel than having someone die right in front of you," Nufer said.
CCR classes will be held at 8 a.m. Tuesday; at noon Wednesday; and at 7 p.m. Thursday. All classes are being held at the EMS Building at 1821 12th St.
For more information, call 608-329-4367 or email pio@greencountyems.org.
That's the lesson Green County EMS wants to share with community members in CCR classes scheduled for next week.
Cardiocerebral resuscitation, called CCR, is a form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation that only requires chest compressions. CCR protocol focuses on providing the right timing for defibrillation and helps minimize the chances of a person going into cardiac arrest, according to the American Heart Association.
CCR protocol also does not require breathing, as CPR does.
"You function as the pump," Green County EMS Chief Dan Nufer said.
The CCR classes are designed to teach people how to keep someone alive before EMS professionals arrive at the scene, especially in rural communities, he said.
Many times, there's been no CPR or CCR performed on the patient when emergency personnel arrive. When a patient has been unconscious for more than 4 to 6 minutes, damage has been done and the patient can be declared "clinically dead," Nufer said.
"It's important to get that oxygen going to the brain."
In the past, Nufer said, the classes have received positive feedback because of how easy it was to learn CCR.
"There's no worse feel than having someone die right in front of you," Nufer said.
CCR classes will be held at 8 a.m. Tuesday; at noon Wednesday; and at 7 p.m. Thursday. All classes are being held at the EMS Building at 1821 12th St.
For more information, call 608-329-4367 or email pio@greencountyems.org.