There are many industries that are required and mandated to have CPR certifications and First Aid training to stay compliant with regulatory agencies like Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Public Health (DPH) and Massachusetts Early Education and Care (EEC). These regulations are in place to promote a safe work environment.

Who makes you as an individual get this training?

The answer is no one! In my opinion, everyone should get trained. About 75 to 80 percent of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen at home. This could mean the difference between life of death for a loved one.

Would you like the power to double the chance of survival of a loved one if they go into cardiac arrest?

You do have that power, if you provide CPR immediately you can double that chance that they will live. Approximately 95 percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims die on the way to the hospital. If no one does CPR immediately, the chance of survival is only 7-10 percent. WOW! Those aren't good odds.

Are you a new parent, grandparent or babysitter?

What if the child began to choke? Contrary to popular belief picking the child up by the leg and hitting them in the back is not the right procedure. In a CPR course you can learn how to manage any size and weight of a child when you need to help them if they are choking.

Do you have a pool, live on a lake or the ocean?

If someone was to drown and you pull them out of the water, the next step is to perform CPR, exchanging air for water until you clear the lungs,and finally do compressions until they show signs of life.

 Feeling helpless is one of the worst emotions to deal with. What if I did something different? What if I didn't do enough? What if I knew how to do CPR? What if I were trained in obstructed airway?

 Don't let yourself get into this position, find a training and sign yourself up.