My Learning of CPR

CPR Reflection

Something new that I learned this unit that I hadn’t considered before was using an AED. I had always seen them used in movies but I didn’t know I could use one myself to help save someone’s life. I also didn’t know exactly know how an AED works but this unit thought me how they send a shock wave through the body to jump start the heart. A key takeaway from this unit is learning the signs of a heart attack and stroke. I will make sure to always look out for the five P’s of a heart attack and to recognize FAST for a stroke. The CPR unit connects to the nutrition unit because during the CPR unit we learned that having a unhealthy diet can cause a heart attack, whether it’s from high cholesterol, diabetes, or obesity. During the nutrition unit we learned how to have a balanced diet that will allow us to live a long healthy life.

Core Competency Reflection

I can describe how learning about CPR relates to my life because both of my grandpas have had heart attacks and are at high risk. So knowing CPR could potentially help me save them incase they have another heart attack. Examples of where I communicated clearly and purposefully can be seen in lessons when I participated with any information that I already knew about CPR from before this unit. I appreciated feedback on my CPR knowledge and skills when it came in the form of helping improve my technique. I want to know if I need to go deeper or faster because in real life I need to have proper technique for CPR to work.