I was certified through my work many years ago. I kept up with it for years at that job.
Then came the evening that my husband collapsed in the kitchen floor. It came right back to me when I found he was not breathing. Started CPR, couple of rounds, grabbed the phone for 911, he was breathing again. At the hospital they found a blood clot in his lungs. He had cancer in his lungs, not lung cancer. Had been under treatment for 4 years. They were able to stabilize, a few days later he was due to come home. When I went to the hospital, he was doing really strange things. I told the nurses repeatedly there was something wrong. Finally, the doctor, came and he listened. Got a cat scan and sure enough he had a brain bleed. Then a brain surgery. I did finally get him home for a couple of months. A nurse came every other day to check his blood. It came back bad on one of those days and I had to take him back to the hospital. He passed the next day of acute respiratory failure.
You may not think you need to know CPR but you do. Not only for your spouse but other family members. I am not saying you have to go take a class. You can read about how to do it and see how to do it on the internet. It is always better to have the knowledge and pray you never have to use it.
Then came the evening that my husband collapsed in the kitchen floor. It came right back to me when I found he was not breathing. Started CPR, couple of rounds, grabbed the phone for 911, he was breathing again. At the hospital they found a blood clot in his lungs. He had cancer in his lungs, not lung cancer. Had been under treatment for 4 years. They were able to stabilize, a few days later he was due to come home. When I went to the hospital, he was doing really strange things. I told the nurses repeatedly there was something wrong. Finally, the doctor, came and he listened. Got a cat scan and sure enough he had a brain bleed. Then a brain surgery. I did finally get him home for a couple of months. A nurse came every other day to check his blood. It came back bad on one of those days and I had to take him back to the hospital. He passed the next day of acute respiratory failure.
You may not think you need to know CPR but you do. Not only for your spouse but other family members. I am not saying you have to go take a class. You can read about how to do it and see how to do it on the internet. It is always better to have the knowledge and pray you never have to use it.
