Windsor Rotary Club (1918)
C.P.R. Committee Page

Our Club is Located in Windsor Ontario Canada

Welcome to the C.P.R. (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) Committee Page. The information below describes the mandate and activities of this committee and lists the current year's members.
This is an inter-service committee participating with representatives from the Lions Clubs of Windsor/Essex, other local service clubs, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Heartcare Windsor, St. Clair College, the Essex-Kent Base Hospital Program, local CPR instructors and other groups and agencies interested in promoting C.P.R., Defibrillation and Heart Smart ways of living


Surviving a heart attack Knowing symptoms is key, especially if you're alone

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You cannot properly learn C.P.R. from a book or even a video. C.P.R. must be taught by a certified instructor. We believe that every citizen should learn C.P.R. through a qualified instructor. In the Windsor Essex County area, formal courses are available through:

St. Clair College CPR course schedule

St. John Ambulance Canada

A free 3 hour Heart Saver Course (No longer offered) was offered once a year, in late April or early May, by the Windsor Rotary club (1918) in conjunction with other local service clubs, Windsor C.P.R. instructors, St. Clair College, The Community Defibrillation Program, Heartcare Windsor, The Essex-Kent Base Hospital Program and the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation. Further information is available through the Windsor Branch of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario 254-4345

PICTURES FROM THE APRIL 20th, 2002 HEART SAVER WORKSHOP
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YEAR 2001 CPR DAY Picture Gallery

YEAR 2000 CPR DAY Picture Gallery

emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures

A mother saves a precious life!

Defibrillation to be taught in Chatham Children's Safety Village

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C.P.R. Committee Mandate

The Committee shall:

• A.) work to educate various citizens regarding the value of C.P.R., and defibrillation lifesaving techniques;
• B.) organize and promote the training of as many persons as possible in the required skills through an annual C.P.R. Day;
• C.) teach our course attendees the means of developing and value of pursuing a healthy lifestyle.
• D.) provide literature, demonstrations, testing and advice relating to healthy lifestyles.
• E.) organize an annual Rotary Club Health Day Program in which a speaker or group is invited to a regular weekly meeting to present a health related topic.

CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION (C.P.R.)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a technique for maintaining circulation and ventilation of an individual who has stopped breathing and whose heart has stopped functioning.
It involves an alternation between thrusts on the chest designed to force blood through the body, and artificial respiration.
The purpose of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is to keep the brain and heart supplied with blood and oxygen until medical help arrives.
CPR can be used for an adult, child or infant.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario is very active in the promotion of CPR instruction.

CPR is only one portion of a chain of events that ideally should take place after a person suffers a cardiac arrest. A person's chances of surviving a cardiac arrest that takes place outside of a hospital increase significantly if this sequence of activities takes place. If any link in this chain does not occur, or does not occur properly, an individual's chance of survival is small.
The first link in the chain is early access. It is critical that a cardiac arrest be identified quickly by someone capable of calling for an ambulance, and that the ambulance arrive in a minimal amount of time. Early access to medical treatment is critical.
The early provision of CPR following a cardiac arrest is the second "link" in the chain of survival. Most studies of cardiac arrest survival suggest that a person is much more likely to survive if a bystander administers CPR immediately following onset of the attack. Widespread knowledge of CPR by members of the general public is critical to increasing cardiac arrest survival rates.

2005 Resuscitation Guidelines

Unless early CPR is quickly followed by the next link in the chain of survival - the provision of early defibrillation - its benefits are lost. Defibrillation involves the application of an electric shock across the heart of a victim of cardiac arrest. A cardiac arrest occurs when the electrical activity of the heart becomes disorganized and the heart stops beating. Defibrillation momentarily overwhelms the disorganized electrical activity in the heart in order that the heart may spontaneously regain a regular electrical rhythm.
The final link in the chain of survival is the early provision of advanced cardiac life support by trained medical personnel. In addition to basic CPR, this may include the use of advanced airway techniques (such as the placement of a tube in the victim's throat), the use of an electrocardiograph (ECG) to monitor the heart, and the injection of intravenous medications.

A course in CPR for adults takes only about four hours to complete.
Learning how to perform CPR on an infant may take four to six hours.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario actively encourages people to take the time to learn CPR.

Phone 254-4345

The Heart A sound (.wav) file explaining how the heart functions

Other Links

• How Blood Works and Links
• My Heart Dr. A Division of Heart Center Online - An outstanding source of heart information for patients
• How your Heart Works
• Canadian CPR Sequences and Guidelines
• Phoenix Arizona Fire Department CPR Pages
• Los Angeles City Fire Department CPR Pages
• Medical Help International