CPR Staff Re-certification
January 2025 ended with our entire staff being recertified on-site in our office in CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and Basic Life Support (BLS). This was supported by Mike Klis, a licensed (BLS) trainer for the American Heart Association’s BLS course with Heartshare, located at the San Jose Training Centr, San Jose. Every two years a requirement for license renewal for California dental professionals is CPR certification. This course and others are provided for all staff members to build consistency, coordination and teamwork.
Saving Lives
What Is CPR?
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Everyday CPR saves lives and it can be learned by anybody.
Where a person’s blood supply to the brain is interrupted because of the inability to breathe or when the heart stops pumping, ie., drowning, choking, heart attack, every second counts. CPR can afford a person those seconds to keep permanent brain damage from setting in.
Why Would You Need To USE CPR In A Dental Setting??
Dental staff will rarely (if ever) have to deal with life-threatening emergencies. But sometimes, at-risk patients such as the elderly and those medically compromised will undergo procedures that will aggravate pre-existing conditions, or will have adverse reactions to anesthesia. Among the possible emergencies that a dental staff may encounter, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the among the most likely to result in the death of a patient.
Treating sudden cardiac arrest requires a coordinated effort on the part of staff in order to effectively activate the “Chain of Survival” required to afford the victim the best chance of recovery. For the first responder, this will include rapid activation of EMS personnel, rapid defibrillation, and early application of effective CPR. These steps must be initiated as quickly as possible, and thus requires premium, frequent training for the entire office staff. This means keeping everyone up-to-date on their CPR certifications, and training the staff as a cohesive unit, rather than everyone learning separately.
What Is An AED?
AED stands for Automatic External Defibrillator, an electronic device used for monitoring abnormal heart rhythms or arrhythmias. It helps in checking heart activity and it can also be used as “defibrillator”.to help restore a normal heart rhythm.
Our office has an AED unit. Our wonderful staff keeps it charged in the event it is needed. Fortunately, throughout the years, we have never had to employ it.

An AED or automated external defibrillator is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and is able to stop the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm.
Thank you, Mike, for a great CPR review course!
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