Baby care and CPR class / 寶寶的照料和心肺復甦術課程

Today we had another class for baby care and baby CPR. I really needed this class because I don’t have any clue how to take care of a baby if something happens.

My medical knowledge is really bad. One day Eddie and I were talking about first aid treatment. I told him if he gets choked up, hitting his back probably won’t work. His back is very thick, I don’t have enough power to help him. He probably thought “oh boy…my wife would not be able to save me if something happens to me!” He was surprised I didn’t have any medical knowledge XD. Then, he taught me how to use the back of the chair to push the lower and center part of his chest. I definitely need some basic knowledge for the baby. I hope I won’t have a chance to use it but if something happens, I am able to handle it. Eddie will attend a wedding in July in Canada. We will not be going with him because it’s too soon to travel safely.  So mommy and three babies! By taking this class at least he won’t be too worried about us.

The baby care information in this class includes how to  burp, shower, change a diaper, and using a swaddle and some daily basic care. It was very funny seeing all the daddies in the class trying to do these things. They were all like serious students patting the baby doll for burping lol…

The infant resuscitation includes baby CPR and choking.

The steps for baby CPR:

1. Tap baby’s feet and shout “baby, baby”
2. Shout for help and call 911. Making sure your location is safe before you try to help
3. Check for breathing or response
4. If baby has no response, use 2 fingers on 1 hand to give compressions on the breastbone which below the nipple line. Pushing at a rate of 100 compressions per minute for 30 compressions
5. Tilt the head back and lift the chin
6. Give 2 mouth-to-mouth breaths. Give enough breath to make the chest rise. So the baby has received enough air.
7. Keep repeating until an ambulance arrives

The steps to help a choking baby:

1. Hold baby’s head and jaw. Put him facedown
2. Give 5 back slaps between baby’s shoulder
3. If the object doesn’t come out, turn the baby
4. Give baby CPR
5. Repeat until baby can breathe, cough, or cry

今天我們有一堂寶寶照顧和心肺復甦術的課，我還蠻需要這類的課程，因為如果有什麼緊急的事情發生時，我根本就沒有什麼概念要如何照顧寶寶。

我的醫學常識很差，有一天Eddie跟我討論到急救，我說如果有一天他噎到，我應該很難救他，因為他的胸膛很厚，就算我使盡全力捶他的背應該也很難救他，他當時應該想著“天啊．．．如果發生意外，我太太會無力救我！“ 他有一點意外我竟然沒有什麼醫學常識哈哈，然後他教我如何用椅背靠他的胸部中下的位子救他。所以這類的常識我是很需要的，特別是針對寶寶的部分，當然希望不會有機會去用到，但是不怕一萬只怕萬一，屆時我至少知道要如何應對。Eddie 7月的時候會去加拿大參加婚禮，我們也不會跟他去，因為寶寶還太小，所以到時候就是一打三了！有上課他也會比較放心一點。

這堂寶寶照顧的課程包括如何拍嗝、洗澡、換尿布、使用包巾、以及基本的生活照料等的教學，很有趣的看到所有的爸爸也一起學做這些事情，他們就像很認真的學生在學幫假寶寶換尿布 哈哈．．．

這堂嬰兒的急救課程包括了心肺復甦術和噎到窒息

心肺復甦術的急救步驟：

1. 拍寶寶的腳掌叫她
2. 確認你所在位子是安全的後，大叫求救並叫救護車
3. 看看寶寶是否有呼吸跟回應
4. 如果寶寶沒有回應，開始急救，使用一手的食指跟中指壓在寶寶的胸膛，在乳頭的中間線的下方位子，用約一分鐘100下的速度壓30下，每下約一英吋的深度
5. 壓完30下後把寶寶的頭往後，下巴抬高
6. 給予兩個嘴對嘴的人工吹氣，確認給予的空氣足夠到寶寶的胸膛有隆起
7. 一直重複這些動作直到救護車到達

搶救噎到導致窒息的步驟：

1. 握住寶寶的頭部跟下巴，小心的把她翻過身，頭朝下
2. 在寶寶肩膀的中間拍5下
3. 確認噎住的物品是否有拍出來
4. 如果噎住的物品沒有跑出來就趕快進行心肺復甦術的步驟
5. 直到寶寶有呼吸、咳嗽或是哭