CPR Plus is a training center that offers in-services, trainings, and information for both corporate and individuals. Compared to our competitors we offer customized, flexible, extended hours, weekends, evenings, and weekly courses and reasonable rates. In addition to our competitors we provided extended certifications*. We also contact you when your certification is about to expire.
CPR Plus is authorized to teach by the American Safety and Health Instititute and the National Safety Council.
We are conveniently located in the heart of downtown Baltimore. Our address is 505 Park Avenue, Suite 202 Baltimore, Md. 21201. We are accessible to the light rail, and MTA. Landmarks include the Enoch Pratt library, Aegon insurance company, Library for the handicap, The Cathedral, and The Baltimore Museum of Art.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions delivered to victims thought to be in cardiac arrest. When cardiac arrest occurs, the heart stops pumping blood. CPR can support a small amount of blood flow to the heart and brain to “buy time” until normal heart function is restored.
Cardiac arrest is often caused by an abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation (VF). When VF develops, the heart quivers and doesn't pump blood. The victim in VF cardiac arrest needs CPR and delivery of a shock to the heart, called defibrillation.
Defibrillation eliminates the abnormal VF heart rhythm and allows the normal rhythm to resume. Defibrillation is not effective for all forms of cardiac arrest but it is effective to treat VF, the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest.