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Just got my Red Cross certification in CPR/AED. What I was led to believe was that anyone getting certified or trained in CPR (meaning, got the cool little card) by the AHA is taught 30:2, medical professionals or not. The same for the Red Cross, 30:2. However, the difference is that the AHA endorses "hands only" CPR for those untrained bystanders (without the cool little card), and is reaching out to inform people of this new method in case someone goes down and no one is CPR certified. Sort of a public service message. Posters and the like. The Red Cross does not seem to endorse this action, even by untrained bystanders. In fact, my instructor was quite put off that I would even think about asking a question pertaining to "hands only" CPR. He told me, "The AHA has their doctors, we have ours."
I may be incorrect, maybe some of the instructors could clarify for me?
SR
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