It is still a good idea to be CPR certified and to re-test every few years to make sure you are doing things correctly. Rather, yet another class you should have to certify in before being able to graduate highschool is a basic EMT class. Know how to treat different types of injuries, how to stop bleeding, to not move someone that may have had back/neck trauma, etc. Archive: https://archive.today/xkKco From the post: >>Any fan of TV medical dramas knows the drill. A patient in the emergency room goes into cardiac arrest, and the resuscitation team springs into action. The compressor begins pumping on the patient’s chest, the airway manager initiates intubation, someone else readies the defibrillators, yells “clear,” and an electric shock jolts the patient. Tensions build. The drug manager gives a dose of epinephrine. The team leader shouts directions. And because it’s primetime television, a family member cries in the background.