Charity teaches life-saving baby CPR in Medway

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Royal Life Saving Society UK are delivering Baby CPR classes to teach expectant mothers and those already with children what to do in instances where choking or drowning might occur.

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00:00 An hour and a half. That's all it takes to learn techniques that could save a baby's life.

00:06 Royal Life Saving Society UK has set up baby CPR classes at Medway Sports Centre,

00:14 aimed towards helping babies between zero and one year of age.

00:19 Its teacher Donna has helped around 2,000 people so far.

00:24 It's very important that parents do come along and learn these life-saving skills.

00:30 The chances of it happening are really slim.

00:33 However, if you're in that situation, you would want to know what to do

00:37 so that you give your baby a chance of survival if they stop breathing or if they're choking,

00:44 you know, knowing how to deal with it.

00:47 The sessions involve practising with mannequins and cover situations such as drowning, choking and when an ambulance should be involved.

00:56 The charity's aim is to reduce accidental drowning by 50% in 2026

01:03 and their 2022 report revealed that 35 children in the UK have died to drowning,

01:09 enough to fill up an entire classroom.

01:12 However, the society say that funds are vital as each new mannequin costs around £250.

01:20 What I'm holding here is a life-size mannequin that the Royal Life Saving Society UK uses for its CPR classes.

01:29 It even does things such as cry whenever you perform choking profession techniques correctly.

01:37 Members of the public say the seminars have made them ready if an emergency arises.

01:43 I think it just helps us to understand what we need to do in the event of an emergency

01:49 and I think a lot of people would panic and this would just give you what you need to make the best of the situation.

01:56 Royal Life Saving Society UK says money donated to them will be going towards keeping the classes going for the public.

02:05 Henry Luck for KMTV in Medway

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