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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been a nanny for 25 years, I'm not CPR 
trained.  I've never been asked in an interview 
if I was, nor has it been an issue.[/quote]

I am the daughter of a EMS and a nurse and while some of our sitters have been "trained" many have not and none have been at my request. I think CPR training is a huge scam. It's a 6 hour class at best, and now they offer "hybrid" online classes that are only like 1 or 2 hours hands on and they charge a fortune. I wouldn't want some 22 year old freaking out trying to remember something she practiced once 9 months ago on my son if he is choking. I always tell them to call 911 and ONLY do what the operator asks you to do, otherwise wait for the ambulance. I don't need them pushing the food in further or breaking a rib.[/quote]

Nonsense.  You can learn once how to dislodge a piece of food or start CPR and save a life.  Look at the little boy who choked to death on a grape in DC just a few months ago.  Your mother is giving BAD advice that no pediatrician would ever recommend.  Of course call 911 but know what they are talking about by have taken a Red Cross class.  [/quote]

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