http://defibrillatorsolutions.com/aed-blog/2009/12/does-my-memory-aid-for-cpr-help-you-remember-the-steps-note-that-this-is-a-memory-aid-not-a-cpr-class/ Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Blog - Training, Success Stories and more... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:48:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://defibrillatorsolutions.com/aed-blog/2009/12/does-my-memory-aid-for-cpr-help-you-remember-the-steps-note-that-this-is-a-memory-aid-not-a-cpr-class/comment-page-1/#comment-7876 Madkins0 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:18:20 +0000 http://defibrillatorsolutions.com/aed-blog/2009/12/does-my-memory-aid-for-cpr-help-you-remember-the-steps-note-that-this-is-a-memory-aid-not-a-cpr-class/#comment-7876 Mnemonic devices can be very useful, and the best are those that work for you and you came up with. As an instructor, I don't see that this would help most of my students, however. Remembering 30:2 is just not that hard, and learning the quick counting rhythm is more important than remembering that it takes 18 seconds to do 30. That detail is minor enough that I do not recall it is on the test. If remembering the process is tough, you might want to consider downloading a wallet card you can carry with you. Mnemonic devices can be very useful, and the best are those that work for you and you came up with.
As an instructor, I don’t see that this would help most of my students, however. Remembering 30:2 is just not that hard, and learning the quick counting rhythm is more important than remembering that it takes 18 seconds to do 30. That detail is minor enough that I do not recall it is on the test.
If remembering the process is tough, you might want to consider downloading a wallet card you can carry with you.

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