Minuteman EMS Tutoring & CPR Training Center

Minuteman EMS Tutoring & CPR Training Center Minuteman EMS Training & CPR Center delivers high-quality CPR, AED, and First Aid training led by experienced EMS professionals.

Coming in 2026, Minuteman EMS Training Center will expand to offer EMT-R & EMT-B training for more inform call:770-896-1413

09/10/2026

Is agonal breathing a sign of life?

Since I have been posting educational videos through Minuteman EMS Tutoring and CPR Training Center on Facebook, I have gotten a question from several followers asking is "agonal breathing a sign of life?" I say it's a fair and important question because agonal breathing causes one of the most dangerous delays in cardiac arrest when rescuers mistake agonal gasps for normal breathing.

Therefore, I have decided to explain what agonal breathing is:

Here’s what you need to know:
1. Agonal gasps are an involuntary reflex from a dying brainstem they are NOT effective respiration.
2. They sound like infrequent snorting, gurgling, or labored gasping.
3. If an unresponsive person is only gasping or not breathing normally, DO NOT WAIT. Check for a pulse for no more than 10 seconds and initiate high quality chest compressions immediately.

Recognizing agonal gasps early saves lives in out of hospital cardiac arrests!

Want to master these clinical recognition skills? Join our next CPR & EMS certification class at Minuteman EMS Training Center!

Call 770-896-1413 or visit minutemanemscprtraining.com to register.

09/09/2026

At fourteen, CPR gave me a second chance. I spent that life answering the call and teaching others to save lives.

My emergency education videos have now reached over 300,000 views. Now I am preparing to share the story behind the instructor.

"The Day I Died at Fourteen" is coming soon in eBook and paperback.

Comment “BOOK” to be notified when it becomes available for purchase.

09/09/2026

WHY DID CPR CHANGE FROM ABC TO CAB?

Minuteman EMS Tutoring and CPR Training Center has received nearly 300,000 views on our CPR educational videos. With those views have come many questions about why we teach CPR differently from what some people learned years ago.

As an EMS Instructor/Coordinator and American Heart Association Training Faculty, I want to explain the reason.

For years CPR was taught as ABC: Airway, Breathing, Compressions. Today, CPR emphasizes CAB: Compressions, Airway, Breathing. The main reasons for this change are:

1. Chest compressions restore circulation immediately. During sudden cardiac arrest, oxygen remains in the blood for a short period, but without circulation it cannot adequately reach the brain and other vital organs. Chest compressions help move that oxygenated blood.

2. Starting with compressions reduces delays. The old method of placing your ear near the person's mouth to “look, listen, and feel” could delay chest compressions. Today we rapidly assess responsiveness and breathing. Healthcare professionals simultaneously check breathing and a pulse for no more than 10 seconds. Lay rescuers do not check for a pulse.

3. CAB simplifies the response and helps rescuers begin lifesaving care sooner. If the person is not breathing normally or is only gasping, chest compressions begin immediately, followed by opening the airway and providing breaths as appropriate.

I have been involved in EMS since 1975, first as an EMT and later as a Paramedic. I have seen many changes in both hospital and prehospital medicine. Change can be difficult, especially when we were taught differently for many years. But as an EMS Instructor and trainer of CPR instructors, my responsibility is to teach according to current AHA CPR & ECC Guidelines and current resuscitation science.

When the science changes, our teaching must change with it.

At Minuteman, we don't just teach people what to do. We want them to understand why they are doing it.

Jerome Moore
EMS Instructor/Coordinator
American Heart Association Training Faculty
Former 911 Paramedic

Minuteman EMS Tutoring and CPR Training Center
770-896-1413
minutemanemscprtraining.com

09/06/2026

Correct placement and firm adhesion of AED pads are essential for accurate rhythm analysis and effective shock delivery. Pads must be applied to the person’s bare chest in the positions shown one on the upper right chest and the other on the lower.left side and pressed firmly to ensure full contact.

09/06/2026

In class, I teach why an AED—automated external defibrillator—is so important. Approximately 18% of reported out-of-hospital cardiac arrests have a shockable first-recorded rhythm, such as VF or pulseless VT. CPR circulates blood and buys time, but rapid defibrillation can stop these dangerous rhythms and allow an organized rhythm to return.

That is why the first critical actions in the Chain of Survival are:

1. Recognize the emergency and activate 911.
2. Begin high-quality CPR.
3. Apply and use an AED as soon as possible.

Every second matters.

09/06/2026

In this CPR class, I teach students why an AED (automated external defibrillator) is so important. Approximately 18% of reported out of hospital cardiac arrests have a shockable first recorded rhythm, such as VF or pulseless VT. CPR circulates blood and buys time, but rapid defibrillation can stop these dangerous rhythms and allow an organized rhythm to return. That is why the first critical actions in the Chain of Survival are:
1. Recognize the emergency and activate 911.
2. Begin high-quality CPR.
3. Apply and use an AED as soon as possible.
Remember every second matters.

The following 55 seconds could be crucial for your life or the life of others; therefore, we urge you to view this video...
09/06/2026

The following 55 seconds could be crucial for your life or the life of others; therefore, we urge you to view this video.

09/06/2026

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At Minuteman EMS Tutoring & CPR Training Center, we create a realistic, hands on learning environment where students experience the urgency, focus, and responsibility of responding to a life threatening emergency. We do more than teach lifesaving skills we build the knowledge, confidence, and readiness to act when every second counts. A life may one day depend on what you do next. Are you ready?

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