CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

What is CPR and process of giving CPR? 

CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) it is a lifesaving medical procedure which is given to someone who is in cardiac arrest. It helps to pump blood around  person’s body when their heart unable to do this. It combines chest compression and artificial breathing. 

Steps to follow: 

Step 1- shout for help and bring the victim to the safe place. 

Step 2- check for response by shaking victim’s shoulder and asking something. 

Step 3- check for normal breathing by looking, listening and feeling. If the person is breathing normally then put them in recovery position and call ambulance.

If the victim is not breathing: 

Step 4- ask someone to call ambulance immediately. 

Step 5- Place one hand on the person’s forehead, gently tilt their head back, then lift their chin using two fingers of your other hand under their chin, this is for opening airways. 

Step 6- start CPR: 

• Kneel next to the person. 

• Place the heel of one hand in the center of their chest. Place your other hand on top of the first. Interlock your fingers.

• With straight arms, use the heel of your hand to push the breastbone down firmly and smoothly, so that 

• Do this at a rate of 100 to 120 chest compression per minute – that’s around 2 per second. 
• Give 30 chest compressions. 
• Open the airway again by tilting the head back and lifting the chin. Pinch the soft part of the person’s nose closed. 

• Give 2 rescue breath. 
• The person’s chest should rise and fall. Keeping the person’s head back and the chin lifted, take your mouth away, take another normal breath, and give a second rescue breath. The two breaths should take no longer than five seconds. 

• Repeat 30 compressions and two rescue breaths until ambulance arrives.