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CPR

When to Use it and How to Do it

When to use it

Is the person conscious?


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If a person is conscious and awake they probably dont need CPR. So


how do you know if a person is conscious or unconscious?
1. If a person looks like they may be unconscious
(see picture above) tap or shake their shoulder and
ask loudly, ARE YOU OK?! This should be enough to
wake a sleeping person. You have now completed the
only step to discovering if a person is unconscious.
If the person does not respond and you are not
alone, tell another person to call 911 and you start
CPR. If you are alone and have a phone, call 911 yourself before
starting CPR. If you are alone and the person is not responding to you
because of some kind of suffocation (like drowning) do one minute of
CPR and then call 911. If an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is
available, give the person one shock if the device tells you to then start
CPR.

How to do it
CAB (compressions, airway, breathing)

Compressions
1. Place the person on a solid, flat surface if available.
2. Kneel down right next to the neck and shoulders of the person.
3. Put the heel of one of your hands over the chest between the
nipples, and then put your other hand on top of the first. Keep
your elbows strait and position yourself so your shoulders are
directly above your hands.
4. Using the weight of your upper body push straight down on the
persons chest at least 2 inches deep. Keep a rate of about 100
compressions a minute (or to the beat of Staying Alive by the
Bee Gees).
5. If you have not received CPR training, continue chest
compressions until the person gains consciousness or emergency
personal arrive and take over. If you have received training
continue checking the persons airway and administering rescue
breathing.

Airway
1. If you have received training for
CPR and have already completed
30 chest compressions, open the
persons airway by using the
head-tilt chin lift. This is done by
placing the palm of your hand on
the forehead of the person and
carefully tilting back their head.
With your other hand, carefully lift
the chin forward to ensure the airway is open.
2. In five or ten seconds check for normal breathing by listening for
breath or feeling for breath on your cheek. Gasping is not
considered normal breathing. If the person is not breathing
normally and you have received CPR training, begin mouth to
mouth.

Breathing
1. After
ensuring that
the airway is
open, pinch the
persons nose
shut and cover
the persons
mouth with
yours making a
seal.
2. Give two
rescue breaths.
Give one breath
lasting one
second and look
to see if the chest rises. If chest rises, administer a second breath and
then perform thirty chest compressions followed by two breaths and
continue the pattern. If the chest does not rise, repeat steps to open
air way.
3. Continue CPR until consciousness is regained or emergency personal
arrive and take over.

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