A medical emergency- CPR

 CPR- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 

                    CPR – or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. Immediate CPR can double or triple chances of survival after cardiac arrest.

If someone is not breathing, giving CPR can ensure that oxygen-rich blood reaches the brain. This is important, as without oxygen, someone can sustain permanent brain damage or die in under 8 minutes.

If you're afraid to do CPR or unsure how to perform CPR correctly, know that it's always better to try than to do nothing at all. The difference between doing something and doing nothing could be someone's life!



A person might need CPR if they stop breathing in any of the following circumstances:

  • a cardiac arrest or heart attack
  • choking
  • a road traffic accident
  • near-drowning
  • suffocation
  • poisoning
  • a drug or alcohol overdose
  • smoke inhalation
  • electrocution
  • suspected sudden infant death syndrome

 

STEPS TO PERFORM A CPR:

Use CPR when an adult is not breathing or when they are only gasping occasionally, and when they are not responding to questions or taps on the shoulder.

In children and infants, use CPR when they are not breathing normally and not responding.


Check that the area is safe, then perform the following basic CPR steps:

  1. Call emergency (108) or ask someone else to.
  2. Lay the person on their back and open their airway.
  3. Check for breathing. If they are not breathing, start CPR.
  4. Perform 30 chest compressions.
  5. Perform two rescue breaths.
  6. Repeat until an ambulance or automated external defibrillator (AED) arrives.




(Steps in detail:)

PREPARATION STEPS: 

Step 1. Call emergency (108)

Step 2. Place the person on their back and open their airway

Place the person carefully on their back and kneel beside their chest. Tilt their head back slightly by lifting their chin.

Open their mouth and check for any obstruction, such as food or vomit. Remove any obstruction if it is loose. If it is not loose, trying to grasp it may push it farther into the airway.

Step 3. Check for breathing

Place your ear next the person’s mouth and listen for no more than 10 seconds. If you do not hear breathing, or you only hear occasional gasps, begin CPR.

If someone is unconscious but still breathing, do not perform CPR. Instead, if they do not seem to have a spinal injury, place them in the recovery position. Keep monitoring their breathing and perform CPR if they stop breathing.

CPR STEPS: 

Step 4. Perform 30 chest compressions

Place one of your hands on top of the other and clasp them together. With the heel of the hands and straight elbows, push hard and fast in the center of the chest, slightly below the nipples.

Push at least 2 inches deep. Compress their chest at a rate of least 100 times per minute. Let the chest rise fully between compressions.


Step 5. Perform two rescue breaths

Making sure their mouth is clear, tilt their head back slightly and lift their chin. Pinch their nose shut, place your mouth fully over theirs, and blow to make their chest rise.

If their chest does not rise with the first breath, re tilt their head. If their chest still does not rise with a second breath, the person might be choking.



Step 6. Repeat

Repeat the cycle of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until the person starts breathing or help arrives. If an AED arrives, carry on performing CPR until the machine is set up and ready to use.

Thank You!




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