How to CPR

CPR or Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a first aid technique that can be used if someone is not breathing properly or if their heart has stopped.

It is a medical technique to be used immediately but only with the trained hands because unable to execute CPR properly may just lead to more complications and other worse scenario.

Of course keep in mind that it is very important that even if you are knowledgeable and trained to do CPR that you still call for 911 even if you are  about to perform CPR. It’s to ensure that the person may be in a situation where CPR is not the only solution he needed.

CPR can be done in following this guideline:

  • Open airway and give 2 rescue breaths
  • Compress chest 30 times
  • Give 2 rescue breaths
  • Compress chest 30 times
  • Continue cycles of 2 breaths and  30 compressions

Now for more details

Adults

  1. Place the heel of your hand on the centre of the person’s chest, then place the other hand on top and press down by 5–6cm at a steady rate, at approximately 100 compressions per minute.
  2. After every 30 chest compressions, give two breaths.
  3. Tilt the casualty’s head gently and lift the chin up with two fingers. Pinch the person’s nose. Seal your mouth over their mouth and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth. Check that their chest rises. Give two rescue breaths.
  4. Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until they begin to recover or emergency help arrives.

Children over one year old

  1. Open the child’s airway by placing one hand on the child’s forehead and gently tilting their head back and lifting the chin. Remove any visible obstructions from the mouth and nose.
  2. Pinch their nose. Seal your mouth over their mouth and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth, checking that their chest rises. Give five initial rescue breaths.
  3. Place the heel of your hand on the centre of their chest and press down by at least one-third of the depth of the chest. Use two hands if you can’t press down hard enough with one.
  4. After every 30 chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute, give two breaths.
  5. Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until they begin to recover or emergency help arrives.

Even if you know the instructions it is important that you are still trained to do the task.