How to perform CPR?
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Hello, I would like to know how to perform CPR? I learnt that CPR is very important technique as well as live saving method. Everyone should know how to do this. Please leave your comments on this.
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@akash CPR or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is a simple first-aid process to revive a person who has stopped breathing. This can happen due to a heart attack, a stroke, electrocution, drowning or poisoning. In these situations, their heart stops beating. CPR can help restart their breathing and heartbeat. Studies show that timely CPR, administered even by people from non-medical backgrounds, greatly increases the chance of survival.
Step 1. Call for help
First of all, call or shout for help. Call 112, 102, or 108 for medical assistance or ask someone nearby to do so. Always save emergency numbers on your mobile phone.
Step 2. Preliminary checks
Take stock of the situation quickly. Make sure that you are both out of harm’s way, such as oncoming traffic, before proceeding to help. Scan the place for electrical wires or appliances that may have electrocuted the person. If you suspect any electrical danger, turn off power sources using non-conducting material like wood, and take extreme care before touching the person.
Step 3. Open up the airway
Lay them flat on their back. Tilt their forehead back with one hand, and lift their chin. Open their mouth and check if anything is obstructing the airway. Briefly listen for breathing. An occasional gasp does not count. If there is no breathing, start performing CPR.
Step 4. Chest compression
Where: Right on the chest bone. At the centre of an imaginary line joining the nipples.
How: Place the heel of one of your palms on the centre of the chest. Place your other hand over the first one, interlocking fingers. Raise your fingers so they don’t apply unnecessary pressure on the chest or rib cage. Only the heel of your palm should be touching the chest. Lean forward so that your arms are straight above the person’s chest. Push down hard and fast 30 times.
Step 5. Rescue breaths
Tilt the person’s head slightly back and lift their chin. Open their mouth, pinch their nose shut and place your mouth fully over theirs. Blow into the person’s mouth. Watch if the chest rises. Repeat two such rescue breaths.
Note: If the chest does not rise with the first breath, tilt the head and try again. If the chest still doesn’t rise, the person may be choking. Check their airway for obstructions.
Step 6. Repeat compression and breathing
Continue the cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths, until the person starts breathing or a trained medical professional arrives. It may take up to 20 minutes of CPR before the person is revived.