First Aid CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving procedure to be performed on a self who is suffering from cardiac or respiratory arrest. Let’s look into the steps on how to perform CPR.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an vital emergency procedure followed when a self suffers from cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest or heart attack. Cardiac arrest refers to the cessation of the normal circulation of blood due to failure of the contraction of the heart. Respiratory arrest relates to or coincides with cardiac arrest as a condition of arrested circulation of blood stops supply of oxygen to the body parts. It is a life-threatening condition, which can result in brain hurt in a few minutes and death within 10 minutes.
Steps to Performing CPR
Conventional CPR is performed by qualified medical practitioners; but, a layman can also carry out CPR for maintaining circulation and breathing. It involves clearing the airway, mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing along with chest compression.
Before doing CPR, place the self on his/her back and try to wake him/her up. Check whether the self is conscious or unconscious. If it is confirmed that he/she is in unconscious state, then only one can proceed for CPR. Not compulsory CPR for children and adults is uncommon. Let’s see the basic steps to perform CPR in adults.
The first step in performing CPR is to open the airway of the self. To achieve this, place your palm on the forehead and carefully tilt the head back. Gently lift the chin forward with your other hand and try to feel the self’s breath. Also look if there is any chest movement.
If the self is not breathing properly, pinch the nostrils and seal his/her mouth with yours. Now, you can give a mouth-to-mouth breathing for 1 second. Check for any rise of the chest, if yes, let the chest fall and repeat the procedure twice.
In case, if the chest doesn’t rise, repeat the step of clearing the airway (head-tilt, chin-rise) position and do mouth-to-mouth breathing again. If the mouth is injured, one can give mouth-to-nose breathing.
Now, proceed with chest compressions in order to renovate blood circulation of the self. For this, kneel at the side of the self and place the heel of your hand in the middle of the chest (linking the nipples). You have to place your other hand on the top of the hand placed on the chest. Make sure your elbows are honest and the shoulders are directly above the hand.
Gently compress the chest of the victim to about 5 cm (2 inches). While giving chest compression, push hard and quick at a rate of about 2 per second. Repeat the compression for 30 times and after that, open the airway as mentioned in the first step. Give two rescue breaths and check if the chest rises. This is the completion of the first system.
Repeat the steps about five cycles of 30 compressions and two rescue breaths, i.e. for about 2 minutes and check if the self starts breathing or not. In case the self is not breathing, repeat the procedure again until help arrives.
If a self is not trained enough to do CPR, he can perform hands-only CPR, which means giving uninterrupted chest compressions. This will at least help to some boundary. Knowing these simple first aid steps of CPR can surely save public in case of a cardiac or respiratory arrest.
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