Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation better known as CPR, is a technique that helps save lives in emergencies such as drowning, suffocation, or heart attack. This technique includes the acronym CAB which is compressions, airway, and breathing. It’s very important to learn this technique because there could be a time where we have to save someone’s life. There are also different ways to perform CPR depending on the person and the age group. CPR should only be done if the person is unresponsive, has no pulse, and stops breathing. Before beginning CPR, the person must check to see if the patient is responsive. When checking to see if the person is responsive, tap on the shoulder and ask if the person is ok. If the patient becomes unresponsive call 911 or any other emergency number around the area. While …show more content…

If the person remains unresponsive began CPR.
Before using the CPR technique on infants (ages 0-1 years), check to see if the infant is conscious by touching the bottom of their feet or tab on their shoulder to see if they make any movement or noise. After calling 911, make sure to stay with the infant and perform two minutes of care by placing the infant on a flat surface on their back and check to see if the infant is bleeding. If bleeding, make sure it is controlled before beginning CPR. In order to open up the infant’s airway, tilt their head back with one hand and with the other hand, lift up the chin slightly. Check to see if the infant is still breathing within ten seconds.To check the babies breathing, place your head by their mouth and look to see if the chest rises. If they are still breathing, we will feel the breath on our cheek.

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