CPR

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CPR

• Module 4

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Combines rescue breaths with chest compressions
• Give to any unresponsive victim who is not
  breathing normally
• Most commonly given to victims in cardiac arrest
  resulting from heart attack

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Cardiovascular Illness

• Three most common cardiovascular diseases
• Heart disease
• Stroke
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)

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Cardiac Chain of Survival
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Call 9-1-1

• Have someone else who is available call 9-1-1
  immediately for unresponsive victim
• Shout for anyone who may hear you, have that
  person call 9-1-1 and go for AED

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Call First/Call Fast

• Call First (before starting CPR)
• Any unresponsive adult who is not breathing
• Call Fast (after giving about 2 minutes of CPR)
• Any infant or child who is unresponsive and not
  breathing

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Use of CPR

• Heart attack
• Drowning
• Suffocation
• Stroke
• Allergic reaction

• Diabetic emergency
• Prolonged seizures
• Drug overdose
• Electric shock
• Certain injuries

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CPR Technique

• If unresponsive and not breathing start CPR
• Find correct hand position
• Compress chest hard and fast at rate of 100
  compressions/minute
• Alternate 30 compressions and 2 rescue breaths
• Give each breath over 1 second

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• Open airway and determine if victim not breathing
  normally
• Give 2 rescue breaths, each lasting 1 second
• If first breath does not go in, reposition head
  and try again
• If second breath still does not go in, give care
  for choking

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Put hand(s) in correct position for chest
compressions
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Give 30 chest compressions at rate of 100 per
minute Then give 2 breaths
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• Continue CPR until
• Victim begins to move
• AED brought to scene and ready to use
• Professional help arrives to take over
• You are too exhausted to continue

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• If victim starts moving, check for normal
  breathing
• If victim breathing normally, put victim in
  recovery position and monitor breathing
• When AED arrives, start AED sequence

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Compression-Only CPR

• If you cannot or will not give rescue breaths,
  still give chest compressions

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• Click HERE for a brief video
• about basic adult CPR