What are current guidelines for CPR?

The current CPR guidelines will help you judge whether you’re performing CPR correctly for a child or adult. Adult: 30 compressions at a rate of 100 per minute, two rescue breaths resulting in a 2 to 2.4-inch rise in chest cavity

What are the basics of CPR?

CPR Basics. CPR is a first-aid technique used to keep victims of sudden cardiac arrest and other emergencies alive and to prevent brain damage until more advanced medical professionals can arrive. Traditional CPR has two goals: to keep oxygen flowing in and out of the lungs and to keep oxygenated blood flowing throughout the body.

When do you start CPR?

CPR should be administered whenever a person is not breathing. CPR is most effective when started immediately by a trained person and when medical personnel arrive within 8 to 12 minutes.

When to perform CPR?

CPR is performed to restore and maintain breathing and circulation and to provide oxygen and blood flow to the heart, brain, and other vital organs. CPR should be performed if a person is unconscious and not breathing.

What are the instructions for CPR?

Push hard, push fast. Place your hands, one on top of the other, in the middle of the chest. Use your body weight to help you administer compressions that are at least 2 inches deep and delivered at a rate of at least 100 compressions per minute. Deliver rescue breaths.

What is information on CPR?

CPR (or cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is a combination of chest compressions and rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation). If someone isn’t circulating blood or breathing adequately, CPR can restore circulation of oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Without oxygen, permanent brain damage or death can happen in less than 8 minutes.

What is CPR training?

CPR training is one technique of the Advanced Cardiac Life Support algorithm. This course teaches all the aspects of what a healthcare professional would do when faced with a emergency. ACLS training is meant for health care professionals that deal with emergencies related to adults.