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How to perform
Untrained. Then provide hands-only CPR. That means uninterrupted chest compressions of about 100 a minute until paramedics arrive. You don't need to do rescue breathing. Trained. Begin with chest compressions instead of first checking the airway and doing rescue breathing. Start CPR with 30 chest compressions before checking the airway and giving rescue breaths. -
Before you begin
Is the person conscious or unconscious? If the person appears unconscious, tap or shake his or her shoulder and ask loudly, Are you OK? If the person doesn't respond and two people are available, one should call 911 and the begin CPR. If you are alone and have immediate access to a telephone, call 911 before beginning CPR - unless you think the person has become unresponsive because of suffocation (such as from drowning). In this special case, begin CPR for one minute and then call 911. -
What is CPR?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including heart attack or drowning, in which someone has stopped breathing or heartbeat. The American Heart Association recommends that everyone begin CPR with the chest compressions. -
CAB
C-Compressions- place one hand in middle of the chest and other hand on top. Lock your arms and use upperbody to do compressions. A-Airway- to make one breath normal again. Use the head-tilt chin-lift maneuver. Check for normal breathing. B-Breathing- mouth to mouth. You breath for them. Give at least 2 breaths. Give the first breath for 1 sec. and see if the chest rises. If not, give another. If the chest doesn't rise, repeat the maneuver then breath. 30 compressions-> two breaths is one cycle.