| CPR is an excellent life saving tool that has saved | | | | compressions in the middle of the chest with the heel |
| many lives and has existed in many forms for | | | | of one hand and the other hand on top with fingers |
| hundreds of years. However, our current method of | | | | interlaced. Compressions should be about 1 ½ to 2 |
| CPR was not taught to the public until the 1970s. | | | | inches in depth and do 30 compressions. Each |
| Before that, it was determined that artificial respiration | | | | compression should take less than a second, but |
| and chest compressions could save a person's life, but | | | | ensure the chest rises before the next compression. - |
| the method before our current one consisted of laying | | | | Repeat this process until help arrives unless the victim |
| a person on their stomach. Fortunately, our current | | | | begins breathing again. This may seem easy by |
| method is the adopted method because of its high | | | | reading it, but if you didn't know the steps, you now |
| success rate. However, there are plenty of | | | | know what to do. However, it is good to gather some |
| misconceptions when it comes to CPR because of | | | | experience on performing CPR in case you do need |
| what we see in movies and on television series set in | | | | to do it in a real life setting. Sign up for courses The |
| hospital environments. The reason why CPR is | | | | best way you're going to gain CPR experience is if |
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| impression about how it is really done. Could you | | | | you are able to practice it on dolls that are specially |
| imagine sitting there and waiting for the person | | | | designed for teaching individuals CPR. This is the best |
| performing CPR to breathe into the victim's mouth | | | | way you're going to learn CPR. You don't have to |
| twice and then do 30 chest compressions? That | | | | invest in a fancy course that is expensive. CPR is |
| would be rather boring, wouldn't it? We usually see | | | | CPR and what is important is that you know how to |
| them breathe twice and do anywhere between 5 and | | | | perform it when the need comes about. You just |
| 15 chest compressions. How to perform CPR CPR | | | | never know when something is going to happen |
| isn't the quick and glamorous lifesaving technique we | | | | unexpectedly and you might be the only person in the |
| see in Hollywood. There are steps to be taken. Those | | | | room who knows the correct way. As stressful as |
| steps are: - You must try to wake the victim. You can | | | | that may be, it is better that you know it instead of no |
| rub your knuckles against their chest in a brisk manner. | | | | one knowing it at all because you could very well save |
| Any moaning or moving means CPR doesn't need to | | | | a life. That in itself makes taking a CPR course worth |
| be done. - If they're not breathing, tilt their head back | | | | your time and your money. |
| so their chin is lifted, and put your ear to their mouth to | | | | Lifesaver 101 courses provides CPR Training and First |
| ensure they are still not breathing. Use your cheek to | | | | Aid training that meets and exceeds current standards. |
| make sure they're not breathing and look at their chest. | | | | Fostering awareness of safety and prevention, being |
| Pinch their nose and then seal their mouth with yours. | | | | able to recognize an emergency situation, and |
| Use a CPR mask if you can. Give breath for one | | | | developing advanced treatment skills are all part of our |
| second, let their chest fall, then give breath another | | | | program objectives. |
| second and let their chest fall. - Do chest | | | | |