All incidents, accidents & emergencies can cause our heart to stop beating. What happens when the heart stops?
- Blood flow will stop
- Brain damage will occur
- The victim will die
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) will be able to save the victim if it is done within 4 minutes after the heart stops. CPR provides oxygenated blood flow to the brain & heart & keeps these organs alive.
Some things to do when performing CPR:
- Communicating with the victim: If the victim can answer your question, then CPR is not necessary
- If the victim does not answer, then CPR must be done immediately
- Placing two fingertips on the carotid artery which is located in the groove between the throat & neck muscles & applying slight pressure for a few seconds
- Then press the victim's chest down using your 2 hands to a depth of 2 inches (2 hands, 2 inches)
- The chest is pressed 30 times at a rate of 3 pressures every 2 seconds or 100 pressures per minute
- Then tilting the head back by pressing the victim's forehead down & lifting the chin up to open the way for breathing
- Listening to the breathing: Has the victim started to breathe?
- If the victim is still not breathing normally, give mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-nose breaths: Pinching the nose & covering the mouth with your mouth & blow the mouth until the chest rises
- If there is still no response, then you must immediately contact the nearest Hospital & Medical Officer
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