University:
Liberty University
Course:
BIOM 500 | Introduction to Biomedical Sciences
Academic year:

2024
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445

Pages:

8
Author:

Sheha A.

Steps of CPR These are the crucial CPR steps that has to be followed. Step 1: Scene Safety Before starting CPR: * Assess check the environmental risk. * Victim should be free from any danger. Step 2: Shake & Shout * If the victim is unconscious, take steps to ensure the safety of the victim. * Ask loudly to the victim, "Are you OK? Can you hear me?" * If the victim has no response, call for help. Step 3: Check Victim for breathing and circulation * Check normal breathing: Pattern of person's normal breathing. Follow look, listen, feel technique. * Listen: Listen to chest rise and fall * Feel: Feel chest as watch victim's chest rise for breath. * Check circulation by placing hand on the neck to feel for a pulse. * If victim has no chest compressions and serious breathing * If victim's breathing pattern is normal. * Put him in recovery position * Step 4: Give 30 chest compressions * Kneel next to the victim * Place the heel of one hand in the center of victim’s chest, then place the heel of the other hand on top. * Interlock your fingers. * Keep your elbows straight and your shoulders directly above your hands. * Give chest compressions, pushing down hard and fast in the center of the chest. * Push down at least two inches and allow chest to recoil fully between compressions. * Give compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute. **Step 6: Provide 2 rescue breaths** * Kneel next to the victim. * Place one hand on the victim’s forehead and gently tilt the head back. * Lift the chin with two fingers to open the airway. * Take a normal breath and make a seal over the victim’s mouth and nose. * Give a slow, gentle breath that makes the chest rise. * Remove your mouth and allow the chest to fall. * Give a second rescue breath. * Check victim’s chest rise and fall * Keep victim’s head back, chin lifted * Take another normal breath and give a second rescue breath, those two rescue breaths should be those than the open, close, bead tilt, chin lift maneuver to seal mouth and nose. * Use 2 hands * Place the heel of one hand on the center of the chest. * Place the heel of the other hand on top. * Interlock your fingers. * Keep your elbows straight and your shoulders directly above your hands. * Give chest compressions, pushing down hard and fast in the center of the chest. * Push down at least 2 inches and allow chest to recoil fully between compressions. * Give compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute. **Important Facts:** * 30 chest compressions can be performed by one rescuer. * Two rescuers can be used, one does the compressions, the other does the breaths. * Breathing with compressions and breaths should be performed at a rate of 30:2.