{"id":5291,"date":"2018-09-11T10:10:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T14:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/?p=5291"},"modified":"2019-05-02T09:42:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T13:42:25","slug":"how-do-you-perform-cpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalwellness.com\/nwupdate\/how-do-you-perform-cpr\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know the 3 Simple Steps to Perform CPR?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone should be familiar with CPR techniques.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone?\u201d you ask.<\/p>\n

Yes! Everyone! If you\u2019re nearby when someone, even a stranger, suffers a heart attack or nearly drowns, knowing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) could very well save that person\u2019s life. As the Mayo Clinic recommends, \u201cIt\u2019s far better to do something than to do nothing at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

What to Do Before<\/em> Giving CPR<\/h3>\n

If you are at the scene of a cardiac or breathing emergency and there is no one else with CPR training, follow these steps (taken from the American Red Cross<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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  1. First, check the environment to assess the danger. If the scene is safe, tap the person on the shoulder and ask, loudly and clearly, if the person needs help.<\/li>\n
  2. Next, call 911. If there are people nearby willing to help, have them call 9-1-1 and search for an automated external defibrillator (AED). If an AED is unavailable or you are alone, stay with the victim, call 911 and then begin CPR preparation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Before administering CPR, make sure the victim\u2019s airway is unblocked. If it is safe to lay them on their back, do so and tilt their head back slightly. Check for breathing and listen carefully for no more than 10 seconds. (Gasping sounds do not count as breathing.) If you do not hear breathing, begin CPR.<\/p>\n

    Red Cross CPR Steps<\/h3>\n

    These are the three steps for CPR, according to the Red Cross:<\/p>\n

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    1. Push hard, push fast.<\/em> Place your hands, one on top of the other, in the middle of the person\u2019s chest. Use your body weight to help you administer compressions that are at least two inches deep and delivered at a rate of at least 100 compressions per minute.<\/li>\n
    2. Deliver rescue breaths.<\/em> With the person\u2019s head tilted back slightly and the chin lifted, pinch the nose shut and place your mouth over the person\u2019s mouth to make a complete seal. Blow into the person\u2019s mouth to make the chest rise. Deliver two rescue breaths, and then continue compressions. (Note: If the chest does not rise with the initial rescue breath, re-tilt the head before delivering the second breath. If the chest doesn\u2019t rise with the second breath, the person may be choking. After each subsequent set of 100 chest compressions, and before attempting breaths, look for an object and, if seen, remove it.)<\/li>\n
    3. Continue CPR steps.<\/em> Keep performing cycles of chest compressions and breathing until the person exhibits signs of life, such as breathing, an AED becomes available, or EMS or a trained medical responder arrives on scene.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n