CPR

When starting CPR the patient is unconscious, not breathing and has no pulse - this is called clinical death. At the point when the patient stopped breathing, their brain has approxamately 4 minutes till brain death starts. By doing CPR you are effectively feeding the brain with Oxygen rich blood and therefore preventing tissue necrosis.

When performing CPR on a non-responsive choking victim, you should first attempt to clear the airway by giving up to five back blows between the shoulder blades and five abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) if the victim is still conscious. If the victim becomes unresponsive, begin CPR immediately, but incorporate chest compressions with a focus on delivering rescue breaths after every 30 compressions. Before giving breaths, attempt to open the airway and check for any visible obstruction; if you see an object, remove it if possible. Continue this cycle until emergency help arrives or the victim recovers.

Yes, that's possible. You would perform the usual 30 compressions and 2 breaths for one rescuer. and 15 compressions and 2 breaths for 2 rescuers.

some causes of breathing emergencies are respiratory distress that may lead to respiratory arrest, asthma, hyperventilation, empheysemia, or shock. some signs to breathing emergencies would be deep or shallow breathing, slow or rapid breathing, cyanosis, flushed skin, and increased heart rate.

Breaths are given too quickly or with too much force.

An AED (automated external defibrillator) is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. In use it tells you how to use it properly and advises you when to stand back.

restlessness faint crying

audible wheezing or stridor

cyanosis of peripheral tissues

nasal flaring

accessory breathing

retractions

head bobbing

tachypnea

Because, the AED gives the shock to the heart that most likely saves them from dieing.

You should use CPR if a person is not breathing (place your ear nearly to their nose/mouth, and look, listen, feel for warmth) and has no pulse (using you pointer finger, feel along the side of the neck for a carotid pulse).

Yes; improper CPR can cause a lacerated liver in infants. That is why it is important to take a CPR class and learn the proper way to perform CPR.

On the sternum, just below the nipple line (where the nipple line intersects the sternum).

when an adult victim is in a dangerous environment

A cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, involves restoring breathing to the victim. To do this, it is common to use mouth to mouth and chest presses.

An ambu bag is another name for a bag valve mask.

This is done during 2-person CPR only. The person doing the compressions places the thumbs in the center of the chest, just below the nipple line.From there, place the hands around the infants sides (keeping thumbs in place), fingers between the back and ground. Support the infants back with your fingers. Give compressions by squeezing your thumbs & fingers together. Make sure you do not compress the sides or ribs. Place a towel, if available, underneath the infants shoulders to help maintain the head in a neutral position. Compress 1/2 to 1 inch. Give 15 compressions, other person then gives the 2 breaths. Repeat compressions & breaths.

A xiphoid is the cartilaginous extension of the lower sternum - otherwise known as the xiphisternum.

the three step and visible sign of chest rising and falling

4 to 5 cm. That is the prescribed chest compression depth in the St John first aid manual. This should be approximately 1/3 to 1/2 the depth of an adult chest.

For a child, push down to approximately 1/3 of their chest.

In the 19th century, Doctor H. R. Silvester described a method (The Silvester Method) of artificial respiration in which the patient is laid on their back, and their arms are raised above their head to aid inhalation and then pressed against their chest to aid exhalation.[6] The procedure is repeated sixteen times per minute. This type of artificial respiration is occasionally seen in films made in the early part of the 20th century.

Yes. You do CPR to mimic the action of the heart. If a person has a pulse it means their heart is pumping. If you give CPR to someone with no pulse, when their heart starts again they will typically vomit as a result of all the pushing on the chest. At that point stop and roll them on to their side so they dont choke.

Edit: Dont confuse not breathing with a stopped heart. A person can have a pulse and still not be breathing. Think of being underwater. If you come across a person that is not breathing but has a pulse you need to open the airway. Lay them on their back, tilt the head backwards and open the jaw. Look for and clear any obstructions in their mouth.

1 rescuer CPR for infant is 30 compressions to 1 breath.

If you are CPR certified, you should have someone call 911 while you start CPR.

If you are not CPR certified, find someone around you that is.