CPR

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Thirty compressions and two breaths per cycle.

No! If you were at the point where you needed CPR, you would not be conscious. Your heart and breathing would have stopped functioning. In addition, I do not believe anyone is capable of giving themselves mouth to mouth. Come on, think about it!

when CPR is being done on somone, it depend how long you have to wait in between depending on who and what age the person that CPR is being done on. if it is babies then 5 cycles of 10 chest compressions and have 2 minutes interupption. if it is the child the interuption should be about the same. if it is an adult the interuption should be about 1 minute as they are more fragile and need air and the heart to be pumped more often as it has to work harder.

hope this helps you.

With the infant facing towards you, place your arm between the infants legs and support their back with your whole hand. Then while supporting with your one arm, bend over and place the infants back on your thigh so that the infant is upside down. Find the mid-way point between the nipples and use two fingers and thrust your fingers down and up towards their mouth.

3 compressions after every 1 inflation

The number of shocks will depend on the results of the AED analyzing the patient. It will vary on the situation and protocols set up in the AED. You will not be able to shock a patient until determined by the AED a shockable rhythm exists.

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Reevaluation is not required for adults. If movement (signs of life) are present, stop CPR and then reassess.

Simple answer version...

An AED that has a lowered dose of power due to the attenuator telling it that the patient is a pedi. This is so you don't deliver the same adult dose of Joules (electricity) to a pediatric patient.

Gyms, health centers, schools, and community centers offer CPR and First Aid classes. You will need to take a course for a certain number of hours and take a written test and a hands-on test. American Red Cross and the American Heart Association are the more well known organizations that offer First Aid and CPR classes.

30:2

According to both the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association, once you begin CPR, you do not stop to check for signs of life. The five reason to stop CPR are as follows:

1. an AED was ready for use

2. you were relieved by another equally/better trained responder

3. the scene became unsafe

4. the victim showed signs of life

5. you were too exhausted to continue

If you are performing Rescue Breathing, you would stop about every 40 breaths or 2 minutes to check for a pulse. If pulse is present, continue Rescue Breathing. If no pulse is found, begin CPR (compressions AND breathing).

Regular people as opposed to irregular people?

CPR can be intrusive and offensive to those not suffereing from physical trauma. It is disruptive and ineffective to use CPR on someone who is both conscious, has pulse, and is breathing.

When used on persons not breathing and or with no pulse properly, it can help save their life until medical personel arrive or at least provide the potential to save the victim's life as it prolongs the period of time the body goes without oxygen.

Automated External Defibrillators (AED units) are commercially available devices used to deliver a "shock" to a patient suffering from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Sudden Cardiac Arrest, unlike a heart attack, is an electrical failure in the the heart's functionality wherein the heart improperly delivers oxygen-rich blood to the brain and other vital organs.

AED units range in prices, specifications, and functionality. Some devices deliver "automatic" therapy, while others are "semi-automatic." Additionally, AED units range in the amount of energy (joules) they provide, the directions provided to the rescuer during an attempted save, battery life, etc.

While AED manufacturers argue the competitive advantages of their products, all AED units save lives and buyers shouldn't be concerned with purchasing an inferior product or one that will not properly diagnose or deliver proper therapy treatment. The most important aspect of purchasing a life-saving product is feeling comfortable with one's selection. To do this, AED buyers should compare products by viewing an AED comparison matrix and test (through simulation) products they're interested in.

When performing compressions on child or infant casualties the depth of compressions should be a third of the depth of an adult, all whilst being at the same rate of 100-120 compressions per minute at a rate of 30/2.

Conscious patients do not require to be put in the recovery position but they do still need to be treated for shock so keep them sitting and warm until help arrives.

If signs of life become visible you should check for a pulse. If the victim has no pulse, CPR should be continued. If the victim has a pulse, CPR should be ceased but you must continue to monitor the victim's vital signs.

A- Airway. In order to breath, or in the case of CPR, to breath for another individual, one must secure a patent, or viable, airway. Usually by checking for any airway obstruction (Choking hazard) and placing the adult patient's head into a "neutral" position so that the chin is essentially centered, not too far towards the chest or in a "sniffing" position where the head is basically "looking upwards" one can generally maintain an adequate Airway. B- Breathing Look, listen and feel for ventilation, or breathing. Look for rise and fall in the chest, which would indicate the patient is breathing. Listen for sounds of breathing, or in the case of a partial choking victim, listen for wheezing or high pitch noises, called "stridors" If breathing is indadequate, one should initiate rescue breathing or CPR. C- Circulation Body tissue receives nourishment and oxygenation through circulation. Circulation is provided by a major pump in the body called the heart. To check for circulation, one should feel for a pulse by palpating one of several "pulse points" on the body. The most common is the Carotid, which is palpated by placing two fingers forward, resting on the center of the neck and sliding gently towards the back of the neck until roughly at center. There are points on either side of the neck. Another spot to check is the radial artery, which is felt by placing two fingers between the radial bone and ligament on the arm. This would be the side of the forearm situated on the same side as the patient's thumb. If indadequate circulation is present, then one should initiate rescuscitative efforts, such as CPR compressions.

until you take it off....... which is never

If they are in a shallow puddle, it is generally safe to use the AED (though you would be smart to drag them out of it, if possible). If they are immersed, you need to take them out of the water first.

As long as you can keep the torso dry, you are good to shock.

AHA doesn't provide a ratio, but for an adult with an advanced airway, you'll be providing one breath every 6-8 seconds while your buddy maintains nonstop compressions at a rate of at least 100 per minute. Of course, every 2 minutes (the amount of time in 5 cycles of traditional 30:2 CPR), you'll want to switch place. Try and minimize that interruption to less than 10 seconds.

Compress the infant chest 1/2 to 1 inches.

From the AHA related link:

Many sudden cardiac arrest victims are in ventricular fibrillation (VF). VF is an abnormal, chaotic heart rhythm that prevents the heart from pumping blood.

You must defibrillate a victim immediately to stop VF and allow a normal heart rhythm to resume. The sooner you provide defibrillation with the AED, the better the victim's chances of survival. Several studies have documented the effects of time to defibrillation and the effects of bystander CPR on survival from SCA. For every minute that passes between collapse and defibrillation, survival rates from witnessed VF SCA decrease 7 to 10 percent if no CPR is provided. When bystander CPR is provided, the decrease in survival rates is more gradual and averages 3 to 4 percent per minute from collapse to defibrillation. CPR can double or triple survival from witnessed SCA at most intervals to defibrillation.

Tip the head back further for an adult.