CPR

CPR is performed only when there is no heartbeat. A person may be cyanotic (blue) for several reasons- choking, extra cold, a collapsed lung, etc. Only when there is no heartbeat do you perform CPR (Part of CPR training is checking for a heartbeat and respiration) The person MAY be choking, and need the Heimlich Maneuver, not CPR. CPR is an extreme measure- even done well, it can still cause injury (cracking ribs)

Turn on the AED

CPR should be IMMEDIATELY resumed after EACH shock. After 5 cycles/2 minutes of CPR, allow the AED to analyze. If it advises no shock, resume CPR and continue this process until emergency personnel take over.

It was invented in 1960 by Dr Peter Safar.

Dr Safar never tried to claim originality for his invention. He always said that he only put together techniques that were already known in his time which where. Mouth to mouth resuscitation, head tilting and chest massage (or cardiac massage).

You should always check the scene for hazards that may be threatening to your safety, obtain consent from the victim (or victim's guardian if a child) if able, and put the appropriate barriers (gloves, breathing masks, etc.) in place before administering any type of first aid. If you are a lay person (rather than a 'professional' rescuer) you should also consider whether you are ready and willing to get involved. You are not obligated to become involved, but you are obligated to remain involved once you start administering first aid until you become exhausted or endangered, or transfer care to someone with equal or superior skill.

Continue CPR for 2 minutes> Reassess rhythm> If VF, Shock> Continue CPR for 2 min> Intubate> IV> EPI 1mg and so on.

its something that you stick into the persons mouth that opens their airway for them and you can breathe for them or you use it to keep their airway open so they dont choke

Give mouth to mouth resuscitation to an infant or child that isn't breathing. If an adult shows no signs of life, go directly to CPR.

Approximately five - 30 compressions and 2 breaths each.

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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