CPR

An adult who shows signs of life should NOT be given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). CPR should only be given when all signs of life are absent.

CPR should be given if the patient has the following:

1. Does not have a pulse.

2. Breathing is not present.

3. Is not moving.

Common sense should be used when administering CPR. Patients who are incompatible with life (i.e. full decapitation) should not be administered CPR. Focus on other patients who may have a bigger chance of survival.

The current child CPR is cycles of 30 compressions to 2 breaths.

Yes, CPR started within 4 - 6 minutes after a heart attack when no signs of life are present will give the person a good chance of survival. As time goes beyond 6 minutes, chances of survival decrease about 10% per minute.

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push firmly downwards in the middle of their chest at a regular rate. Ideally, you should alternate two rescue breaths with 30 chest compressions for anyone who has been rescued from drowning. This will help build up a supply of oxygen in their blood.

That means they are dead!!

Both the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association train 2 breaths to 30 chest compressions for child/infant CPR, for either 1 or 2 rescuers.

For every 30 compressions, you give 2 rescue breaths.

If after CPR and defibrillation, and there is a pulse, the airway will need to remain open and the patient monitored for signs of life until the ambulance arrives.

Bruising on the chest, broken xiphoid process, broken ribs

compressing at a depth of at least 2 inches

I only know four: * Unconscious * No breathing, or extremely irregular or agonal breathing, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, etc. * No circulation ---OR--- * Obstructed airway and the victim is an infant, pregnant or obese (i.e. too large to get your hands around to perform a Heimlich manuver). Many indications exist for CPR,these include

* Dead cases,where no pulse and no breathing can be detected * Drug overdosage * Drowning * Poisoning

* Non-fatal cardiac arrhythmia

* Shocks and seizures.

3 breaths for children, 5 breaths for adults.

If you're doing CPR on your own - You would perform two inflations, followed by 5 chest compressions - then check for vital signs. Repeat the actions until the patient is breathing on their own.

The standard when the heart has stopped is to first blow twice then press the heart 30 times in 15 seconds (twice per second), then blow two times, and repeat with 30 compressions. The two important things are: Remember that the heart-rate of infants is high, thus the quick pressing on the chest and remember not to inflate with more air than a mouthful. You may check this with your hand. If you breath in too much, a lung could rupture or the stomach is filled with air.

It depends on the age and the size of the child. But neither are needed, the haste or strength in which you blow is not of importance.

If you are not certain on the amount of air you should breathe into a child, open up/rip open the shirt and watch the chest move up and down to determine a proper amount of air.

Do not "force" the air when giving CPR to an infant! With force, I mean the way it feels when you're blowing too much air into a balloon.

CPR compression depth for an infant is 1/2 to 1 inch.

It is commonly referred to as a CPR Mask, or even an ambu-bag.

2 or 3 fingers on sternum below nipple line; other hand on forehead to keep airway open.

It will have virtually no effect as the shock energy is so low on an internal defibrillator.

Keep the airway open, monitor breathing and pulse. Breathing rapidly is probably a result of the victim going into shock. The AED willreanalyze in about 2 minutes. When the condition exists that there is no breathing, give 2 breaths and check for a pulse. If there is a pulse, and no breathing give rescue breaths. No breathing, no pulse, give CPR.

If the child has stopped breathing and has no pulse American Heart Association CPR states 30 compressions for every 2 breaths for a child ages 1 years of age to Puberty.

If the child has stopped breathing, you want to make sure that there is no pulse before starting CPR. If a pulse is still present, check to see if there are any visible airway obstructions first (toys, foreign objects), if so safely remove object, do not blindly stick finger down child throat, if not give assisted ventilations.

Contact your local Red Cross branch to find out when they are holding classes. There is usually a nominal fee, and the certification has to be renewed periodically.

I took a class of Red Cross babysitting and they taught me first aid and CPR. I think there is a separate class you can also take just for CPR and first aid. I'm pretty sure my babysitting class was around 40-60 bucks.

A rescue breath should be given over a period of 1 second.

Check for a pulse about every 2 minutes.