CPR

A CPR cycle is 30 compressions and 2 breaths, to be performed in 24 seconds.

Contact your local American Red Cross or American Heart Association shown below. American Red Cross of Greater Chicago

2200 W. Harrison Street

Chicago, IL 60612-3506

Phone: 312-729-6100 http:/www.chicagoredcross.org Citywide CPR Office Building

250 Parkway Drive

Suite 150

Lincolnshire, Il 60069

866-757-5453

CPR is not meant to revive some one. They were pronounced dead because they had CPR performed on them and had a defibrillator used on them and they still did not regain a heart beat.

Generally speaking, it doesn't matter which side to roll the person on. If there is an obstruction in the way, that will dictate which side the person can be rolled. Also, you will want to take into consideration injuries which may affect the side the person is rolled on. More severe injuries you may want to roll on the injured side for support. Otherwise, roll onto the uninjured side.

It puts unneccessary stress on the lungs and heart.

30 compressions to 2 breaths.

2nd Answer:

Perhaps not . . . the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have approved and recommended the so-called "hands-only" CPR.

You give chest compressions in the standard position, but you sort of bounce up and down on the patient's chest - perhaps 40 compressions or more per minute. You are doing it at the right rate if you are naturally bouncing up and down, like you would if you were giving chest compressions to a rubber ball.

This method results in a good balance between doing the patient some good, while minimizing your fatigue.

There are no breaths given in hands-only CPR.

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Can't hurt to try.

Yes, medical assistants need CPR certification in order to work in the state of New York.

No she should not leave. She should observe and learn; as she may be in a situation to perform CPR for some period of time until more help arrives.

Same way you do it on anyone else.

30 compressions to 2 breaths.

Sometimes; the objective is to maintain normal body temperature. If it is cold, then, you would use a blanket.

Only the doctor in question knows why he was performing CPR on a bed. The 911 operator would have advised that CPR be performed on the floor because most beds are not sturdy enough for the compressions to have any effect; CPR must be performed on a hard surface to be effective.

One hand on the forehead, the other hand fingers should be lifting on the bony part of the jaw.

First aid is necessary because of what I call "the chain of events". Airplane crashes, for instance, are almost never the result of one isolated event that makes the crash happen. Far more often, they're the result of a series of events, one after the other, often each more serious than that last, that finally result in disaster. First aid is the delivery of stopgap medical care on the scene as soon as possible. Care delivered quickly can prevent the occurrance of other, far more serious consequences. Applying antiseptic to a scrape can prevent the occurrance of a serious infection that shows up in a few days. Had Princess Di been treated in the way UK and American first responders work -- stabilzed and moved to a hospital with an OR superfast -- there's a very good chance she'd be alive today. Note -- the French method of first response differs from the US method in that, in the US, we do not so much treat on-scene, as we stabilze, so that we can transport to an equipped hospital as quickly as possible. The French approach sends a doctor along with the first reponse team, and they'll often attempt to treat far more serious injuries on scene before transport. This is not intended as a criticism of the French method in an overall sense. Both methods have their valid pluses and minuses. I mention it here to indicate how principles of first aid apply to "breaking the chain". Whichever philosophy of first aid one chooses, it's generally accepted that first response treatment very frequently prevents the patient from becoming acute at a later time.

A maneuver in CPR is performing a step in the process. For example, a step may be give the 2 breaths, or give compressions, or tilt the head.

The pads are used in a cardiac emergency with the AED to supply the shock, if required.

When you perform CPR, you provide blood, oxygen, and life to the heart and brain.

Although humors, and maybe even possible, it is not suggested that you give CPR to a frog for many biohazards may exist. CPR is used for humans who require medical assistance.

The breaths go into the victims lungs.

When a lay person with no CPR training is on the phone with 911 and the dispatcher is giving instructions to the lay rescuer