Introduction to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a first-aid technique to help people who are suffering a “cardiac arrest”(their heart stops beating).
It involves doing chest compressions, rescue breaths & using a defibrillator to keep the casualty alive until an ambulance arrives.
CPR on its own is unlikely to restart someone’s heart, however, it will increase the chance of a defibrillator being successful.
It is usually given when a person suffers from heart attack flow of the oxygenated blood to the brain & to the body is restricted.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation includes mouth to mouth & chest compressions. A combination of the blood fl & 2 helps revive the oxygen & the blood flow.
CPR is a life-saving technique it is useful in many emergencies, including heart attack or near drowning, in which someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. The American heart association recommends that everyone-untrained bystanders.
It is a life-saving technique useful in various emergency situations such a cardiac arrest, heart attack or near-drowning.
This technique often includes a combination of chest compression & artificial ventilation. It helps to preserve intact brain function & restore the blood circulation & breathing to the breathing pr abnormal breathing.
There is some important CPR technique, have a look:
High-frequency compressions CPR:
High-frequency chest compressions are an important CPR technique, that helps to improve resuscitation from cardiac arrest.
Open chest CPR:
Open chest CPR is a vital technique in which the heart is accessed through a thoracotomy. Compression is performed using the thumb & fingers or with the palm & extended fingers against the sternum bones. This technique helps to generate forward blood flow & coronary arteries pressure.
Interposed Abdominal Compression CPR:
Interposed abdominal compression part or (IAC) CPR is basically 3 rescuer technique an abdominal compression, chest compression & the other rescuer providing ventilations.
This technique includes conventional chest compressions combined with alternating abdominal compression. The IAC CPR helps to increase diastolic aortic pressure & venous return leading to improved coronary pressure & blood flow to the other vital organs.
There are the CPR steps everyone should know:
if a person is not breathing, his heartbeat will be stopped. Do CPR {chest compression & rescue breaths}to help circulation & get oxygen into our body.
First open a person’s airway to check if they are breathing, then get help. If you are not alone send someone to call for help as soon as you have checked to breathe & ask the person to come back & confirm that-the call has been made.
Follow these CPR steps:
Position your hand(above):
Make sure that the patient is lying on his back on a firm surface. Kneel beside him & place the heel of your hand on the center of the chest.
Give the chest compressions(above):
Your shoulders are directly over the patient’s chest & press down on the chest about 2 ”. Release the pressure but do not your hands & let the chest come back-up. Repeat to give 30 compressions at a rate of 100 compressions/minute.
How to perform CPR:
CPR can be performed by trained personnel. It involves external chest compression & rescue breathing to help circulation & get oxygen into the body.CPR comprises the following three steps…………..
- Hands-only CPR for adults
- Chest compression
- Mouth to mouth resuscitation
Hands-only CPR for adults:
This CPR procedure is followed for adults & children who have attained puberty. Drug overdose or an unwitnessed cardiac attack.
In such cases, chest compressions & mouth to mouth resuscitation should be performed in combination by trained persons only.
Your 1st step will have to be to check the responsiveness of the person –
- You have to just shake the person & tap their shoulder & shout “ARE YOU OK”?
- In case there is no normal breathing, call the emergency helpline…
Chest compressions:
It is to be done by certified & trained personnel only.
The next step will be doing chest compression –
- You will need to place the heel of your hand on the center of the person’s chest.
- Next, you will have to interlock your fingers by your other hand.
- Your arm should be straight & your shoulders should be directly above your hands.
- Press down smooth & consistently, compressing to the chest.
- There should be around 100 compressions per minute.
A mouth too, lift mouth resuscitation:
If you are trained in CPR, you will have to give 30 compressions & two rescue breaths(mouth to mouth).
- Till the head back, lift the chin & open the airway.
- Use your finger & thumb to close their nostrils.
- Blow into their mouth by placing your mouth over there.
- It is necessary to ensure that – there is no air leak & there is rising & falling of the chest…
