CPR

(Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a critical life-saving technique used in emergencies when someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. Here are some key reasons for its importance:

  1. Life-Saving: CPR can significantly increase the chances of survival by maintaining circulation and oxygen flow to vital organs, especially the brain and heart, until professional medical help arrives.

  2. Prevention of Brain Damage: Without oxygen, brain cells begin to die within minutes. CPR helps to keep oxygenated blood flowing to the brain, which can prevent or reduce brain damage.

  3. Increases Survival Rates: Immediate and effective CPR, especially when combined with defibrillation, can double or even triple a victim’s chances of survival from sudden cardiac arrest.

  4. Buys Time for Professional Help: Performing CPR provides crucial time for emergency medical services to arrive and take over, ensuring that advanced life support measures can be implemented as soon as possible.

  5. Empowerment and Readiness: Knowing CPR empowers individuals to act confidently and decisively in emergencies, potentially saving the lives of family members, friends, colleagues, or strangers.

  6. Community Safety: Widespread CPR training in the community enhances overall safety and preparedness, as more people are capable of providing immediate assistance in case of cardiac emergencies.

Key Steps of CPR:

  1. Check for Responsiveness: Shake the person gently and shout to check if they are responsive. If there is no response, the person is not breathing normally, or breathing is gasping, immediate action is required.
  2. Call for Help: Dial emergency services (911 or appropriate emergency number) to request professional medical assistance.
  3. Start Chest Compressions:
    • Place the person on a firm, flat surface.
    • Kneel beside them and place the heel of one hand on the center of their chest, just below the nipple line.
    • Place your other hand on top of the first hand and interlock your fingers.
    • Position your body directly over your hands, keep your elbows straight, and use your upper body weight to compress the chest at least 2 inches (5 cm) deep.
    • Perform chest compressions at a rate of about 100-120 compressions per minute. Allow the chest to fully recoil between compressions.
  4. Provide Rescue Breaths:
    • After every 30 compressions, tilt the person’s head back slightly and lift the chin to open the airway.
    • Pinch the person’s nose and cover their mouth with yours to create an airtight seal.
    • Give two rescue breaths, each lasting about 1 second, and watch for the chest to rise.
  5. Continue CPR:
    • Alternate between 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths.
    • Continue CPR until the person shows signs of life, trained medical personnel arrive, an automated external defibrillator (AED) is available for use, or you are too exhausted to continue.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving emergency procedure performed when a person’s heart stops beating or when they stop breathing. CPR aims to restore blood circulation and maintain oxygen supply to vital organs until advanced medical help arrives. It is crucial in preventing brain damage and increasing the chances of survival during cardiac arrest or other medical emergencies.

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The Conditions for obtaining certificate

  • Registration: Registration through the course organizer
  • Reference: Download reference from below link
  • Exam: Answering correctly 70% of the total 40 multiple-choice questions
  • Video: Send a video consist of performing one of the activity mentioned in the CPR reference list
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