Principles of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

How To Give CPR?

1.Cardiopulmonary Arrest: Cessation of breathing or beating of heart or both.

To provide oxygenated blood to all the organs of the body till the normal physiological function of the heart or lungs or both is regained.

The above plan should be performed in order Circulation, Airways, Breathing(mnemonic-CAB).

Plan For CPR(for infants 0–1 year)

All the procedure remains same, except the compressions should be made with two fingers of a hand. Compressions should be made at the site of the sternum 2–3 cm deep.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation For Oneself

If you feel any discomfort and sudden deep pain in the chest and inner border of the left hand(this is the most common site of pain in Myocardial infarction, other sites can be lower jaw, neck, lower back), strong voluntary coughing is advised. A breath and a strong forceful cough, alternately repeated after every 3s.

Originally published at https://medanalytic.blogspot.com on March 1, 2021.