Emergencies can happen anywhere. Thus, it is important to know how to provide basic life support care.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique that's useful in many emergencies,

such as a heart attack or near drowning, in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.

Check responsiveness = tap the casualty’s shoulder and ask if he/she is okay.

Assess the casualty to look to see if he/she is breathing normally or not. If the casualty is unresponsive,
call emergency number for help.

1. Put one hand on the center of the casualty’s chest--- make sure you don’t press on
the lower abdomen, the tip of the breastbone, or the ribs.

2. Place the heel of your other hand on top of the first and link your fingers together. Keep your
fingers off the casualty’s chest

3. Begin chest compressions. Lean over and, keeping your arms straight, press straight
down on the casualty’s chest, depressing it by 1 ½ -2 in (4-5 cm). Release the pressure
and let the chest come back up, but don’t move your hands. Repeat 30 times.
4. Tilt the casualty’s head to open the airway and pinch his nose to close the
nostrils, let his mouth fall open slightly. Lift his chin with the fingers of your other
hand.
5. To begin rescue breaths, take a normal breath and seal your lips over those of
the casualty. Blow into his mouth until you see his chest rise, then lift your mouth
away and watch his chest fall. If his chest doesn’t rise, adjust his head and try
again. Repeat to give a second breathe, but don’t make more than two attempts
at giving rescue breaths before compressing again. 
6. Continue the cycle of 30 compressions followed by two rescue breaths until the
casualty recovers, help arrives, or you are too exhausted to keep going.
7. If at any stage the casualty starts breathing normally, place him in the recovery
position and monitor his condition until help arrives.