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For today’s video we are

going to talk about CPR. Now what
is CPR? CPR stands for
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, it
is a lifesaving technique useful in
many emergencies including heart
attack or near drowning, in which
someone’s breathing or heartbeat
has stopped.
It is important in keeping the
blood flow active- even partially
–extends the opportunity for a
successful resuscitation once
trained medical staff arrive on
site; an immediate CPR can
double or even triple chances of
survival after cardiac arrest.
Now when can we perform
CPR? We can use it if an adult is
not breathing at all. For a child
or infant, we can use CPR when
they are not breathing normally.
We should always use it if the
adult or child is not responding
when you talk to them or tap
them; check the person to see
whether they respond to verbal
or physical stimuli before staring
CPR.
In conducting a CPR, the basic
steps is to check the
environment first; check if the
both of you are in a safe place
before conducting a CPR, do not
perform it in a hazardous place.
Second, check the person for
response; gently shake them
and shout at them as if you are
trying to wake them up, if there
is no response then proceed to
the third step which is to send
for help by calling an
ambulance. Fourth is to check
the airway to see if there is
something blocking in it like
fluid or foreign matter; you can
you can gently roll them onto
their side, tilt their head back,
open their mouth and very
quickly remove any foreign
matter. Fifth is to check for their
breathing, if the person is
breathing normally, roll them
onto their side; if they are not
breathing then proceed to the
proceed to the sixth step which
is to start CPR until help arrives.
Now there are different chest
compressions for an adult, child
and infant. For an adult, it
requires two hands for chest
compressions; or a child it
requires one hand; and for an
infant it requires only two
fingers for chest compressions.
Push at least 2 inches deep for
an adult and child while 1.5
inches deep for an infant,
compress their chest at a rate of
at least 100 times per minute
and let the chest rise fully
between compressions.
Remember that when doing
chest compressions, use the
heel of the hands and straighten
your elbows; push hard and fast
in the center of the chest
slightly below the nipples.
Conducting a CPR is not
complete without rescue
breaths,
in rescue breaths you should
make sure their mouth is clear,
tilt their head back slightly and
lift their chin. Pinch their nose
shut, place your mouth over
theirs, and blow to make their
chest rise. If their chest does
not rise with the first breath,
retilt their head. If their chest
still does not rise with a second
breath, the person might be
choking. Repeat the cycle of 30
chest compressions and two
rescue breaths until the person
starts breathing or help arrives.
And that is how you can save a
life. Through learning CPR, you
can give a person another
chance to live; I hope you took
down notes and learned from
this video. Thank you for
watching.