Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | First Aid (CPR)

Immediate CPR can double or triple chances of survival after cardiac arrest.
CPR can be used to restore and improve the blood circulation to the brain in case of cardiac arrests due to emotional stress and accident, once trained medical staff arrive on site.
CPR is aimed at improving the blood circulation to the brain when a person suffers a cardiac arrest, through rescue breath and chest compressions.
Loss of consciousness, finding no pulse, breathlessness and collapsing are certain conditions that often occur due to cardiac arrests. CPR can prove to be a life-saviour in such cases.
According to the American Heart Association, there is a 70 per cent survival chance if CPR is provided on time. Therefore, the general public must be trained in such life-saving procedures.

Ask someone to call on 102 or 112 for medical emergency.
And follow the procedure.
Make sure person is lying on his back.
1.Rescue breaths :
Make sure their mouth is clear, tilt their head back slightly and lift their chin. Pinch their nose shut, place your mouth fully over theirs, and blow to make their chest rise. For a stranger you can use handkerchief or paper.


2.Chest compression :
For delivery of chest compressions. overlapped hands placed on the center of the sternum(chest), with the rescuer's arms extended. Chest compressions are to be delivered at a rate of at least 100 to 120/min.compressions per minute to a depth of at least 2 inches (5 cm) for an average adult, while avoiding excessive chest compression depths.


 If you don’t want to do mouth-to-mouth, chest compressions alone may still be life-saving.Repeat the compression cycle until the person starts to breathe or medical help arrives. If the person begins to breathe, have them lie on their side quietly until medical assistance is on the spot.
CPR is a life-saving skill that everyone should learn.