CPR - Simple steps to save a life | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CPR - Simple steps to save a life | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation



Hello, in this article, 
we want to talk to you about CPR,

which stands for 
 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

We use CPR when someone has 
collapsed and is not breathing

because it can keep people alive until
 emergency services arrive.

Learning these simple life-saving 
skills is as easy as ABC

all you have to remember 
is the 'Doctor’s ABC'.

D is for Danger

First, look around carefully 
to make sure the area is safe

for yourself and others before approaching

R is for Response

Shake them gently by the shoulders 
and ask them loudly

“Are you alright?” 
If there is no response, you need to...

S: Shout for help, 
as any assistance will be helpful

A is for Airway

Gently tilt the head back like this, 
to open up the airway.

B is for Breathing

Look, Listen and Feel 
for signs of normal breathing:

Look for normal chest movements,

Listen for normal breathing sounds and 
try to Feel their breath against your face

Do this for no more than 10 seconds.

If there is no sign of breathing, 
or if they are breathing

in an unusual, noisy way, 
we need to start CPR.

First, make sure that an 
ambulance is on its way.

If you have someone else with you, 
ask them to make the call.

Putting the phone on speaker 
mode is useful as the

ambulance service can talk you 
through the steps.

C is for Circulation:

Circulation means the flow of blood around the body, 
and when the heart stops pumping,

we need to take over this role 
by pushing down hard and fast on the chest.

Start by placing the heel of one hand at the centre of the 
person’s chest and interlock your fingers like this

With arms straightened, press down hard and fast, 
letting the chest come back up fully each time

Fast means around 2 times every second

and hard means that the chest needs to go 
down by about 5 centimetres.

This might sound a lot but you do need to
push hard for it to be effective.

If you have been trained, you can give 2 ‘rescue breaths’ 
after every 30 compressions,

as this helps provide some oxygen.

However, if you have not been 
trained or are not comfortable,

just keep going with ‘Hands-only’
continuous chest compressions

If someone else is with you, 
swap over if you begin to feel tired,

and don’t stop until either a health professional 
takes over, or the person is definitely breathing normally

Sometimes, we can add another step – ‘D’.

D is for Defibrillation, which is about delivering 
a shock to restart the heartbeat.

Some public areas and workplaces
 have an easy-to-use defibrillator on site,

called an Automatic External Defibrillator, or AED

Automatic means that it is the machine that decides 
what to do, so you can’t go wrong,

and it even talks you through the steps.

If there is no AED available, keep going 
with CPR until the ambulance arrives.

That’s it! So to recap: 
remember DR’S ABC and if you have it, D.

That’s D for Danger, R for Response. 
S:Shout for help, A for Airway,

B for Breathing, C for Circulation 
and D for Defibrillation.

In this HealthSketch, we’ve shown you the simple steps 
you can take to help someone who has collapsed,

is not breathing, or not breathing normally.

Why not take a training course to practice these steps.

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