This document provides a high school beginner's guide to CPR certification and techniques. It outlines the steps to obtain CPR certification through the American Red Cross and describes the key steps for performing CPR on adults, children, and infants, including checking for consciousness, calling for help, providing chest compressions and rescue breaths. It also reviews how to treat choking in adults, children and infants, and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) as part of CPR. The goal is to teach essential CPR skills through text and video to help people provide lifesaving assistance in emergencies.

1. CPR Introduction
A High School beginners guide to
CPR

2. How Do I get Certified?
Certification for CPR and First Aid is easy to obtain! Just
find your local American Red Cross center and sign up for
the basic training coarse!

3. The first important steps in giving
CPR are….
The three C’s!!

4. Is the scene safe?
 Check for anything unsafe, such as spilled chemicals, traffic,
fire, and other hazardous items.
 Are you putting yourself in danger by helping this person?
Make sure you are also taking care of yourself!
 Is there anyone around who can also help? Ask others around
the scene for as much help as they can offer!

5. Calling for help is often the most important action you can take
to help an ill or injured person.
 Call 911 or the local emergency number (If there are other
people at the scene, ask someone else to call for you to help!)
 Make sure you give the 911 operator the correct
information about your location, the emergency, and any
other information you are able to give about the emergency!

6. Once you have followed the first two C’s, you may need to
give care until EMS personnel arrive. Follow these
guidelines:
 Do no further harm.
 Monitor the person’s breathing and conciousness.
 Help the person rest in the most comfortable position.
 Keep the person from getting chilled or overheated.
 Reassure the person.
 Give any specific care needed.

7. This Video is from the British Red Cross. It will take you
through the important steps of CPR for an adult!
Click to watch the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhKjI2UdFKw

8. Were you paying attention? I hope so! Here are some Key
point you NEED to remember!
 Check the person for consciousness
 Call for help!
 Open the airway and look, listen, and feel for signs of life
 Give 30 chest compressions with both hands then open the
airway and give 2 rescue breaths.
 Continue the 30 to 2 ratio until EMT arrives.

9. This Video is from the British Red Cross. It will take you
through the important steps of CPR for a child!
Click to watch the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIU6s20w_fE

10. Here are some key points to Child CPR in case you missed
them!
 The same first 3 steps apply for children as adults when
giving CPR. (check for consciousness, call for help, open
airway check for signs of life)
 After opening the airway, give 5 rescue breaths
 Check for signs of life
 If there are no signs of life, follow with 30 chest
compressions with only one hand.
 Continue 30 to 2 ratio until EMT arrives.

11. This Video is from the British Red Cross. It will take you
through the important steps of CPR for an infant!
Click to watch the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0ZglCFfzKwA&feature=related

12. Important things you need to know about Infant CPR!
 Checking for conciousness on a baby is different from an
adult or child, you must tap their foot.
 Check for consciousness, call for help, open airway check
for signs of life.
 Give 5 rescue breaths then listen for signs of life. Follow
with 30 chest compressions with only 2 fingers and not as
much force.
 Continue 30 to 2 ratio until EMT arrives.

13. Now we will learn how to treat an adult, child, and infant who
are choking and not able to cough, speak, or breathe.

14. Step 1
Check scene, then check person.
Step 2
Have someone call 9111
Step 3
Obtain Consent to care for the person.
Step 4
Lean the person forward and give 5 back blows with the heel of
your hand.

15. Step 5
Give 5 quick, upward abdominal thrusts.
Step 6
Continue back blows and abdominal thrusts until-
 object is forced out
 person can breathe or cough forcefully
 person becomes unconscious
WHAT TO DO NEXT:
If person becomes unconscious- CALL 911

16. Follow the same 1-6 steps of a choking adult for a choking
child, and infant. REMEMBER TO CALL 911!!

17. This is a video that takes you through the entire process of CPR
and use of an AED on an adult. Pay close attention to make
sure you remember all this important information!
Click here to watch video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6aZxH_J9g_0&feature=related

18. Step 1-3
Turn on AED
Wipe chest dry
Plug in connector if necessary
Step 5
Make sure no one, including yourself, is touching the victim
Say “everyone stand clear!”
Push shock button if necessary
WHAT TO DO NEXT-
After shock, give 5 cycles or about 2 minutes of CPR.

19.  The three C’s- Check, Call, Care!
 We learned how to perform CRP on an adult, a child, and
an infant.
 We learned how to treat a choking adult, child, and infant.
 We also learned how to use the AED!

20. Being certified in CPR and First Aid doesn’t only benefit
yourself, but everyone around you because you never know
when CPR will be needed.
The American Red Cross has trained millions of people in first
aid and CPR. These are the people who are dedicated to
making the world a safer place for everyone!
I hope you learned some important information about CPR and
hopefully you want to get certified!

21.  Videos from www.youtube.com
 Pictures on slides 2,5,19, and 20 are from
www.googleimages.com
 All other pictures courtesy of clipart
 All information about CPR, AED, Choking, and the three
C’s from 3rd Edition Participants Manual provided by
American Red Cross Title: First Aid/CPR/AED for Schools
and Community.