The document provides an overview of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to perform it. It discusses calling 911, beginning chest compressions, giving rescue breaths, using an automated external defibrillator (AED), and continuing CPR until emergency services arrive. The goal is to preserve the brain and heart until a normal heart rhythm can be restored. Bystander CPR can help save lives when performed immediately for someone in cardiac arrest.

1. 911 & CPR
in the
Classroom, Campus or in the
Community
By: Mark Schubert, TCC
AHA BCLS Instructor
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2. Introduction
 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
 Pushing on the chest (compressions) and
giving breaths
 Call 911, start CPR right away and use an
AED
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3. Agenda
 You will learn the basics of how, why and
when to give CPR
 Pushing hard and fast on the chest
(compressions) will be the primary focus
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4. Overview
 Bystander CPR and AED use can help
save a life through preserving the brain
and heart, and returning the heart to a
normal rhythm
 Understanding your role and how the
puzzle fits together can save a life
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5. Fears of doing CPR
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6. Vocabulary
 911=Emergency response number
 Compression=act of pushing on the chest
 Mask=breathing tool for protection
 AED=automatic device to shock the heart
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7. Scene safety
 Look for anything nearby that may hurt
you
 You don’t want to hurt yourself
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8. Tap and Shout
 Check if the person responds
 Tap him and shout, “Are you OK?”
 If he doesn’t move, speak, blink, or
otherwise react, then he is not responding
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9. Call 911
 Yell for help
 Have the person who comes phone 911
and get an AED
 If no one can help, phone 911 and get an
AED. Use it.
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10. Check for breathing
 Make sure the person is on a firm, flat
surface
 Check breathing (no longer than 10 secs)
 If the person isn’t breathing at all or is
only gasping, give CPR
 Heathcare providers will check for a pulse
prior to beginning CPR, lay rescuers will
not
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11. Begin compressions
 Move clothing from chest
 Heel of one hand on lower half of
breastbone. Heel of other hand on top of
the first hand
 Push straight down, hard and fast
 Compress the chest 30 times
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12. Chest Compression Video
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13. Give breaths
 Open airway (head tilt-chin lift)
 Pinch the nose shut, cover the mouth with
your mouth (or use a mask)
 Give 2 breaths (blow for 1 second each)
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14. CPR demonstration video
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15. Keep going
 Keep giving sets of 30 compressions and 2
breaths
 You may pause when the AED arrives, the
person starts to respond, or trained help
arrives and takes over
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16. Use the AED when it arrives
 Turn it on by lifting the lid or pressing the
“ON” button
 Follow the prompts
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17. AED demonstration video
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18. Hands only CPR
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19. Summary
 We have learned how, why and when to
give CPR
 CPR may be performed whenever and
wherever needed
 Are there any questions????
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20. Where to Get More Information
 Visit the American Heart Association
@www.heart.org/cpr
 Visit ProCPR training @www.procpr.org
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