INTRODUCTION
CPR (cardiopulmonaryresuscitation) is a life
saving technique useful in many emergencies
including heart attack or near drowning in which
some one’s breathing or heart beat has stopped.
3.
PURPOSES
To maintainan open and clear airway
To maintain breathing by external ventilation.
To maintain blood circulating by external cardiac
massages.
To save life of the patient.
To provide basic life support till medical and
advanced life support arrives.
4.
INDICATION
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Drowning
Foreign body in throat
Smoke inhalation
Drug overdose
Suffocation
Accidental injury
Coma
5.
STANDARD METHOD OFCPR
The standard method of CPR has been A-B-C, ‘A’
for airway, ‘B’ for breathing and ‘C’ for
compressions.
But recently the American Heart Association (AHA)
has changed it from Airway, Breathing & Circulation
(ABC)to Chest compressions, Airway, Breathing
(CAB)
6.
2.CIRCULATION
Restore bloodcirculation with chest compressions.
Place the heel of one hand over the centre of the
person's chest. Place your other hand on top of the first
hand.
Use your upper body weight and compress the chest at
least 2 inches.
Push hard & fast at a rate of about 100 compressions a
minute.
chest compressions to restore circulation
7.
3. AIRWAY
(3) Airway:-
Clear the airway
Open the person's airway using the head-tilt,
chin-lift maneuver.
8.
4. BREATHING
(4) Breathing:-
Breathe for the person
Rescue breathing can be mouth-to-mouth breathing
or mouth-to-nose breathing.
Using Head tilt-Chin lift maneuver give two rescue
breaths.
