This document provides a high school beginner's guide to CPR. It outlines the basic steps to become certified in CPR, including finding a local American Red Cross center to take a basic training course. The guide details the key steps in performing CPR for adults, children, and infants, including checking for consciousness and danger, calling for help, giving chest compressions and breaths in a 30:2 ratio, and using an AED. It also reviews how to treat choking for each group and emphasizes the importance of certification to help others in emergency situations.

1. A High School beginners guide to
CPR
CPR Introduction

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&fe
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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&fe
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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.