How To Give CPR

As I mentioned in my first post, EMT's are trained to deal with many life saving and life changing situations. One of the trauma emergencies that EMT's are trained to recognize and care for is after 30 compressions, open the victim's airway using the head-tilt, chin-lift method. Pinch the victim's nose and make a seal over the victim's mouth with yours. Use a CPR mask if available. Give the victim a breath big enough to make the chest rise. Let the chest fall, then repeat the rescue breath once morerdiac arrest. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops working and results in death unless immediate care such as CPR is administered. The American Heart Association is an organization which determines guidelines that should be followed during CPR. EMT's must become certified to perform CPR according to the AHA.

CPR which stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, requires several steps to be taken. The first thing you would want to do as an EMT is attempt to wake the patient, and check for breathing. Step two is to begin chest compressions if the patient is not breathing. You do this by placing  heel of your hand in the middle of their chest. Put your other hand on top of the first with your fingers interlaced. Compress the chest at least 2 inches. Allow the chest to completely recoil before the next compression.The third step in the CPR process is to begin rescue breathing. After 30 compressions, open the patient's airway using the head-tilt, method. Pinch the patient's nose and make a seal over the patient's mouth with yours.  Give the patient a breath big enough to make the chest rise. Let the chest fall, then repeat the rescue breath once more. After these three steps you want to repeat step two and three a few more times. With 30 more chest compressions, followed by two more rescue breaths and continue to check for breathing throughout.  Repeat these steps until the patient wakes up, help shows up, or you arrive at a medical facility.