Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | | | Naqavia Avent | 4/9/2013 |
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The basic knowledge of CPR is something that everyone should know. It could be used to save people lives in any situation. It doesn’t have to be done by a doctor or anyone in the medical field, it can be performed by any ordinary person. This is something most people don’t realize until after they are in the situation where they will have to have it done. In my research paper I will explain the history of CPR, it’s terminology and outline the basic steps to preserving life using CPR.
What is CPR?
The term CPR stands for “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”. It is a lifesaving first aid skill used in emergencies to try and help someone from cardiac arrest or when someone is showing no signs of breathing. This techniques is used world-wide. Not only can medical experts perform CPR methods, but anyone without medical training can too. The intention of CPR is to get blood flowing and oxygen around the body which can help prevent brain damage and tissue death. CPR can also be used to continue blood flow around the body until defibrillation can be used. Defibrillation is known as “perfusing” heart rhythm, but it can only be successful if he/she has a specific heartbeat. Two goals of CPR are to keep oxygen flowing and keep oxygenated blood flowing throughout the body. An untrained person should perform hands-only resuscitation, and a trained person that has taken CPR classes you should perform compression CPR in coordination with rescue breathing. If you’re having a hard time determining if someone is unconscious you can try calling their name, tapping them, or gently shaking them to see if you can get a response. If someone is blue in the face or their chest isn’t rising and falling, they’ve probably stopped breathing.
Advantages of Performing CPR
Someone required to have CPR performed on them does not have a functioning heart and isn’t able to circulate oxygen-rich blood without
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The basic knowledge of CPR is something that everyone should know. It could be used to save people lives in any situation. It doesn’t have to be done by a doctor or anyone in the medical field, it can be performed by any ordinary person. This is something most people don’t realize until after they are in the situation where they will have to have it done. In my research paper I will explain the history of CPR, it’s terminology and outline the basic steps to preserving life using CPR.
What is CPR?
The term CPR stands for “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”. It is a lifesaving first aid skill used in emergencies to try and help someone from cardiac arrest or when someone is showing no signs of breathing. This techniques is used world-wide. Not only can medical experts perform CPR methods, but anyone without medical training can too. The intention of CPR is to get blood flowing and oxygen around the body which can help prevent brain damage and tissue death. CPR can also be used to continue blood flow around the body until defibrillation can be used. Defibrillation is known as “perfusing” heart rhythm, but it can only be successful if he/she has a specific heartbeat. Two goals of CPR are to keep oxygen flowing and keep oxygenated blood flowing throughout the body. An untrained person should perform hands-only resuscitation, and a trained person that has taken CPR classes you should perform compression CPR in coordination with rescue breathing. If you’re having a hard time determining if someone is unconscious you can try calling their name, tapping them, or gently shaking them to see if you can get a response. If someone is blue in the face or their chest isn’t rising and falling, they’ve probably stopped breathing.
Advantages of Performing CPR
Someone required to have CPR performed on them does not have a functioning heart and isn’t able to circulate oxygen-rich blood without
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