Cardiopulmonary Demonstration Speech

Many people these days have heard of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, better known as CPR. I am going to go over the different steps of infant, child, and adult CPR. If you were not educated on it then I hope it will give you basic and fair instructions how to perform CPR. And for many I hope it can also count as a refresher. I will start with infant CPR. This would be used on a child who is less than one years of age. The first step is to determine whether or not the infant is responsive. Shout and gently tap the child on the shoulder. If there is no response, position the infant on his or her back The next step is to open the airway. This is done by tilting the head back with one hand, while with the other, lift the chin up. After the head is positioned correctly, check if there is any breathing.
Note that within each breath, the infants sternum should rise about ¾ of an inch for the best effect. After the first two breaths are given, check for the pulse. While checking for the infants pulse, it is easiest to find a strong pulse near their armpit. If no pulse can be located then chest compressions must be started. Simply put two fingers on the infants sternum and gently push down 1 ½ to 2 inches. This should be done by 15 compressions followed by 2 gentle breaths. And must be repeated for at least one minute. If the infant isn’t showing signs of regaining a heart beat then tell someone to call Advanced Life Support while continuing resuscitation. If you feel a pulse return, discontinue chest compression’s and give one breath every three seconds until the infant regains consciousness or professional medical help