Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): First Aid knowledge for every African
CPR is short for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Cardio in the word here represents the circulation of blood by the heart in a human being. Pulmonary represents breathing while Resuscitation simply means to bring back to life. CPR is administered when someone's breathing or pulse (or both) stops. When both stop, sudden death has occurred. Sudden death could be said to have several causes including poisoning, drowning, choking, suffocation, electrocution and smoke inhalation - but the most common is heart attack. Everyone should know the signals of heart attack and the actions for survival. They should also have a practical plan for emergency action.
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4. A. Airway
To open the airway, gently lift the victim's chin with one hand while pushing down on the forehead with your other hand. You want to tilt the head back.
Once the airway is open, lean over and put your ear close to the victim's mouth.
· Look at the chest for movement.
· Listen for the sound of breathing.
· Feel for breath on your cheek.
If none of these signs is present, the person is not breathing and will require help to do that. If opening the airway does not cause the person to spontaneously start breathing, you will have to provide rescue breathing.
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