CPR
Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation
Adult, Child and Infant
Signs and Symptoms of a Heart
Attack
-Chest pain/discomfort
(#1)- that last more
than 3-5 minutes or
that goes away and
comes back
-Pressure, squeezing or
tightness
-Difficulty breathing
-Sweating
-Nausea or vomiting
-Pale, bluish or moist
skin
-Changes in pulse rate
Cardiac Chain of Survival*
Early recognition and quick call to 9-1-1
 Begin CPR right away
 Use AED quickly
 EMS get victim to hospital ASAP

Best chance of survival if these things are
done QUICKLY!!!
CPR
CPR is the care given to a victim who is
not breathing and does not have a pulse.
 CPR does not restart a victim’s heart;
it keeps blood that contains oxygen
flowing to the brain and vital organs until
medical help arrives.
 CPR- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CPR- Adult
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Check-Call-Care
– Check the scene
– Call 9-1-1
– Check for breathing for 10 seconds
 If not breathing, begin chest compressions (30)
and give 2 rescue breaths (rescue breath should
last about 1 second)*
CPR- Adult
 In
center of the chest, push down 2
inches
– Give 30 compressions*
– Give 2 rescue breaths* (head-tilt/chinlift)
– Continue until an AED arrives or EMS
takes over (*stop CPR only if
you become too exhausted
to continue)
CPR- Adult
 Continue
CPR for 5 cycles or about 2
minutes, then recheck for signs of life*
– Give 30 compressions*
– Give 2 rescue breaths* (head-tilt/chinlift)
 Effective chest compressions:*
– Allow chest to return to its normal position
– Are delivered fast (about 100 compressions per minute)
– Are smooth, regular and given straight up and down
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CPR- Child

Check-Call-Care
– Use two hands on the center of the chest
– Compress 2 inches*
– 30 compressions*
– 2 rescue breaths*
– Continue until AED arrives or EMS takes over
or you become too exhausted*
CPR- Child

Signals of Troubled Breathing in child*
– Agitation
– Slow or rapid breathing
– Pale, ashen, flushed or bluish skin color
CPR Child
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Causes of cardiac arrest in children:*
– SIDS
– Airway and breathing
– Traumatic injuries or accidents
CPR- Infant
Check-Call-Care (flick bottom of foot)*
 Use the pads of 2 or 3 fingers in the
center of the chest between the nipples*
 Compress 1 ½ inches*
 30 compressions*
 2 rescue breaths (cover mouth and nose)*
 Continue until EMS take over, you become
too exhausted or an AED arrives*
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CPR- Infant
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Signals that indicate an infant is choking:*
– Cannot cough, cry or breathe
– Coughing forcefully
CPR- Infant
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Signals that indicate breathing
emergency:*
– Making wheezing or high pitched-sound
What if I am unwilling or unable to
give rescue breaths or chest
compressions?

Call 9-1-1.
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