Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) On An Adult & Child
Cardipulmanory Resuscitation(CPR) on an Adult
Using two hands, deliver 30 chest compressions on the centre of the chest approximately 5 – 6cm at a rate of 100 – 120 compressions per minute.
Give 2 rescue breaths and continue chest compressions . Each rescue breath should take one second to complete and the casualty’s chest should rise as in normal breathing.
Keep alternating rescue breaths with chest compressions until professional help arrives, a bystander alternates with the rescuer, until the casualty is alert and conscious or until the rescuer is totally exhausted.
Administer chest compressions prior to rescue breaths.
Cardipulmanory Resuscitation(CPR) on a Child
Administer 5 rescue breaths prior to chest chest compressions.
Using two hands compress on the centre of the chest 1/3 deep into the chest.
Any one between the ages of 1 to 18 is considered a child.
You can use two hands to deliver chest compressions in the following scenario’s
- When rescuing a large child
- When the rescuer is small
