Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving technique. It assists in making sure that blood and oxygen reach the person whose breathing and heart have stopped.
One emergency first aid skill that everyone should know how to do is CPR.
It may be the difference between life and death to provide CPR during the first six minutes after an incident.
According to the American CPR Care Association, here is how to perform CPR on a person 12 years and above
* Make sure the environment is safe, there are no smoke, fumes or harmful smells in the air.
* Call out to the person by gently tapping them and see if they will respond to you.
* Send someone to call an ambulance or medical help.
* Lay them flat on the floor.
* Check if they are breathing or showing signs of life. Watch their chest and put your fingers in the jugular vein around the neck. Do this for just 10 seconds before you begin CPR.
* Put one palm at the center of the adult’s chest and the other on top of it.
* With your hands locked and your arms straightened, compress the adult’s chest for about 2 meters 30 times.
* 8. After 30 compressions, give two breaths.
* Tilt their head back, lift the chin, close their nose, put your mouth on theirs, and give two slow gentle breaths.
Continue with the chest compression and breaths until an ambulance arrives or a doctor comes on the scene.
