How To Perform Compression-Only CPR (with the American Red Cross)

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Cardiac emergencies can happen anywhere. Be prepared with a simple technique known as compression-only CPR. You can learn it in minutes, it's easy to remember, and it can help save a life.

To complete this How-To you will need:

The willingness to act
A few simple skills

Warning: Whenever possible, be sure to use personal protective equipment such as disposable gloves when providing emergency care.

Step 1: Act immediately!

If you see an adult or adolescent suddenly collapse, check the scene for safety and then see if the person responds to you by tapping them on the shoulder and shouting, "Are you okay?"

Step 2: Call 9-1-1

If they don't respond, call or send someone to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number right away.

Step 3: Check for normal breathing

Open the airway by tilting their head back and lifting the chin up, and briefly check for normal breathing. Look to see if the chest rises and falls, listen for breathing, and feel for breathing on the side of your face.

Step 4: Get into position

If the person is not breathing, prepare to give them chest compressions: Kneel beside them and put the heel of one hand on the center of their chest. Place your other hand over that hand, lacing your fingers together. Position your shoulders directly over your hands, keeping your arms straight and your fingers off the chest.

Tip: Loosen or remove clothing if it gets in the way of giving deep compressions in the middle of the chest.

Step 5: Begin chest compressions

Push down on the chest fast and deep -- about two inches -- then let the chest rise completely before pressing down again. Don't take your hands off the chest, just your weight.

Tip: Chest compressions keep blood containing vital oxygen flowing throughout the body.

Step 6: Keep going!

Keep going. Do not stop or interrupt compressions until the person shows an obvious sign of life, like normal breathing; the scene becomes unsafe; an automated external defibrillator, or AED, is ready; you're too exhausted to continue; or a trained responder arrives and takes over.

Step 7: Take a class

Get training -- and encourage others to do so -- by taking an American Red Cross health and safety course. Knowing full CPR -- chest compressions and breaths -- will enable you to help in other emergencies, such as those that involve infants and children. Every household should have at least one person trained in lifesaving skills.

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[mubd1234]

Typical america:

"How did you resuscitate me?"

"Compression-Only CPR"

"You mean you TOUCHED me while I was unconscious?"

"Well..yeah."

"I AM SUING YOU!"

[jabarimclain2]

can I just jump on there chest?

[Gregg3509]

Too exhausted to continue? That persons life is in your hands.

[contrienrico]

@mamii2lovelii 2 breath before compression are not included in ILCOR guidelines since 2005, and this is confirmed in ILCOR 2010. American Heart Association suggest the CAB protocol since 2010 that bring forward chest compression.

Sorry for my english but I'm Italian.

[contrienrico]

@888YoyoChannel888 Mouth to mouth breathing it's important if you really know how to do it, you have to follow a complet course of BLS and have a lot of practice.

Compression only cpr it's a good way to save a life, because with only compression you don't lose time to move to perform breathing and it's perfect when you are not trained or you don't know the persons that you have to rescue (no infections problem!!).

So first learn compression only cpr, then you can improve with breathing and AED!

[contrienrico]

@kfoolable you can find peple lying down that are only sleepeing or are drunk... it's not difficult...

[contrienrico]

@lovsoup that's not right. Mouth to mouth it's important but untrained people could lose lot time to do that in wrong way... so it's spare time. You also need a mask or similar that only few peolpe have.

After that, it's not like hold breath for 8 minutes because chest compressions are similar to breath ad a minimal part of air could moves in lung. Anyway world record of apnoea is 18 minutes, and it's still alave! :)

[RcPlaneBoy2011]

what if it is a woman chest and you are a kid?

[OnlineCPR]

It is good to find the right training for CPR. It has changed since I was little so this video has been helpful to me.

[lovsoup]

hands-only CPR is a Myth that is NOT better than the real thing. Having been updated with my CPR recently the instructor said if you think this would work..... Hold your breath for 8 min and get back to us........ mouth to mouth is needed!!

[MyPinky2003]

@marneygundlach Shut the fuck up. You prob. got that off fucking Wikipedia.

[TheTinydancer235]

@ jabarimclain; Only if they can jump on ur face.