Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a practice used
when a person's heart ceases to function properly. This is called "cardiac
arrest."
It has been a while since my training, and I would
not take this as medical advice in any way, but as I recall, the first thing to do is
call the person to see if he or she is conscious. If the administrator of CPR believes
that cardiac arrest has taken place, time is of the essence. The
individual needs to be flat on his back, with head tilted back to make sure the airway
is unrestricted. (And someone needs to call 9-1-1
immediately.)
Short breaths are administered alternately,
mouth-to-mouth, with nose closed off, along with chest compressions at the appropriate
spot. This should be continued until help arrives, at which time paramedics, police,
etc., can take over.
It is important for someone to
ascertain as best as they can that cardiac arrest is, in fact, taking place, as this
procedure should not be practiced on an individual not suffering from cardiac
arrest.
One should do his/her best not to panic, and to
make sure to have an up-to-date certification.
More
specific details can be found in the sources provided.
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