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CPR is a resuscitation technique that is used to maintain circulation until help arrives by providing artificial respiration's and chest compressions to a casualty.
- You kneel right beside the casualties chest and remove the casualties top.
- Place the heel of one hand in the centre of the chest. Place the heel of the other hand on top of the first hand. You may interlock your fingers.
- Keep your elbows straight and your shoulders directly over the patients chest.
- Press the breastbone downward at least 5cm in an adult, then release the pressure completely. You repeat this to give 30 chest compressions at the rate of 100-120 per minute.
After the 30 compressions you then give two rescue breaths. You do this by forming a tight seal with your mouth around their mouth. You pinch the soft part of the nose to close it and breath into the casualty. When you do this make sure the chest rises, and that you don't breath to hard as this can force air into their stomach which can cause them to vomit. Make sure you remove your lips between rescue breaths so the casualty can allow the air to escape. You continue doing cycles of 30 chest compressions and two breaths until help arrives. If they start breathing normally again you place them in the recovery position and treat any life threatening injuries.
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