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Ambulance Emergencies - Bleeding - Broken Bones - Burns - Choking - Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Fire Emergencies - Heart Attack - Poisoning - Police Emergencies - Seizures - Shock - Unconsciousness
Learn this CPR procedure in a four hour course, and be sure to recertify annually.
Adult procedure
Shake shoulders and shout:
No breathing, no pulse - apply CPR.
If there is no response:
- Open airway
- Listen, watch and feel for breathing
- If patient is not breathing, give 2 breaths
- Check for a heart beat by feeling for the carotid pulse at the neck
If there is no pulse:
- Landmark and apply 15 chest compressions - followed by two breaths
- Repeat compressions and breathing until help arrives
- Ratio: 15 compressions and 2 breaths
- Rate 100 compressions per minute
Infant and small child procedure
Same as for adults, except:
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Support the infant's head - slightly tilted back
Normal-sized breaths for children - smaller puffs for infants.
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| Age |
Part of hand |
Number of compressions |
| Infant (1 Year) |
Tips of index and middle fingers |
At least 100 per minute
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Breath.
(Breath interposed after 5th compression) |
| Child (1-8 years) |
Heel of one hand
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At least 100 per minute
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Breath.
(Breath interposed after 5th compression) |
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