What is CPR? Learn Its Steps, Importance & Life-Saving Techniques

Discover what CPR is, when it is needed, and how to perform it effectively. Learn step-by-step CPR techniques, including chest compressions and rescue breaths, to save lives during cardiac emergencies.

What is CPR?

CPR is a technique generally used when someone is in Cardiac arrest or not breathing normally that the blood circulation to the brain and other vital organs becomes ineffective.

CPR can be used on adults as well as on babies dependent on their breathing conditions and the way to apply CPR on varies with it. It is a fairly simple technique to bring the life back to the person whose heart has stopped beating and pumping oxygen to the body till any medical comes. The three steps are to be learned in this process i.e., C A B

C- Giving Chest Compressions
A- Opening a person’s Airway
B– Giving Rescue breaths

How CPR can save a life?

CPR, if applied, to the person who is not breathing normally can bring a person back to life. It can shock the heart to pump back the oxygenated blood to the body again and it is our duty to learn this first aid for the time of emergency. When in a cardiac arrest the person can buy the time to the patient by performing chest compressions and rescue breathing till the medical help comes. A right positioned CPR can be extremely effective in keeping the pulse and consciousness of the affected person.

When CPR is needed?

CPR is needed in the conditions when :-

the person has a cardiac arrest
the person is not breathing at all
the person is not breathing normally
has the loss of consciousness
has suffered traumatic situations or is having anxiety

How to perform CPR?

While performing CPR just remember the 3 step process C A B and call the hospital for the help. To perform CPR you should be able to give the chest compressions and rescue breath to the subject.

To begin with:-

Check the consciousness of the person –

Check the responsiveness and pulse beat of a person. If there is any looseness in consciousness or pulse lay them down in the position with back laying on earth and start compressions.

Start compressions –

Lay down the person on their back and put your one palm on the chest of the person and another on the top of that keeping your arms straight to the chest and pump the chest.

Open the airway –

Tilt the person’s head back and keep the chin up to open the airway for the oxygen to reach the lungs.

Give Rescue Breaths –

If you are trained in giving CPR you should give the subject rescue breaths by closing the nose and pumping air to the mouth. See if the chest rises. But you can leave this step if you are not trained in giving breaths and can continue with the compressions.

Keep giving CPR until the medical help arrives.