cardio Pulmonary resusitation (cpr)

When it comes to a heart attack are you ready? It has been stated that 95% of people having a heart attack will die from this life threading condition for getting to a hospital. Researchers say that for every minute a person is not given CPR the chances of survival drops from 7% to 10%. In a life threaten situation would you be able to save a persons life?

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CPR is a life saving device that a person could use to act as a heart for a person to stall the process of death. CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. It is used when a person’s heart is unable to perform its function to pump blood through out the body. (http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4479 )

           

Signs of a heart attack could range from a ton of different symptoms. Each person is different and will have different amount of pain and not everyone one will have the same symptoms. The symptoms that a person could possibly have would be the pain in the center of the chest lasting for more than a few minutes. The pain might leave and then return a few times. There could be pain that is spreading to shoulders, neck, back or arms. The intensity could vary between people. The pain might even feel like there is pressure, tightness, burning, or even a heavy weight on the area that is in pain. There could also be chest discomfort with a lightheadedness, fainting, sweating, nausea or shortness of breath. Some people might get nervous, cold, and have sweaty skin. The skin could be moist and very pale. They might have a higher heart beat and it might be irregular. Another symptom is that they have feeling of doom. A combination of these signs and symptoms might occur. (http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/patient-guide-44510-6.html )

The last stage and sign of a heart attack, might be too late, is unconsciousness this is where it is vital to know CPR. The steps of CPR according to the Red Cross would be as follows:

1.      Asses the scene to make sure that it is clear and safe you must be able to keep your life safe as well.

2.      Check for consciousness. This can be done by calling there name and firmly pressing on their shoulder.

3.      Call for help and assistance because CPR is tiring and you need to get EMS available as quickly as possible.

4.      Then check for breathing by placing ear above the mouth and looking to see if there chest rises. If they are breathing then move to step 5 if they are not there is a different procedure that must be followed.

5.      Then check the pulse. If no pulse you would begin CPR. This would be compressions of thirty and then two breaths. They would need the compressions to be at a steady pace and needs to have about 100 compressions per minute every two minutes you check for breathing and a pulse.

These are the steps that should be followed in an emergency situation. These compressions would last until you are unable to continue because being tired or the scene is not considered safe or emergency personnel would take over. When you perform the compressions make sure that sure you’re your elbows are not bent and the force of the compression is coming from your body pressing down and not you shoulders. That will wear you out faster and you might be using the compressions for a while.(http://firstaid.about.com/od/cpr/ht/06_cpr.htm)

 

            Effective CPR can change double the chances of survive for a person who is suffering from a heart attack. That means acting and not acting could be the difference between life and death. Do you know how to save a life? (http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3034352 )