INTRODUCTION CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND VIDEO
This module explains and demonstrates CPR – Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.
Refer to Section 14 for detailed explanation of various lifestyle diseases such as Heart diseases (Angina, Heart attack, Cardiac arrest), Stroke, Diabetes, Asthma, Allergies, Anaphylaxis Epilepsy, Seizures etc
Cardio Pulmonary Resucitation also know as CPR refers to:
- Cardio – Heart
- Pulmonary – Lungs
- Resuscitation – Revival
Role of CPR
- To establish and maintain the circulation of oxygenated blood to and from the casualty’s brain, via the lungs and heart.
- To keep the brain functioning and delay tissue death.
- CPR can lengthen the short resuscitation opportunity and possibly prevent permanent brain damage and or death.
Watch CPR & AED Part 1
Watch CPR & AED Part 2
CPR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
Cardiac arrest
When the heart stops pumping, it is in cardiac arrest. A cardiac arrest can happen suddenly or may follow a period of stopped or ineffective breathing when much of the oxygen in the body is used up. A heart attack causes cardiac arrest when so much heart tissue is damaged that it cannot pump blood anymore. Other reasons for cardiac arrest include severe injuries, electrical shock, drug overdose, drowning, suffocation, and stroke. When a person’s heart has stopped, they are considered clinically dead even though they may still be resuscitated. The first aid for cardiac arrest is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Definition of CPR
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is an emergency lifesaving procedure that is performed when a person’s own breathing or heartbeat has stopped, such as in cases of electrical shock electric shock, heart attack, or drowning. CPR is a critical part of the ABC’s of first response:
- A for airway – open airway
- B for breathing – rescue breaths
- C for circulation – chest compressions
CPR combines rescue breathing and chest compressions. Rescue breathing provides oxygen to a person’s lungs. Chest compressions keep oxygen-rich blood circulating until an effective heartbeat and breathing can be restored.
Permanent brain damage or death can occur within minutes if blood flow stops. Therefore, it is critical that blood flow and breathing be continued until trained medical help arrives.
CPR techniques vary slightly depending on the age or size of the casualty.