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How to Save a Life

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The ability to save a life is an awesome responsibility and a great accomplishment at the same time. The key to saving a life is to keep a cool head during an emergency situation. These steps will show you how to stay calm and perform at crucial ... more »

How to Check a Defibrillator

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There are very few devices that can save lives as readily or as easily as an automatic external defibrillator or AED. Such devices are rapidly becoming regular aspects of our daily lives. But if simple checks aren’t done on these pieces of ... more »

How to Check a Pulse During CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, can involve administering both rescue breathing and chest compressions if the victim is not breathing and does not have a pulse. Properly checking for the victim's pulse is an important part of both your ... more »

How to Determine Depth of CPR Chest Compressions

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Chest compressions mimic what the heart does and help to move oxygenated blood through the body. You're trapping the heart between the sternum and the spine and pushing on it to squeeze the blood out of it. One of the biggest mistakes you can ... more »

How to dial EMERGENCY service from anywhere in the WORLD

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Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival.. more »

How to do CPR

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If someone is lying in front of you, lifeless; their heart has ceased beating, their lungs have taken their last breath, and now it is only you that stands between precious life and uncertainty of death, will you know what to do? Follow these ... more »

How to Do CPR Rescue Breaths

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Knowing how to perform rescue breaths is an important part of CPR. Rescue breaths get oxygen into the blood, helping to keep the organs and the brain functioning until help arrives... more »

How to Give CPR

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Learning the correct way to give CPR is important for the safety of everyone around you. You have the opportunity to keep the victim's heart beating if he is unconscious and unresponsive while you're waiting for help to arrive. If you learn CPR, ... more »

How to Give CPR to a Child

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Giving CPR to a child isn't much different from giving it to an adult. However, since children are smaller and more fragile, there are some guidelines to remember if you have to treat them in an emergency... more »

How to Give First Aid to Choking Victims

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If someone starts choking in your presence, knowing how to respond can save a life. Here are some basic tips to follow the moment you see signs of choking... more »

How to Heal a Broken Heart™

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There is a killer stalking young athletes, children and adults, called Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). It attempts to claim a victim every 30 seconds. The treatment requires a Defibrillator to reset the heart’s normal rhythm. To learn more about SCA ... more »

How to Hypothermia / What to do in case of...

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Handling life-threatening chilling of the body is crucial to survival of hypothermia. Know the signs and immediate first-aid to administer to victims... more »

How to Maintain Balance During CPR

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When you're doing abdominal thrusts or the Heimlich Maneuver on an adult, it's easy for the victim to pull you off-balance. Follow these steps when doing abdominal thrusts so you don't lose your balance... more »

How to Meet the American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR

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CPR is a life-saving practice used to resuscitate individuals who have suffered cardiac or respiratory arrest. The American Heart Association has created and maintained a series of guidelines to help health care providers and laypersons alike ... more »

How to Perform CPR on Adults

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CPR is known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It consists of a combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions. When properly administered, it will restore oxygen-rich blood throughout the victims body. Being CPR certified has enabled ... more »

How to Perform CPR on the Elderly

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CPR is a life-saving practice used to force oxygen and blood through the bodies of patients suffering from cardiac or respiratory arrest. While CPR is easy to learn, there are a few basic safety precautions to keep in mind when performing CPR on ... more »

How to Place Your Hands for CPR Chest Compressions

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Chest compressions keep oxygenated blood flowing throughout the body and are vital if the person is not breathing since the heart will stop pumping blood. To effectively perform CPR chest compressions, you must know where to place your hands. If ... more »

How to Position the Patient When Performing CPR

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The process of performing CPR is fairly easy to understand. Groups like the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have done their best to simplify the steps of performing CPR so that laypersons and health care providers can be ... more »

How to Properly Use an AED (automated external defibrillator)

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When a person is not breathing and has no visible signs of a pulse, and rescue breathing and compressions associated with CPR are not working, it will be a must to use the AED machine. For every minute an AED machine is not put to use, a ... more »

How to Recognize If CPR Is Working

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CPR is a common procedure used to give emergency medical assistance to people suffering from sudden cardiac or respiratory arrest. Groups like the Red Cross and the American Medical Association have created detailed rules and guidelines to help ... more »

How to Take Online CPR Courses

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CPR is a skill that everyone should know. While many people think it would be beneficial to take the course, few have the time required to get the training. With the innovation of online classes, you can now fit CPR lessons into your schedule... more »

How to Tell If a Choking Victim is Breathing

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Watching someone choke can be scary. However, if you keep your head, you can help. Before you jump into action to help a choking victim, you should know how to tell if he is breathing... more »

How to Tell if the Victim is Breathing

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In a situation where an individual appears to be unconscious it's essential to determine if he or she is breathing. An individual may have passed out but they are still breathing. If a person has stopped breathing oxygen is no longer going to ... more »

How to Tell Whether a Choking Victim is Breathing

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Watching someone choke can be scary. However, if you keep your head, you can help them. The first thing you should do is find out whether they can breathe... more »

How to Use a CPR Barrier Device

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The CPR procedure uses a mixture of artificial breaths and chest compressions to save a patient suffering from cardiac or respiratory arrest. Due to the risk of exposure to infectious disease, many CPR practitioners prefer to use a barrier device ... more »

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