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Current CPR Guidelines
How to Tell If the Victim is Breathing During CPR
Maintaining Balance During CPR
Hand Position for CPR Chest Compressions
Depth of CPR Chest Compressions
Proper Rate of CPR Chest Compressions
CPR Rescue Breaths
Infant Child CPR Instructions
CPR Chest Compressions for Infants
How to Give CPR to an Infant or Child
Using Masks & Barrier Devices for Germ-Free CPR
First Aid for Choking Victims
First Aid for a Choking Infant or Small Child
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Michele Boyer is a registered respiratory therapist with over 35 years experience using CPR and choking relief skills in acute care settings ranging from university hospitals to small...read more
"Hi again, I’m Michelle of the AD HOC Group. Now that you know where to position your hands and how deep to compress, we’re going to work on compressing at the right rate, compressions should be done at a rate of one hundred a minute. That’s almost two each second. You should complete 30 compressions in about 18 to 20 seconds to maintain a rate of about a hundred a minute. Compress along with me, if you want to time yourself, practice by doing eight every five seconds and adjust your speed until you’re close to that rate. Make sure your hands are positioned correctly, length wise on the sternum, one hand on top of the other, fingers interlocked and no pressure directly on the ribs. For adults, compress one-in-a-half to two inches, for children compress one-half to one-third, the depth of their chest, release all pressure allowing the chest to fully recoil between compressions. Practice until you’re comfortable with these steps and then go on to the next clip. Now you’re ready to combine compressions with breaths. The new standard is 30 compressions to 2 breaths for adult, children and infants. By giving 30 compressions without stopping, the blood flow isn’t interrupted and when kept moving it does a better job of making more oxygen available to the brain, heart and other organs. It also reduces the risks of blood clots forming; this is one of the biggest changes in the guidelines. Count out loud, so you keep track of the compressions as you practice, then reposition the head, give two breaths and resume compressions. Do five cycles of breaths and compressions. If the victim was a child, you’d be calling for help now, after you’ve done your two minutes of CPR. Continue with the CPR until the ambulance arrives. Play this segment over several times, practicing alone until you’re comfortable with the sequence of steps and compression rate. "
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