CPR : Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

Cardio : Heart
Pulmonary : Lung
Resuscitation : Jump Start
Steps :

1. Tap & Shake the victim; ask loudly “Hello, are you OK?”
2. Call 995
3. Position victim lying flat on his back on firm/flat surface
4. Tongue-jaw lift to check if airway blocked
5. Head-tilt chin lift maneuver to open airway
6. Look for chest rise/fall, Listen for air escaping, Feel for air flow for 10 seconds
7. No breathing à give 2 breadths by performing head-tilt chin lift, pinch nose & blow the air
8. Check pulse
9. No pulse à Start CPR. Locate for the inverted V of the rib cage using your middle finger. Place your index finger next and the heel of your other hand next to the index finger. Lock your elbows and position your shoulder directly over the victim’s chest.
10. Do 30 compressions & 2 breadths for 5 cycles.
11. Check pulse. If no pulse à continue CPR
12. Else if has pulse, check breathing.
    If no breathing àperform Rescue breathing counting 2 a thousand to 5 a thousand. Do this 12 times in 1 minute. Then check breathing again. If no breathing, check pulse. Then do the necessary steps unless you are tired
13. Else victim has been revived
    

Author’s comment:
The instructor mentioned that usually CPR does not manage to revive the victim. And that there is a possibility that while administering CPR, the person might suffer from broken ribs. And it might be fatal if the rib ruptured a vital organ e.g. the lung. Somehow this seems like a depressing news.

[3rd Oct 2006]
Forgot to post the signs for heart attack :

Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain. Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. Shortness of breath. May occur with or without chest discomfort. Other signs. These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness

Note : This CPR is a one-man show, doing for an adult. I have not learnt how to administer for children. Another thing to note is it used to be 15-2 cycle but the instructor says that most of the time, the crucial part is to jump start the heart. Thus the emphasis is more on the compressions than the breaths.