Need to preform CPR?
Step 1: If someone is unresponsive, call 911 or have another person contact emergency services immediately.
Step 2: Make sure the scene is Safe for you.
Step 3: Carefully place the individual on their back and open the airway by gently tilting the head back and lifting the chin. Check the mouth for any visible obstructions, such as food or debris, and remove only loose objects that can be cleared safely.
If the individual is not breathing normally, begin CPR immediately.
Step 4: Start with 30 chest compressions by placing the heel of one hand in the center of the chest and the other hand on top. Keep your elbows straight and push hard and fast at a steady rhythm.
Step 5: After 30 compressions, give 2 rescue breaths. Tilt the head back, lift the chin, pinch the nose closed, and create a seal over the person’s mouth. Deliver each breath slowly enough to make the chest rise.
Step 6: Continue cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths until emergency medical personnel arrive or the person begins breathing normally.
Helpful tips if you or someone else experienced the following:
Heart Attack
Heart attack (coronary artery disease) occurs when a clot (fat and cholesterol on the walls of the artery) blocks a narrowed coronary artery and deprives the heart of oxygen. The victim feels discomfort (chest pain, shortness of breath, pale cool sweaty skin, dizzy, nausea and vomiting) due to the heart muscle dying.
Call 911, Don’t Delay! Loosen clothing, keep person calm, give 1 Adult or 2 Baby aspirin if there is no allergy to aspirin. Have them CHEW NOT SWALLOW!
Stroke
Stroke (injury to the brain caused by restricting blood flow to the brain, when a blood vessel is either blocked or bursts) Recognize the symptoms, and seek immediate help! NoAspirin!
F: Facial Drooping
A: Arm Weakness
S: Speech Slurring
T: Time (seek medical help right away to reduce the chance of disability and survival .
Helpful Emergency Tips
