Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving technique performed in emergency situations where a person's heart has stopped beating, or they are not breathing. The primary goal of CPR is to maintain blood circulation and oxygenation to vital organs until professional medical help arrives. CPR can help sustain life until more advanced medical interventions, such as defibrillation, can be administered.
Why do we perform CPR?
CPR helps keep the blood circulating and delivers oxygen to the body until specialist treatment is available. There is usually enough oxygen still in the blood to keep the brain and other organs alive supported for a few minutes, but it is not circulating unless someone does CPR.
What are five the benefits of CPR?
1. Maintain blood circulation.
2. Provide oxygen to the brain.
3. Support heart function.
4. Prevent brain damage.
5. Buy time for defibrillation.
What are seven steps of performing CPR?
1. Check for breathing.
2. Call for emergency assistance (10177 or 112).
3. Lay the person on their back and open their airway.
4. Check for breathing. If they are not breathing, start CPR.
5. Perform 30 chest compressions.
6. Perform two rescue breaths.
7. Repeat until an ambulance or automated external defibrillator (AED) arrives.
In the event of cardiac a arrest, CPR should be started as soon as possible. Bystanders can perform this vital skill until expert medical help comes. Commencing CPR early on can greatly increase survival rates and lower the likelihood of long-term complications.
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