| Facts
about CPR
Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in
adults. Most arrests occur in persons with underlying heart
disease.
CPR doubles a person's chance of survival from sudden cardiac
arrest.
75% of all cardiac arrests happen in people's homes.
The typical victim of cardiac arrest is a man in his early
60's and a woman in her late 60's.
Cardiac arrest occurs twice as frequently in men compared to
women. |
CPR IN THREE SIMPLE STEPS
CALL
:
BLOW
:
PUMP
1. Call: check the victim for unresponsiveness.
If there is not response, Call 911 and return to the victim. in
mot locations the emergency dispatcher can assist you with CPR
instructions. 
2. Blow: Tile the head back and listen for
breathing. if not breathing normally, pinch nose and cover the
mouth with yours and blow until you see the chest rise. give 2
breaths. Each breath should take 2 seconds.
3. Pump: If the victim is still not breathing
normally, coughing or moving, begin chest compressions. Push
down on the hest 1 1/2 to 2 inches 15 times right between the nipples.
Pump at the rate of 100/minutes, faster than once per second.
 
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