- published: 15 Jul 2014
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest. It is indicated in those who are unresponsive with no breathing or abnormal breathing, for example, agonal respirations.
According to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation guidelines, CPR involves chest compressions for adults between 5 cm (2.0 in) and 6 cm (2.4 in) deep and at a rate of at least 100 to 120 per minute. The rescuer may also provide breaths by either exhaling into the subject's mouth or nose or using a device that pushes air into the subject's lungs. This process of externally providing ventilation is termed artificial respiration. Current recommendations place emphasis on high-quality chest compressions over artificial respiration; a simplified CPR method involving chest compressions only is recommended for untrained rescuers. In children only doing compressions may result in worse outcomes.
Learn the CPR process with this easy to follow instructional video.
See a demonstration of an expert performing CPR in this free first aid video. Expert: Alv Rios Bio: Alv Rios attended the Paramedic Academy and Lansing Community College to become an EMT. Filmmaker: Robert Rogers
CAUTION! This video may be disturbing to some viewers as it contains footage of real CPR. Kurt is having a heart attack! He is calm and even helpful as he is assessed by the Bondi Lifeguards, but after the ambulance arrives, his condition deteriorates quickly and his heart stops! Kurt is in Cardiac Arrest! If someone close to you collapsed, would you know what to do? Would you know if they needed CPR? If they did, would you know how to perform it? Don't leave it to chance! Learn how to do CPR and be confident that you know how to save a life. CPR has changed. Do you know the latest? Sign up for a CPR course today and learn the easy way to save a life. www.simplyfirstaid.com.au
Surviving Infancy is now available on Amazon.com! Infant & Toddler CPR - Learn how to correctly perform CPR on an infant and toddler. Find it on Amazon here: http://amzn.to/1N3VUy1 Surviving Infancy™ - A Parent's Video Guide to Infant & Toddler Safety, Routine Illnesses, Emergencies & More! 36 Must-Know Topics Presented. Over 3 Hours of Content! Award-winning Presenters Diane Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP http://www.about.me/DrDiane Maureen McCollough, MD, MPH, FACEP http://www.about.me/DrMaureen
Copyright Bondi Rescue. This video shows a real life demonstration of how CPR is done with the use of an AED. Keep in mind in 2011 American Heart Association release a new guideline that is different than what is shown. However, this goes to show that even with the old technique, we can still make a difference. For more information, please visit our website at: www.sbaycpr.com
At the Edge (4: 21)
Words: David Crosby
Our grasp is so fragile the thread is so thin
I wonder each day if I'm blowing away
I know that I'm lucky
I wouldn't be here at all if somebody's hand
hadn't been where I stand
at the edge of a very great fall
And like a lighthouse before you at the edge of the sea
the woman whose grip holds when you slip
But the darkness won't get you
Your family won't go
they will make your heart light
to where you know what is right
and you go where you know you should go
And it's life and it's dying
it's beginnings and end
it's what did you do
with the life they gave you?
It's were you the honest, and
did you make amends
To all the ones under your guns
How have you treated your friends
David Crosby: Lead Vocal
Jeff Pevar: Vocals, Fretless Bass, Acoustic and Electric Guitars
James Raymond: Vocals, Piano
Steve Distanislao: Drums
Luis Conte: Percussion