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CPR IN THREE SIMPLE STEPS

(Please try to attend a CPR training course)

Remember, these steps and the information on this web site are to be used only as a guide and a reminder and must not be substituted for a First Aid / CPR training course. Contact your local chapter of the American Red Cross or American Heart Association about First Aid and CPR classes in your area.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) consists of mouth-to-mouth respiration and chest compression. CPR allows oxygenated blood to circulate to vital organs such as the brain and heart. CPR can keep a person alive until more advanced procedures (such as defibrillation - an electric shock to the chest) can treat the cardiac arrest. CPR started by a bystander doubles the likelihood of survival for victims of cardiac arrest.

If you believe someone is having a cardiac arrest do not panic. Follow these six simple steps of CPR and help save a life. Remember, these steps are to be used as a guide and a reminder. Please try to attend a CPR Course.

#1	Call 9-1-1 Check the victim for unresponsiveness. If there is no response, Call 911 and return to the victim. In most locations the emergency dispatcher can assist you with CPR instructions.
#2	Tilt the head back and listen for breathing. After you Tilt the head and they are 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 1 second.
#3	Pump If the victim is still not breathing normally, coughing or moving, begin chest compressions. Push down on the chest 11/2 to 2 inches 30 times right between the nipples. Pump at the rate of 100/minute, faster than once per second.

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