Instructions

CPR YOUR LIFE encourages everyone to get CPR & BLS Certified. To find a location near you to do so please visit www.redcross.com.

 

1. CHECK the scene for safety, form an initial impression and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

2. If the person appears unresponsive, CHECK for responsiveness, breathing, life-threatening bleeding or other life-threatening conditions using shout-tap-shout

3. If the person does not respond and is not breathing or only gasping, CALL 9-1-1 and get equipment, or tell someone to do so

4. Kneel beside the person. Place the person on their back on a firm, flat surface

5. The American Red Cross CPR guidelines recommend 100 to 120 chest compressions per minute, 30 at a time. Remember these five points:
    Position both hands on the center of the chest
    Square shoulders directly over hands; elbows locked
    Compression to the depth of at least 2 inches
    The rate of compressions must be 100 to 120 per minute
    Allow chest to return to normal position after each compression

6.Give 2 breaths using the EMERGENCY RESCUE OXYGEN INSTRUMENT
    Open the airway to a past-neutral position using the head-tilt/chin-lift technique
    Secure the mask over the nose and mouth
    Take a normal breath, and make complete seal over the one way valve with your mouth
    Exhale the breath while simultaneously compressing. the oxygen release trigger
    Ensure each breath lasts about 1 second and makes the chest rise; allow air to exit before giving the next breath

Note: If the 1st breath does not cause the chest to rise, retilt the head and ensure a proper seal before giving the 2nd breath If the 2nd breath does not make the chest rise, an object may be blocking the airway

7. Continue giving sets of 30 chest compressions and 2 breaths. Use an AED as soon as one is available! Minimize interruptions to chest compressions to less than 10 seconds.