~~ CPR ~~
CPR may be necessary during many different emergencies, including sudden cardiac arrest, accidents, near-drowning, suffocation, poisoning, smoke inhalation, electrocution injuries, and suspected sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
The air that we breathe in, contains approximately 21% oxygen. We take a breath in and 21% oxygen comes in - but our bodies only use 5% to 6% of that oxygen and the rest is exhaled. Therefore, if we are exhaling approx. 16% oxygen, that is more than enough to maintain the life of the victim.
When someone goes into cardiac arrest, they are no longer breathing and their heart is no longer beating (No breathing - No pulse).
~~ We have to make sure that we initiate the Emergency Response System, call 911 for help.
When we do CPR - we become the respirator-we breath for the victim. We then compress on the heart - we become the heartbeat of the victim. We are compressing on the chest to pump the blood out of the heart and into the lungs to pick up the oxygen that we just breathed in and circulate it throughout the body. Our goal is to get the oxygen to the brain and vital organs which will buy the victim more time. Less than one-third of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR. We are maintaining their life until more advanced life support arrives. Effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival.
 
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