First Aid, CPR and AED

How often should you stop and check for signs of life when performing CPR on an adult victim?
a. After every minute ( or after every 4 cycles of compressions and breaths).
b. After the first minute, then every other minute...

Check if person can answer.. ask if person is OK..xx
Think ABC — Airway, Breathing and Circulation — to Airway and Breathing to begin chest compressions.

Clear the airway

Put the person on his or her...

2008-05-04 01:26:33 by x700

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 ...

ok so i am taking a cpr course tomorrow and i was wondering if anyone knew what do you do in the course?( i mean i know learn about it but likeother things) and is it mostly adults or teenagers too



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This response may be late, but here it goes...

If you are taking Adult, Child & Infant CPR with AED then...

You will be trained in this order or similar to this: ( I am trying to just go with the basic, when you are

2008-06-20 20:08:29 by omg_shoes2

how long is a cpr class????and do i have to like kiss somebody 4real???or is it with a doll or something???

Uncertified classes run 1-3 hours. Certified classes start at 4.5 hours.

All properly run CPR classes use manikins to practice skills on, and yo don't 'kiss' the doll or anyone in real CPR.

2008-05-07 13:11:06 by princess

In the event your upper air way is blocked which is the best method to use in ER ? Heimlich ? Giordano? the compression of the sino-carotidian junction ?

For airway obstructions in the unconscious patient, the current standard is to perform chest compressions just like CPR ones, in the center of the chest along the nipple line. There are some differences in how many to do as a lay responder or as...

2009-04-19 15:48:46 by Vlad

While its told by many responders to first dial 911 then perform CPR to assist the victim, some have been afraid to due to inexperience or fear they will cause more harm to the individual.
So let's have an honest forum and tell the...

There are a lot of reasons people are fearful to do CPR, but one of them is the whole 'mouth to mouth' bit.

Compression-only CPR (C-CPR) certainly won't deal with EVERY issue, but if it helps people get involved AT ALL, it will be a...

2008-03-31 14:24:23 by annaivette

I am trying to apply for school and cannot find the type of cpr needed to start my classes! PLEASE HELP

The Red Cross version would be CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Most EMT programs will accept it or the Safety Council equivalent as well as the Heart Association. Most of this should be in the pre-requisite info of the class.

2010-01-17 18:56:12 by Sarah B