Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Tools and Tips
Tips for picking the right CPR class and guides for doing CPR in a pinch.
What if I don't know conventional CPR and Hands-Only CPR is n…
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends Hands-Only CPR as the treatment for adults who collapse in front of you. However, the AHA recommends conventional CPR with mouth-to-mouth as well as chest compressions for kids, adults found already unconscious, and for drowning victims. What if you don't know conventional CPR -- should you do nothing?
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends Hands-Only CPR as the treatment for adults who collapse in front of you. However, the AHA recommends conventional CPR with mouth-to-mouth as well as chest compressions for kids, adults found already unconscious, and for drowning victims. What if you don't know conventional CPR -- should you do nothing?
Is the CPR I learned 10 years ago good enough to save a life?
My kids took health in high school and came home questioning the teacher's outdated CPR standards. When I talked to him on the phone, he didn't really understand why the "rules" for CPR had changed. "Come on," he said, "isn't the CPR I learned good enough?"
My kids took health in high school and came home questioning the teacher's outdated CPR standards. When I talked to him on the phone, he didn't really understand why the "rules" for CPR had changed. "Come on," he said, "isn't the CPR I learned good enough?"
CPR Tips - Reader CPR Tips
Share your CPR tips and tricks with others. Anything that makes CPR easier to remember or do is good for victims. Do you have a CPR trick you use?
Share your CPR tips and tricks with others. Anything that makes CPR easier to remember or do is good for victims. Do you have a CPR trick you use?
You Call 911 - Using Bystanders to Get Help
How much information does a bystander need to call 911 for you? Probably more than, "Hey you! Call 911!"
How much information does a bystander need to call 911 for you? Probably more than, "Hey you! Call 911!"
Is it OK to do CPR on an unconscious person who is barely breathing?
Bystanders worried about hurting the victim hesitate to start pushing on the chest of a person gasping for air. So, is it OK to do CPR on an unconscious person who is gasping for air?
Bystanders worried about hurting the victim hesitate to start pushing on the chest of a person gasping for air. So, is it OK to do CPR on an unconscious person who is gasping for air?
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Adult CPR
There is no substitute for training, but here are the basic steps to do CPR.
There is no substitute for training, but here are the basic steps to do CPR.
Child CPR
There is no substitute for proper CPR training. However, emergencies wait for no one. Use these steps to provide CPR to children 1 to 8 years old.
There is no substitute for proper CPR training. However, emergencies wait for no one. Use these steps to provide CPR to children 1 to 8 years old.
Infant CPR
There is no substitute for proper training. However, emergencies wait for no one. Use these steps to provide CPR to babies under 1 year old.
There is no substitute for proper training. However, emergencies wait for no one. Use these steps to provide CPR to babies under 1 year old.
Adult and Child Choking
Choking requires a quick response to remove the airway obstruction before it leads to unconsciousness. These steps are for conscious adults and children aged 1 to 8.
Choking requires a quick response to remove the airway obstruction before it leads to unconsciousness. These steps are for conscious adults and children aged 1 to 8.
Infant Choking
There's no substitute for proper training when it comes to saving an infant from choking. However, emergencies don't wait for training. Follow these steps for a choking infant under 1 year old.
There's no substitute for proper training when it comes to saving an infant from choking. However, emergencies don't wait for training. Follow these steps for a choking infant under 1 year old.
Is CPR alone enough to save a life?
How long should a rescuer do CPR in the wilderness? The answer is immensely personal.
How long should a rescuer do CPR in the wilderness? The answer is immensely personal.
Is cardiac arrest the same as a heart attack?
Cardiac arrest and heart attack are often mistaken for one another. What is the difference?
Cardiac arrest and heart attack are often mistaken for one another. What is the difference?
Do Hands-Only CPR
These steps are the American Heart Association's recommendations for providing hands-only CPR.
These steps are the American Heart Association's recommendations for providing hands-only CPR.
4 Tricks They Don't Teach in CPR Class
CPR instructors don't deviate. They're not allowed. If they do, the CPR police come in the night and take away their manikins.
Enterprising rescuers -- professional or not -- have come up with tricks of the trade that CPR instructors routinely leave out of the garden variety CPR class. These are the fruits of experience.
Before You Take a CPR Class
What you really need to know about CPR classes. Not all CPR classes are the same. Learn about CPR class levels and training program standards.
What you really need to know about CPR classes. Not all CPR classes are the same. Learn about CPR class levels and training program standards.
Stayin' Alive with CPR
This tip helps rescuers keep the proper rate while doing CPR. Going too slow doesn't generate enough blood flow, and going too fast doesn't allow the heart to fill properly between compressions. Humming along with the Bee Gee's is one way to stay on track.
This tip helps rescuers keep the proper rate while doing CPR. Going too slow doesn't generate enough blood flow, and going too fast doesn't allow the heart to fill properly between compressions. Humming along with the Bee Gee's is one way to stay on track.
You! Call 911!
How much information does a bystander need to call 911 for you? Probably more than, "Hey you! Call 911!"
How much information does a bystander need to call 911 for you? Probably more than, "Hey you! Call 911!"
The Demise of Rescue Breathing in CPR?
Some feel that CPR in its current form is not as effective as it could be for the population most likely to benefit from it. Mouth-to-mouth is seen as the culprit. To make CPR more effective, there is a push to eliminate rescue breathing from this staple of emergency medical care.
Some feel that CPR in its current form is not as effective as it could be for the population most likely to benefit from it. Mouth-to-mouth is seen as the culprit. To make CPR more effective, there is a push to eliminate rescue breathing from this staple of emergency medical care.
What is the Best Type of Barrier Device for Giving Mouth-to-Mouth?
What's the best type of barrier device a lay rescuer should use when doing mouth-to-mouth -- a flat plastic barrier or a mask? Get the inside scoop on CPR barrier devices and why they can be important when performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
What's the best type of barrier device a lay rescuer should use when doing mouth-to-mouth -- a flat plastic barrier or a mask? Get the inside scoop on CPR barrier devices and why they can be important when performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
What is a Defibrillator?
If you've heard of a defibrillator and don't know what it is, take a look at this explanation.
If you've heard of a defibrillator and don't know what it is, take a look at this explanation.