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2. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   CPR involves chest compressions for adults between 5 cm (2.0 in) and 6 cm (2.4 in) deep and at a rate of at least 100 to 120 per minute. [2] The rescuer may also provide artificial ventilation by either exhaling air into the subject's mouth or nose ( mouth-to-mouth resuscitation ) or using a device that pushes air into the subject's lungs ...

3. How — and when — to perform CPR on infants, kids and adults

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   But CPR can double or triple a person’s survival chances. Skip to main content. Lifestyle. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Login / Join. Mail ...

4. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, a form of artificial ventilation, is the act of assisting or stimulating respiration in which a rescuer presses their mouth against that of the victim and blows air into the person's lungs. [1] [2] Artificial respiration takes many forms, but generally entails providing air for a person who is not breathing or is ...

5. Basic life support - Wikipedia

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   Basic life support (BLS) is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening condition of cardiac arrest until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers (paramedics, nurses, physicians or any trained general personnel).

6. Chain of survival - Wikipedia

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   The guidelines recommend lay rescuers start CPR on a person with presumed cardiac arrest because the overall risk of harm to patients from CPR is low, even if their heart hasn't stopped beating. [4] Properly performed CPR can keep the heart in a shockable rhythm for 10–12 minutes longer.

7. ABC (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   The ABC system for CPR training was later adopted by the American Heart Association, which promulgated standards for CPR in 1973. As of 2010, the American Heart Association chose to focus CPR on reducing interruptions to compressions, and has changed the order in its guidelines to C irculation, A irway, B reathing (CAB).