{"id":24535,"date":"2021-11-08T16:12:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T05:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/?page_id=24535"},"modified":"2023-10-03T11:50:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T01:20:12","slug":"cpr-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/cpr-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"CPR Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24535\" class=\"elementor elementor-24535\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f389c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f389c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e91d1b2\" data-id=\"e91d1b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45269d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45269d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">CPR Step-by-Step Guide<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aae8342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aae8342\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebafd42\" data-id=\"ebafd42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef90b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cef90b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>*Remember, if you&#8217;re in an emergency to call 000 (triple zero), follow our step-by-step guide on how to perform CPR on adults or children over the age of 8.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The information below does not replace CPR and <a href=\"\/course\/hltaid011\/\">First Aid Training<\/a>.*<\/strong><\/p><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">Before beginning CPR<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>Remember the DRSABCD Plan.<\/p><p>Once you reach the letter C follow the guide.\u00a0<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #116914;\">D- Danger. Look for danger around you and assess before approaching the casualty.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #116914;\">R- Response. Are they responding to your voice? Are they moving or breathing?<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #116914;\">S- Send. Send for help and call 000.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #116914;\">A- Airway. Check the airway is clear and unobstructed,<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #116914;\">B- Breath. Check they are breathing.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #116914;\">C- CPR.<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #116914;\">D- Defibrillator.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">CPR<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">Starts with Chest Compressions&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><h5>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01. Kneel beside the casualty and place them on a firm surface- ideally on their back<\/h5><h5>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02. The heel of your hand should sit in the centre of the chest, between the nipple line, whilst your other hand is interlocked on top<\/h5><h5>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03. Straighten your arms and position yourself above the casualty as shown below.\u00a0<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59c2d39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59c2d39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a18b88e\" data-id=\"a18b88e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a66c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3a66c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HLTAID014-Provide-Advanced-First-Aid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24731\" alt=\"HLTAID014 Provide Advanced First Aid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HLTAID014-Provide-Advanced-First-Aid.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/HLTAID014-Provide-Advanced-First-Aid-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-647c788 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"647c788\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18e0fa2\" data-id=\"18e0fa2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9316e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9316e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04. Push down with the weight of your body to roughly 1\/3 the depth of their chest<\/h5><h5>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05. Release the pressure and push down again<\/h5><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">After 30 compressions, give 2 rescue breaths<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><h5>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06.\u00a0 Place one hand on their forehead and the other hand under their chin to tilt their head back<\/h5><h5>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07. Pinch their nose with your thumb and index finger and use the other hand to open their mouth<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8861d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8861d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-868cf1f\" data-id=\"868cf1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d097553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d097553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cpr-breath-e1659941761265-768x516.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-25332\" alt=\"cpr breath\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cpr-breath-e1659941761265-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cpr-breath-e1659941761265-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cpr-breath-e1659941761265.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-163de27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"163de27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1492088\" data-id=\"1492088\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3cd57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc3cd57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08. Take a breath and form a seal around the patient&#8217;s mouth. Blow for a second or so and look for a rise and fall in the chest. Then give a second breath.\u00a0<\/h5><h5>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a09.\u00a0 Repeat the process, aiming to do 5 cycles per 2 minutes. If you get tired swap with someone every 5 cycles.\u00a0<\/h5><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #116914;\"><strong>Using an AED<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p>Most businesses have an AED so if one is available make sure to use it.\u00a0<\/p><p>Place the pads on the casualty as shown in the instructions.<\/p><p>The AED will analyse the heart&#8217;s rhythm every two minutes and may deliver a shock to the patient. The machine will announce for you to step away before the shock is delivered.\u00a0<\/p><p>Keep performing CPR between every analysis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1ae0d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1ae0d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24f6642\" data-id=\"24f6642\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031091c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"031091c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa417ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c54eb7b\" data-id=\"c54eb7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ed9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1ed9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">When to Stop CPR<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><h5>Only stop CPR if:\u00a0<\/h5><ul><li><h5>The person returns to breathing normally<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>It is impossible to continue<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>A health care professional takes over<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>The situation is too dangerous to keep going<\/h5><\/li><\/ul><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">If the Patient Starts Breathing:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>Continue to monitor them and place them in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/blog\/saving-lives-with-the-recovery-position-in-first-aid\/\">recovery position<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d88f8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d88f8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dc7812\" data-id=\"3dc7812\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f33d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f33d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Recovery-Position-768x506.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-25347\" alt=\"Recovery Position\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Recovery-Position-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Recovery-Position-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Recovery-Position-1024x675.png 1024w, 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