1. A High School beginners guide to CPR
CPR Introduction
A High School beginners guide to
CPR

2. How Do I get Certified?
Certification for CPR and First Aid is easy to obtain! Just find your local American Red Cross center and sign up for the basic training coarse!

3. The first important steps in giving CPR are….
The three C’s!!
CHECK
CALL
CARE

4. CHECK
Is the scene safe?
Check for anything unsafe, such as spilled chemicals, traffic, fire, and other hazardous items.
Are you putting yourself in danger by helping this person? Make sure you are also taking care of yourself!
Is there anyone around who can also help? Ask others around the scene for as much help as they can offer!

5. CALL
Calling for help is often the most important action you can take to help an ill or injured person.
Call 911 or the local emergency number (If there are other people at the scene, ask someone else to call for you to help!)
Make sure you give the 911 operator the correct information about your location, the emergency, and any other information you are able to give about the emergency!

6. CARE
Once you have followed the first two C’s, you may need to give care until EMS personnel arrive. Follow these guidelines:
Do no further harm.
Monitor the person’s breathing and consciousness.
Help the person rest in the most comfortable position.
Keep the person from getting chilled or overheated.
Reassure the person.
Give any specific care needed.

7. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Infant CPR: Children under 1 years old; chest compression depth ½ an inch to an inch; 2-3 fingers
Child CPR: Children ages 1-8; chest compression depth 2 to 1 ½ inches; heal of hand
Adult CPR: 8yrs and up; chest compression depth 2 ½ to 2 inches; heal of hand
A, B, C’s of CPR: Airway, Breathing, and
Circulation

8. Here's How To Perform CPR:
Attempt to wake victim. If the victim is not breathing (or is just gasping for breath), call 911 immediately and go to step 2. If someone else is there to help, one of you call 911 while the other moves on to step 2.
Begin chest compressions. If the victim is not breathing, place the heel of your hand in the middle of his chest. Put your other hand on top of the first with your fingers interlaced. Compress the chest at least 2 inches (4-5 cm). Allow the chest to completely recoil before the next compression. Compress the chest at a rate of at least 100 pushes per minute. Perform 30 compressions at this rate (should take you about 18 seconds). If you are not trained in CPR, continue to do chest compressions until help arrives or the victim wakes up.
It's normal to feel pops and snaps when you first begin chest compressions - DON'T STOP! You're not going to make the victim worse.

9. Begin rescue breathing
Begin rescue breathing. After 30 compressions, open the victim's airway using the head-tilt, chin-lift method. Pinch the victim's nose and make a seal over the victim's mouth with yours. Use a CPR mask if available. Give the victim a breath big enough to make the chest rise. Let the chest fall, then repeat the rescue breath once more. If the chest doesn’t rise on the first breath, reposition the head and try again. Whether it works on the second try or not, go to step 4. If you don’t feel comfortable with this step continue to do chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/minute.
Repeat chest compressions. Do 30 more chest compressions just like you did the first time.
Repeat rescue breaths. Give 2 more breaths just like you did in step 3 (unless you're skipping the rescue breaths).
Keep going. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for about two minutes (about 5 cycles of 30 compressions and 2 rescue breaths).

10. AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
If you have access to an AED continue to do CPR until you can attach it to the victim and turn it on.
Step 1-3
Turn on AED
Wipe chest dry
Plug in connector if necessary
Step 4
Make sure no one, including yourself, is touching the victim
Say “everyone stand clear!”
Push shock button if necessary
WHAT TO DO NEXT-
After shock, give 5 cycles or about 2 minutes of CPR.

11. Choking
Abdominal Thrusts: Stand behind the victim and wrap both of your arms around the upper part of the victims abdomen, just below the rib cage. Make a fist with one hand and place it, thumb inward, on the victims abdomen between the navel and breastbone. Grasp your fist with your other hand and pull sharply inward and upward.
Continue abdominal thrusts until either
The object becomes dislodged
The victim begins to cough or breathe
The victim becomes unconscious
If the victim becomes unconscious, call 911. Then begin CPR.

13. BASIC FIRST AID Types of Injuries: Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries
Fractures: Stabilize injury
Strains and Sprains: R. I. C. E- Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate
Dislocations: Do not try to put injured limb back into place
Muscle Cramps: Stretch, Massage, Drink Fluids
Outdoor Emergencies
Frostbite Swallowing Poison
Hypothermia Inhale Poison
Heat Exhaustion Insect Stings
Heart Stroke Animal Bites
Snakebites

14. Continued… Bleeding Burns Severe Bleeding Nosebleeds Severe Burns
Sunburns