Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
LESSON 4: PERFORM CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION ON AN ADULT
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4-5. SUMMARY OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION PROCEDURES
a. Check for responsiveness and for spinal injury.
b. Call for help; place casualty on his back and on a firm surface.
c. Open the airway.
d. Check breathing (look, listen, feel).
e. Give two breaths.
f. Check carotid pulse.
g. Locate compression site.
h. Administer CPR cycles (thirty compressions to two ventilations).
i. Check for spontaneous breathing and heartbeat after five cycles of 30:2 (about 2 minutes).
j. Continue CPR, rechecking for spontaneous breathing and heartbeat every minute.
k. Evacuate the casualty.
