Resuscitation

Warning !
This is not a replacement for a first aid or CPR course, it is just a quick guide in first aid and CPR techniques. You should go to your local first aid organization and do a course in these life saving skills

In cases of heart attack, drowning, suffocation, electric shock and overdoses of drugs, either the heart or breathing may stop. This is called cardio-respiratory arrest. ('Cardio' means heart, 'respiratory' means breathing). In many cases a life can be saved if resuscitation can be performed quickly and correctly. A minority of heart attack cases will actually collapse with a cardio-respiratory arrest. But everyone should know the early signs of a heart attack, and have an emergency plan of action,



Signs of cardio-respiratory arrest. 

* Collapse with loss of consciousness.
* Absence of breathing.
* No pulse (carotid).

What to do.
Basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a simple procedure, as simple as A-B-C.

A= Airway  B = Breathing  C = Circulation

Precaution:
In electrocution, switch off current before starting CPR.


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DISCLAIMER:
Information in these files is presented in order to impart  general information relating to first aid of various injuries and conditions. Such information is not  complete and should not be used as a substitute for a consultation or visit with your physician or other health care provider, or as a substiture for actual training in first aid and/or CPR. While all reasonable care has been taken in compiling this information, Mary Jo Sminkey and Irish Emergency Ambulance Services Resource (IEASR) make no warranty as to the information's completeness, reliability or accuracy. Access to and use of the information contained herein is entirely at the risk of the user, Mary Jo Sminkey and IEASR shall not be liable, directly or indirectly to the user or any third party for any damage resulting from the use of the information contained or implied in the Pilot First Aid files.