On Monday, David and I completed our CPR certification class. YEEHAW! Let's hope we'll never have to use what we learned but I suppose you can never be too safe. We paid $75 to take the class but I'll give you a lesson for free!!
Just remember the acronym C-A-B!
…C is for Compression
…A is for Airway
…B is for Breathing
For infant CPR:
1.) Begin by placing two fingers in between and just below the nipple line.
2.) Do 30 compressions about 1.5 inches deep as fast as you can count.
3.) Take a deep breath and begin doing 30 compressions again.
4.) Continue this cycle for 2 minutes.
According to new CPR standards, CPR breaths are optional, but recommended for infants. So if you decide to do the "A" and "B" parts of C-A-B, follow the instructions below:
1.) Begin by placing two fingers in between and just below the nipple line.
2.) Do 30 compressions about 1.5 inches deep as fast as you can count.
3.) Open the infant's airway by placing a finger on the forehead and pushing down.
4.) Place your mouth over the infant's entire nose and mouth to create a seal.
5.) Blow 2 short breaths (equivalent to the "poo" in "Winnie the Poo").
6.) Continue this cycle for 2 minutes.
For adults, you follow the same procedure, except you would place the palm of your hand (with interlaced fingers) at the nipple line (instead of below), you would do compressions 2 inches deep (instead of 1.5 inches) and to open the airway you would lift at the chin (instead of the forehead).
Just remember, you cannot injure or kill a dead person. A person needing CPR is clinically dead and they cannot get worse! When you perform CPR you are simply pushing blood to their brain and other vital organs with your compressions and supplying that blood with oxygen when you breathe into them.
