How to Perform Adult CPR

• Tap or gently shake person
• Shout, "Are you OK?"

    If the person does not respond....
 
 

        Check for Breathing

• Look, listen, and feel for about 5 seconds

    If not breathing or you cannot tell...
 

• Position victim on back. Roll Person as a single unit while supporting the head and neck
• Open the airway
• Tilt head back and lift chin
• Recheck breathing
• Look, listen, and feel for about 5 seconds

       If person is not breathing...
 
 
 

• Keep head tilted back
• Pinch nose shut

• Seal your lips tightly around person's mouth
• Give 2 slow breaths, each lasting about 1 1/2 seconds
• Watch to see that the breaths go in

        Check for a Pulse

• Locate Adam's apple
• Slide fingers down into groove of neck on side closer to you
• Feel for pulse for 5 to 10 seconds

        Check for severe bleeding

• Look from head to toe for severe bleeding

         If person does not have a pulse...

• Begin CPR

• Locate notch at lower end of sternum
• Place heel of other hand on sternum next to fingers
• Remove hand from notch and put it on top of other hand
• Keep fingers off chest

        Give 15 Compressions

• Position shoulders over hands
• Compress sternum 1 1/2 to 2 inches
• Do 15 compressions in about 10 seconds
• Compress down and up smoothly keeping hand contact with chest at all times

       Give 2 slow breaths

• Open airway with head-tilt/chin-lift
• Pinch nose shut and seal your lips tightly around person's mouth
• Give 2 slow breaths, each lasting about 1 1/2 seconds
• Watch chest to see that your breaths go in

 

 
 

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