CPR

When someone's blood flow or breathing stops, seconds count. Permanent brain damage or death can happen quickly. If you know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you could save a life. CPR is an emergency procedure for a person whose heart has stopped or is no longer breathing. CPR can maintain circulation and breathing until emergency medical help arrives.

Even if you haven't had training, you can do "hands-only" CPR for a teen or adult whose heart has stopped beating ("hands-only" CPR isn't recommended for children). "Hands-only" CPR uses chest compressions to keep blood circulating until emergency help arrives. If you've had training, you can use chest compressions, clear the airway, and do rescue breathing. Rescue breathing helps get oxygen to the lungs for a person who has stopped breathing. To keep your skills up, you should repeat the training every two years.

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  1. CPR (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... happen quickly. If you know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you could save a life. CPR is an emergency procedure for a person whose ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cpr.html - Health Topics
  2. CPR - adult and child after onset of puberty 
    CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is a lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may happen after ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000013.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. CPR - infant 
    CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is a lifesaving procedure that is done when a baby's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may happen ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000011.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. CPR - young child (age 1 year to onset of puberty) 
    CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is a lifesaving procedure that is done when a child's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may happen ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000012.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. CPR 
    CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is an emergency life-saving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. This may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000010.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): First Aid (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Choking/Treatments and Therapies ... Choking ... Drowning/Learn More ... Drowning ... CPR/Start Here ... CPR ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../first-aid-cpr/basics/ART-20056600?p=1 - External Health Links
  7. Choking (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... back blows, the Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts), and CPR.
    https://medlineplus.gov/choking.html - Health Topics
  8. Choking - unconscious adult or child over 1 year 
    ... emergency number while you begin first aid and CPR. If you are alone, shout for help and begin first aid and CPR. Roll the person onto their back on a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000051.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. CPR: A Real Lifesaver (For Kids) (Nemours Foundation)  
    cpr, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, lungs, hearts, brains, heart attack, stroke, rescue breathing, chest compressions, artificial respiration, rescuers, heart ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/cpr.html - External Health Links
  10. What Is CPR? (American Heart Association)  
    CPR/Start Here ... CPR ... American Heart Association ... What is CPR and why is it so important? Learn about CPR steps, how to do CPR, and why AHA has a vision for ...
    https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/what-is-cpr - External Health Links
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