Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, widely referred to as CPR, is a kind of emergency course of action undertaken to restore the circulation of blood to the body when the victim is breathing abnormally or not at all due to an accident or cardiac arrest. CPR is given as a part of first aid until further help arrives.

While you may be already aware of the term CPR and must have seen it being enacted in various movies and television shows, the following points will tell you the ground reality of CPR and what you must do in such situations.

- When CPR Must Be Given: CPR should be administered in situations where the person is having an irregular breathing pattern, breathing in gasps or not breathing at all. It is also given to resuscitate a person who is unconscious. Cardiac arrest which causes impaired circulation of blood due to faulty contractions of the heart is a common situation to administer CPR. Near drowning, electrocution and suffocation are only a few of the circumstances that might require you to provide CPR to revive the victim.

- Aims of CPR: It is very important that you cast away the many misconceptions regarding CPR and understand its prime aim. The purpose of this procedure is not to restart the heart, but only to restore flow of blood to different parts of the body especially to the heart and brain. When blood circulation stops or gets severely limited there are only a few minutes before the body suffers permanent damage. The aim of CPR is thus to delay any such damage to the tissues and organs of the body by inducing circulation until a more advanced medical assistance is given. In doing so it also follows some of the basic aims of first aid that includes saving life and preventing further harm.

- CPR Procedure: A standard CPR procedure involves administering chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute and artificial respiration either through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or through a device, like CPR pocket mask or manual resuscitator/ambu bag. 30 compresses by 2 breaths is the universally recommended ratio. These procedures may however vary slightly in cases of adults, children, infants and pregnant women. Also since the people on the scene of emergency may not know CPR procedures or may not be confident to administer such treatment, it is recommended that untrained persons should give hands only or compression only CPR, while the standard CPR complete with artificial respiration should be administered by trained personnel only who can gauge the pulse and take the necessary action.

- Call for Help: Since CPR is only an emergency procedure, you must call for professional assistance immediately so that defibrillation or any other advanced assistance may be provided. Also if you are unsure on how to administer CPR you can ask assistance from the officials who will guide you over the phone on how to give hands only CPR which is fairly easy to understand.

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