CPR is a lifesaving procedure that is performed when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped, as in cases of electric shock, drowning, or heart attack. CPR is a combination of:
Rescue breathing, which provides oxygen to a person's lungs.
Chest compressions, which keep the person's blood circulating.
Permanent brain damage or death can occur within minutes if a person's blood flow stops. Therefore, you must continue these procedures until the person's heartbeat and breathing return, or trained medical help arrives.
About 92% of sudden cardiac arrest victims DIE
before reaching the hospital,
but statistics prove that if more people knew CPR,