Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

 
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,

more lives could be saved.