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cardiopulmonary resuscitation, adult, rescue breathing, chest compressions, adult, resuscitation, cardiopulmonary, adult, cpr, lifesaving procedure, is performed, someone's breathing, heartbeat has stopped, in cases of electric shock, drowning, heart attack, cpr, combination, rescue breathing, provides oxygen to a person's lungs, chest compressions, keep the person's blood circulating, permanent brain damage, death, minutes, a person's blood flow stops, must continue these procedures, person's heartbeat, breathing return, trained medical help arrives, cpr, lifesaving, best performed by those, been trained in an accredited cpr course, procedures described, not a substitute, cpr training, americanheart, classes near you, time is very important, dealing, an unconscious person who is not breathing, permanent brain damage begins after only 4 minutes, oxygen, death, occur in, 4 to 6 minutes later, a bystander, whether friend, family, stranger, starts cpr, emergency support arrives, chance of surviving is tripled! most emergency workers arrive at a cardiac arrest, find no one giving cpr, would be a good time to find a convenient cpr class, learn how to save lives, machines, automated external defibrillators, aeds, found in many public places, home use, machines have pads, paddles to place on the chest, a life-threatening emergency, use computers to automatically evaluate the heart rhythm, administer a sudden shock, shock is needed to get the heart back, right rhythm, most people in ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest, survive, shocked, 3 minutes, in adults, major reasons that heartbeat, breathing stop include heart disease, injuries, accidents, excessive bleeding, drug overdose, sepsis, infection, in the bloodstream, unconsciousness, no breathing, no pulse, instructions, american heart association, check, responsiveness, shake, tap the person gently, person moves, makes a noise, shout, "are ok", no response, shout, send someone to, alone, have to leave the person, place the person on back, chance the person has a spinal injury, two people, needed to move the person, twisting the head, neck, open the airway, lift up the chin, 2 fingers, push down on the forehead, the other hand, look, listen, breathing, place ear close, person's mouth, nose, watch, chest movement, breath on cheek, person is not breathing, cover the person's mouth tightly, mouth, pinch the nose closed, keep the chin lifted, head tilted, give 2 slow, full breaths, chest, does not rise, try the chin lift-head tilt again, give 2 more breaths, chest still doesn't rise, check, something is blocking the airway, try to remove it, look, signs of circulation, normal breathing, coughing, movement, signs, absent, chest compressions, perform chest compressions, place the heel of one hand on the breastbone, right between the nipples, place the heel of other hand on top, the first hand, position body directly over hands, shoulders, in line, hands, not lean back, forward, gaze, looking directly down on hands, give 15 chest compressions, each time, press, 2 inches, chest, compressions, fast, no pausing, count the 15 compressions quickly, "a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, off", give the person 2 slow, full breaths, chest should rise, continue cycles of 15 chest compressions followed by 2 slow, full breaths, after, 1 minute, four cycles of 15 compressions, 2 breaths, re-check, signs of circulation, repeat steps 11, person recovers, help arrives, person starts breathing again, place, in the recovery position, periodically re-check, breathing, signs of circulation, help arrives, a spinal injury is suspected, not tilt the head back, attempting to open the airway, place fingers on the jaw on each side, the head, lift the jaw forward, keeps the head, neck from moving, person has signs of circulation, normal breathing, coughing, movement, not begin chest compressions, heart to stop beating, a health professional, not check, pulse, a healthcare professional is properly trained to check, pulse, have help, tell one person call 911 another person begins cpr, alone, determine that the person is unresponsive, begin cpr, eliminate, reduce risk factors that contribute to heart disease, cigarette smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, stress, get plenty of exercise, doctor regularly, always use seatbelts, drive safely, avoid using illegal drugs, marx ja, hockberger rs, walls rm, eds, rosen's emergency medicine, concepts, clinical practice, 5th ed, mosby, 64-82, american heart association, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cpr, americanheart.org/presenter, jhtml?identifier=4479.