5 hours agoAuthor: Gaurav Tiwari
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Imagine that you are somewhere in the market or a public place and someone has become unconscious and fallen on the ground. You have often seen such videos on the internet that when a person falls unconscious on the ground, someone else saves his life by giving CPR.
You also started giving CPR to the unconscious person without any delay. When the man regained consciousness, he was groaning. When he was taken to the hospital, it was found that his rib cage was fractured.
The doctor said that the unconscious person had no need of CPR. It was just normal unconsciousness. Due to wrong giving of CPR, his rib cage got fractured.
Two months ago, a similar video was also shared by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav. In which a TTE was giving CPR to a 70 year old man in a moving train. Usually such videos get praised, but Ashwini Vaishnav got a lot of criticism regarding this video. Many doctors even appealed to him to delete this video.
So many questions were raised on this video because the elderly person who was being given CPR was conscious and was breathing properly. He didn’t need it at all.
so ‘medical certificate‘Today we will learn what is the correct way to give CPR. You will also learn that-
- What is CPR?
- What is the right time and way to give CPR to the patient?
- When should you not give CPR to someone?
Every year 40-50 lakh people die due to cardiac arrest.
According to a study published in ‘The Lancet’, about 5-6 lakh people die every year in India due to sudden cardiac arrest. According to a study published in the National Library of Medicine, every year 40 to 50 lakh people die due to sudden cardiac arrest all over the world.
Almost 45% of people’s lives can be saved by giving immediate CPR in case of cardiac arrest. However, CPR given incorrectly or at the wrong time can also pose risks.
What is CPR?
The full name of CPR is cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This is a procedure in which the patient’s life can be saved by compressing the chest and giving mouth-to-mouth breathing. CPR is given when a person’s heartbeat or breathing stops.
When to give CPR?
If someone around you has suddenly fallen, his breathing and heartbeat have stopped, then he is in dire need of CPR. There can be many situations when giving CPR to someone can save his life, see the graphic:
How do we know if someone needs CPR?
We first have to understand whether a person needs CPR or not. Only after this this procedure should be followed. Just as the video of giving CPR in a train is going viral, giving CPR without any need can put the life of the person in danger.
To avoid such a situation, follow these 8 steps before giving CPR:
- If someone suddenly collapses in front of you, ask that person loudly if he or she is okay.
- If he is unresponsive, call 102 immediately or ask someone else nearby to call an ambulance immediately.
- Ask people around you if anyone has an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). An AED is a medical device with the help of which the heart beat can be returned to normal rhythm. This device is mandatory on all commercial flights. Many times people can also carry it with them because it is portable and does not weigh much.
- If the collapsed person is lying on his back, tilt his head slightly backward.
- Get close to the person’s face and listen for 10 seconds to see if he or she is breathing.
- If breathing is not heard, look at his chest to see if there is a heartbeat.
- Feel the side of his neck to see if he has a pulse.
- If a pulse cannot be felt then give CPR.
What is the correct way to give CPR?
You must have often read or heard that anyone can give CPR. However, if the person has basic knowledge about this then he will be able to do this procedure better. These CPR guidelines apply to people of all ages except newborns.
To help someone, follow these CPR guidelines:
- If the person is not breathing, then first of all make him lie down on his back on a flat and level place.
- After this, place one hand on top of the other hand and place it in the middle of the person’s chest.
- If giving CPR to a child up to 8 years of age, use a single hand and place it just below the breastbone.
- Transferring the force of your body to the person’s chest, press his chest with your hands. Your pressure should be strong enough to create at least 2 inches of compression in the chest.
- During this, use the lower part of your palm and keep your arms absolutely straight.
- Keep pressing the person’s chest 100 to 120 times in a minute. During this, keep in mind that after every compression the chest is returning upwards to its old position.
- People who have received CPR training can give rescue breaths by mouth twice after every 30 compressions.
- Continue compressions and rescue breaths until the person is breathing or an ambulance arrives.
Follow these tips while giving rescue breaths:
- Tilting the person’s head slightly backwards, bring his chin upwards and pinch his nose.
- Place your mouth on his mouth and breathe into him so that his chest rises upward. If the person’s chest does not rise during inhalation, see if there is something stuck in his mouth.
- Give a total of two rescue breaths and then immediately start compression.
When should CPR not be given?
As important as it is to know when to give CPR to someone in need, it is equally important to know when not to give CPR to someone.
Do not give CPR at all in these situations –
- If the person is conscious.
- If the person is unconscious, but his breathing is going on and heartbeat is heard.
- If the person is able to move his hands, legs, head.
- If the person is screaming.
- If movement is visible in the person’s eyes.
- If ambulance or medical help has arrived.
- If you are very tired or are not able to compress the chest even 100 times every minute.
…………………….. Also read this news of Sehatnama Sehatnama – If someone suddenly has cardiac arrest, give CPR: Life can be saved, CPR What is it, know the answer to every question from the doctor
According to the famous medical journal ‘De Lascent’, every year in India, about 5-6 lakh people die due to sudden cardiac arrest (SCD) and a large number of them are people of 50 years of age or less. Read the full news…
