First Aid: Everyone should know about CPR

First Aid is important. In daily life as well as on board of a sailing ship. It is extremely helpful to visualize from time to time what to do in an emergency case. One should know how to do CPR. Here some refresh:

What is the purpose of CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation)?

1. create artificial circulation
   • by manually pumping blood through the heart which involves
     chest compressions at least 5 cm deep and
     at a rate of at least 100 per minute.
2. to artificially blow oxygen into the lungs

CRS is for any person who is unresponsive with no breathing.

The recommended guidelines are that CPR should begin with

• 30 compressions and then 2 rescue breaths and then continued at 30 compressions to two breaths.

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