can you give the rationale for the CPR?

Answer 1

CPR ( Cardiopulmonary Resuscatation )
One of the most startling ideas in the history of medicine was that "sudden death" could be reversed.
CPR CAN SAVE LIVES !
Any trained individual can perform CPR so your hard work and study can make a difference.
To inderstand how CPR can prevent death , let us look at two definitions of death.

CLINICAL Death means the heartbeat and breathing has stopped and "this death is reversible .

BIOLOGICAL Death is permanent brain death due to lack of oxyge , this death is irreversible .During the first few minutes , promptly initiated CPR may turn clinical death back to productive life. Without CPR , biological death will occur.

Basics of CPR are ABC
1. AIRWAY
2. BREATHING
3. CIRCULATION

Answer 2

u start CPR only when the person's heart/lung have stopped working. CPR is a temporary means of circulating the blood until the heart and lungs start working again. basically the person is dead and u r trying to bring them back...u r not preventing death by performing CPR. also CPR may not work alone...may need medicines.

Answer 3

Lets be clear. if a persons heart stops you performing cpr to circulate blood and oxygen to prevent organ and brain death. that person is not going to get up like on tv from u performing cpr. u must have medicine and/or defib to bring that person back to life.

Answer 4

15:2 , 4 cycles on adults, 5:1, 20 cycles -child

Answer 5

To prolong someone's life until essential life saving equipment arrives on scene. Defibrillator and what not. You do it when not breathing and no pulse.