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Hands-Only CPR: A Life-Saving Technique
Understanding Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- The video introduces Hands-Only CPR as a crucial skill in Basic First Aid, emphasizing its importance due to heart disease being a leading cause of death in Mexico.
What is Hands-Only CPR?
- Hands-Only CPR is defined as a method to mechanically replace the heart's function by pumping blood during cardiac arrest when the person is unresponsive and not breathing or only gasping.
Steps to Perform Hands-Only CPR
- If accompanied, instruct someone else to call emergency services (911 in Mexico) and retrieve an automatic external defibrillator while you begin CPR. If alone, activate emergency services first before starting CPR.
- To perform effective chest compressions:
- Expose the person's chest.
- Interlace your hands at the center of the chest over the lower half of the sternum.
- Maintain a compression rate of 100 to 120 per minute with a depth of 5 to 6 cm for adults.
Continuation and Assistance