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CPR Full Form- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Updated on 06 February, 2024

Akansha Semwal

Akansha Semwal

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CPR is a critical life-saving treatment. It is performed when a person's breathing or heartbeat stops. This might occur following a medical emergency, such as a lightning strike, a cardiac arrest, or drowning.

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  • CPR is the primary line of medical care for maintaining normal brain blood flow in an emergency. 
  • CPR is mostly utilized in situations of angina or cardiac arrest. 
  • The CPR procedure comprises rescue breathing and chest compressions. 
  • It allows the person's lungs to obtain appropriate oxygen during rescue while also restoring heartbeat and breathing. 
  • CPR is administered to a person within six minutes of the heartbeat stopping. 
  • Proper CPR can keep the patient upright until medical aid comes.
  • Proper CPR allows the heartbeat to go back to normal after the individual has been proclaimed dead.
  • The technique is quite easy and can be carried out by anybody with an idea.
  • Ensure that the environment where CPR will be done is comfortable for the patient. When doing CPR on a patient, it is recommended that you wear a PPE kit.
  • Ensure that the individual is lying on a sturdy, level surface with the head and neck appropriately aligned.
  • If regular respiration and pulse are observed, avoid performing CPR. 
  • When CPR is not performed properly, it might cause harm to the ribs and lungs' muscles.

 

Akansha Semwal

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Akansha Semwal is a content marketer at upGrad and has also worked as a social media marketer & sub-editor. Experienced in creating impressive Statement of Purpose, Essays, and LOR, she knows how to captivate the attention of Admissions Committee. Her research-driven;study-abroad articles helps aspirants to make the prudent decision. She holds a bachelor's & master's degree in Literature from the University of Delhi.

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