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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): First aid
To perform CPR on a baby
To perform CPR on a baby 4 weeks old and older
Content
Before you begin
To perform CPR on a child
To perform CPR on a baby 4 weeks old or older
Overview
When to seek emergency help
Treatment
Remember to spell C-A-B
Compressions for an adult who needs CPR
Airway: Open the adult's airway
Breathing for the adult
How to do CPR on a child
Compressions for a child who needs CPR
Airway: Open the child's airway
Breathing: Breathe for the child
To do CPR on a baby 4 weeks old or older
Compressions for a baby who needs CPR
Airway: Open the baby's airway
Breathing: Breathe for the baby
To perform CPR on a baby 4 weeks old and older
Content
Before you begin
To perform CPR on a child
To perform CPR on a baby 4 weeks old or older
Overview
When to seek emergency help
Treatment
Remember to spell C-A-B
Compressions for an adult who needs CPR
Airway: Open the adult's airway
Breathing for the adult
How to do CPR on a child
Compressions for a child who needs CPR
Airway: Open the child's airway
Breathing: Breathe for the child
To do CPR on a baby 4 weeks old or older
Compressions for a baby who needs CPR
Airway: Open the baby's airway
Breathing: Breathe for the baby
When to seek emergency help
If you are not trained in CPR but can get to a phone right away, call 911 or your local emergency number first. Then start CPR. The dispatcher can tell you how to do CPR until help gets there. To learn CPR the right way, take a first aid course that is accredited. The course should teach you how to do CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
If you're afraid to do CPR or are not sure how to do CPR correctly, know that it's always better to try than to do nothing at all. The difference between doing something and doing nothing could be someone's life.
