CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) PROCEDURES

CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION  (CPR) PROCEDURES

Determine unresponsiveness

Quickly assess and determine whether the person is responsive. The rescuer should

tap the casualty on his shoulders and shout, “Hello? Hello? Are you ok?”

Avoid violent shaking of the casualty as this might result in injury. Also avoid

unnecessary movements of his neck to prevent injuries to the head and neck.

If the casualty does not respond, he is likely to be unconscious. This may be due to:

• An airway that is blocked by food, secretions or his tongue which has fallen

Backwards

• Breathing that has stopped

• A heart that has stopped beating, usually due to a heart attack

Activate Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS)

If the casualty does not respond, promptly appoint someone to dial the emergency

ambulance number 995. Most people with sudden cardiac arrest will require

defibrillation. Therefore, send someone to get the AED.

Provide the person calling for an ambulance with the following information:

a. Location of the casualty

b. Telephone number you are calling from

c. What happened, e.g. someone is having a heart attack or is unconscious

d. The number of persons who need help

The caller should only hang up only after being instructed to do so by the ambulance

dispatcher.

Positioning of casualty

For CPR to be effective, the casualty must be lying flat on his back on a firm flat

surface. Roll the casualty over onto his back if he is lying face down or on his side.

Take care that the head, neck and body are supported and turned simultaneously

during repositioning.

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