CPR iscardiopulmonary resuscitation (心肺复苏). It forces air into the lungs and pumps(用泵抽) blood and oxygen to the brain in order to increase the chancesthat a person whose heart stops will survive. It increases the chances that heor she will suffer little or no brain damage.
The American HeartAssociation suggests two ways to perform CPR. One combines the use of hands topump the victim’s chest with rescue breathing. The other method is called“Hands-Only CPR”, which is for people who are unwilling or unable to performrescue breathing. Some people fear infection(感染). Others say they are afraid of making the patientworse.
But the AmericanHeart Association strongly asks people in contact with a victim(受害者) to take action and tells how totake it. It says you can recognize a person needing CPR. He or she isunconscious(无意识) -- unable to communicate or react tosurroundings or speech. His or her skin has lost color. The person is notbreathing. If such conditions describe the situation, chances are the heart hasstopped beating.
You should act bycalling for help, or sending someone else. Even if you cannot do mouth-to-mouthrescue breathing, you can perform Hands-Only CPR. You can do chest compressions(压迫) that help to keep blood flowing tothe brain and the heart. To perform the compressions, place one hand over theother and press firmly on the center of the victim’s chest. Push down aboutfive centimeters. Aim for one hundred compressions each minute.
Doctor Sayresuggests that medical workers do both the breathing method and chestcompressions as usual. He says some victims, including babies, need the mouth-to-mouthbreathing with the compressions. Still, the doctor says it is better to do justchest compressions than to do nothing.
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