Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. When a person collapses suddenly because the heart’s electrical activity goes wrong, there is often enough air in the lungs to sustain heart and brain function as long as blood is pumped continuously to those vital organs by performing CPR. When a person’s heart stops beating, they are in cardiac arrest. CPR is very easy to perform. Chest compression should be repeated about 100 times a minute. For every minute CPR is delayed, a victim’s chance of survival decreases by 10%. Immediate CPR from someone nearby could increase the victim's chances of survival. Knowing the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest is important. A heart attack happens when blood flow to the heart is blocked. A person having a heart attack is still talking and breathing. This person does not need CPR, but they need to be taken to the hospital immediately. Hence it is very essential to provide knowledge of performing CPR during emergencies to common citizens, students in schools and colleges as also at government and private workplaces.
