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CHAPTER 14 FIRST AID
If the casualty is not breathing normally

If there are no signs of circulation then the casualty’s heart has stopped beating.
You need to quickly create an artificial heartbeat for them. You do this by performing external chest compressions.
The instructions below show how to perform chest compressions along with mouth-to-mouth ventilations.

We call this BASIC LIFE SUPPORT.

1. Find the centre of the casualty’s chest. 2. Put one hand on top of the other 3. Press on the chest 30 times
Place your hands on the centre of and lock your fingers together. counting 1, 2, 3 each time.
the chest. The rate of compression should
Lock your arms straight and press be 100 every minute.
downwards by pushing your weight
down. The breastbone should go
down by about 4 to 5cm on an adult
and 1 to 3 cm on a child.

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