Introduction
High-performance CPR is an advanced technique for performing chest compressions during cardiac arrest. If you're a healthcare professional, it's something you should consider learning and using in your day-to-day practice. And if you don't work in a hospital or other medical setting, that doesn't mean high-performance CPR isn't right for you: it can be lifesaving when used by people with no medical training at all. Here are the basics of this new method and how it works:
What is high-performance CPR?
High-performance CPR is a combination of chest compressions and breaths. To do high-performance CPR, you must be trained in high-performance CPR before you can perform it. If there is more than one person present, you should switch off doing CPR every two minutes or so.
Chest compressions are done at two times the speed of standard CPR: 100 beats per minute (bpm) instead of 60 bpm.
The person performing high-performance CPR should be doing it as fast as they can while still keeping rhythm with the song "Stayin' Alive" (or other songs that have the same tempo).
The person performing high-performance CPR should be doing it as fast as they can while still keeping rhythm with the song "Stayin' Alive" (or other songs that have the same tempo).
How to perform high-performance CPR
High-performance CPR is a method of chest compressions that are designed to maximize blood flow to the heart and brain. When you perform high-performance CPR, you should:
- Perform chest compressions at least 100 times per minute.
- In general, this means pushing down on the sternum at least 1 inch (2 fingers) for each compression.
- Allow for complete chest recoil after each compression so that oxygenated blood can return from your lungs into your body during every breath.
- Push hard enough to compress the sternum 1/3 of its width (1-1.5 inches).
If you're not sure how hard to push, push down on the chest with enough force to depress the sternum at least one-third of its width.
This is about 1-1.5 inches (2 fingers).
Use the palm of your hand to push down on the sternum, not the heels of your hands or fingertips. The heel of a hand can cause damage to ribs and internal organs.
Ensure that you perform chest compressions at least 100 times per minute.
In general, this means pushing down on the sternum at least 1 inch (2 fingers) for each compression.
Allow for complete chest recoil after each compression so that oxygenated blood can return from your lungs into your body during every breath.
Push hard enough to compress the sternum 1/3 of its width (1-1.5 inches)
The latest guidelines for high-performance CPR
It's better for children, babies, and people with a pulse during their cardiac arrest (when they are not breathing). It's also better in public spaces like shopping malls or airports where there may be many people around who could help out with the resuscitation.
The person performing high-performance CPR should be doing it as fast as they can while still keeping rhythm with the song "Stayin' Alive" (or other songs that have the same tempo). The person performing high-performance CPR should be doing it as fast as they can while still keeping rhythm with the song "Stayin' Alive" (or other songs that have the same tempo).
High-performance CPR is more effective than standard CPR
High-performance CPR is more effective than standard CPR. The latest guidelines for high-performance CPR recommend chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 times per minute, and at least 2 inches deep. These compressions should be performed with minimal interruption by the rescuer and without pauses in between breaths.
We recommend that bystanders perform high-performance CPR when someone collapses suddenly or when there is no response from an unconscious person after removing any obvious obstruction from their airway (e.g., loose dentures). High-performance CPR can also be used in situations where the victim has stopped breathing due to drowning or choking; however, it shouldn't replace standard AED use in these cases because those devices are designed specifically for cardiac arrest emergencies rather than other causes of sudden cardiac arrest like drowning or choking incidents
The top of the chest should be depressed at least 1.5 inches during each compression, and the compression should be applied over the entire surface area of the chest.
Perform compressions that are even in depth and pressure, and avoid leaning on the person's chest while performing them.
Use an AED if one is available.
Conclusion
High-performance CPR is more effective than standard CPR. It's important to remember that high-performance CPR is only for when someone is unconscious and not breathing. If you suspect that someone needs help breathing or their heart has stopped beating, call your veterinarian immediately.
