CPR for adults

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

1Confirm cardiac arrest and call 119 (request an AED)
- Gently tap the person on the shoulder and ask, “Are you okay?”
- Loudly ask someone nearby to call 119 and request an AED. If no one is nearby, call 119 yourself.
2Compression position
- Place the center of the heel of your hand on the center of the patient’s chest between both nipples, making sure your fingers do not touch the patient’s ribs.
- Cover your hand with your other hand.
3Compressions
- Extend your arms and press the patient's chest vertically at a rate of at least 100 times per minute and a depth of at least 5 cm, then release the pressure.
4Perform chest compression 30 times
- Compress the chest 30 times at a rate of at least 100 times per minute.
  Do not remove either hand from the patient's chest during chest compressions.
※ Perform the compressions while counting from one to thirty, and allow the compressed chest to return to its original position completely.
5Maintain the airway
- Tilt the patient’s head back and lift the patient’s chin up to open the airway.
6Perform artificial respiration twice
- Close the patient's nose and blow into the mouth twice.
  If air has entered the airway of the patient, the patient's chest will rise.
※ If the rescuer does not know or is not skilled in artificial respiration, continuously perform chest compressions only (chest compression resuscitation) without artificial respiration.
7Repeat chest compressions and artificial respiration
- Repeat 30 chest compressions and 2 artificial respirations until the 119 rescue team arrives.
- If there are two rescuers, one person performs chest compressions and the other performs artificial respirations in a 30:2 ratio. They alternate every 5 cycles (every 2 minutes).
※ Make sure that the interruption between compressions is less than 10 seconds.