JRC JMR-5406-X Instruction Manual page 7

Flow of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
A person is collapsing.
- Secure the safety of the surrounding area.
- Prevent secondary disasters.
Check for response.
- Call while tapping the shoulder.
Ask for help.
- Make an emergency call.
- Ask to bring an AED.
Check for breathing and judge for cardiac arrest.
- Check for breathing.
Chest compressions
- With each compression, depress the chest
wall to a depth of approximately 5 cm.
- Perform compressions at the rate of about
100 - 120 times per minute.
Combination of chest compressions and
rescue breaths Note(1)
- If the first-aiders is not trained in rescue
breaths, he/she should perform only chest
compressions. See Note(1) for the details.
Arrival of an AED
- Turn on the power.
- Use the AED by following its voice prompts.
Fitting of the electrode pads, etc.
The AED
automatically
analyses the
heart rhythm
every 2 min.
Not responding or indeterminate state
Not breathing or indeterminate state
Automatic electrocardiogram analysis
- Do not touch the injured or ill person.
Electric shock is needed.
Delivery of electric shock.
Resume CPR from chest
compressions by following the
voice prompts of the AED.
Listen to the appeal of the injured
Responding
or ill person and give the
necessary first-aid treatment.
If you call an ambulance, you can get instructions
regarding how to judge cardiac arrest and how to do
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Recovery position
Breathing - Lay the injured or ill person on
his/her side and wait for the
arrival of the emergency
services.
Note(1) Combination of chest compressions and
rescue breaths
- If the first-aider is not trained in rescue breaths,
he/she should perform only chest compressions.
- If the first-aider is trained in rescue breath, and has
the skill and will to do it, he/she should perform the
combination of chest compressions and rescue
breaths at the ratio of 30:2. If there is a fear of
infection, he/she should use a personal protective
equipment (mouthpiece for rescue breathing).
Electric shock is not needed.
When to stop CPR
v
When the injured or ill
person has been
handed over to the
emergency services or
has started moaning or
breathing normally, lay
him/her on his/her side
in a recovery position
and wait for the arrival
of emergency services.