CPR with Help of Second Person

CPR with Help of Second Person

When a second person who is trained in administering CPR arrives at the scene, do the following:

1. The second person shall identify himself or herself as being trained in CPR and that they are willing to help. (“I know CPR. Can I help?”)
2. The second person should call the local emergency number or medical personnel for assistance if it has not already been done.
3. The person doing CPR will indicate when he or she is tired; and should stop CPR after the next 2 breaths.
4. The second person should kneel next to the casualty opposite the first person, tilt the casualty’s head back, and check for breathing and signs of life for 5-10 seconds.
5. If there is no breathing, the second rescuer should continue CPR beginning with compressions.
6. The first person will monitor the effectiveness of CPR by looking for the chest to rise during rescue breathing and feeling for a carotid pulse (artificial pulse) (if it is someone who knows what they are doing. Otherwise just look for chest rise.) during chest compressions.

Two-rescuer heart compressions and artificial respiration:

• Five heart compressions:
  a) At a rate of 80 to 100 per minute
  b) No pause for ventilation.

• One respiration:
  a) After each 5 compressions
  b) Interposed between compressions.