Self CPR

CPR is something that we generally associate with another person performing on the one in need. Yet the medical field has also provided us with some information relating to what is known as self CPR. These are tactics you can do on your own when you may be in trouble. If no one else is around to help you, do your best to call for emergency help and then start the procedures. Knowing what they are just may be able to save your life during such a crisis.

One of the hardest things about self CPR though is to remain calm enough to be able to follow the steps. If you practice them routinely though you will find you are more than able to do it. Talk yourself through the process enough that it will be second nature. Too many people don’t want to think about needing such help but there is always the chance it can happen.

One of the most common ways to administer self CPR is when you feel the symptoms and warning signs of a heart attack. Many medical professionals have stated that coughing intentionally can help prevent you from going unconscious. Yet this isn’t something that the American Heart Association supports or encourages. This is because it isn’t going to help the person for more than a few additional seconds. They need to use that time to get emergency help to them.

A person can work hard when they are choking though to dislodge the object. This is often referred to as a form of self CPR. Yet since the person isn’t being given breaths from someone else it doesn’t really fit the description. Even if you have to stick your finger down your throat though you are better off than just allowing yourself to quite breathing and to pass out.

For those that live alone or often travel alone, self CPR can be a great way to protect yourself. Strange things can happen that we don’t anticipate and that can be very difficult to deal with. Yet if you need CPR you won’t have much time. This is a good way to protect yourself even though the odds are against you ever having to actually use it.