What is CPR and what happens inside the body when it is performed?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure predominantly used to restart a person’s heartbeat and breathing after either or both have stopped functioning. It requires giving the ailing person strong, rapid pushes to the chest to keep the blood moving throughout the body. It essentially also involves blowing air into the person’s mouth to help with breathing and send oxygen to the concerned persons lungs.
One is generally required to complete 5 sets of 30 chest compressions within the time of two minutes. If one is unable to perform mouth-to-mouth compressions, they should continue performing continuous compressions at a rate of about 100 per minute.
During a cardiac arrest, the heart is unable to pump blood to the rest of the body, including the brain and lungs. Without adequate attention, the ailing person’s death can occur within minutes. CPR as a process therefore imitates the heart’s pumping action by using chest compressions. These compressions support the body’s natural blood circulation throughout.
WHAT CAUSES IT AND WHY EVERYONE SHOULD
KNOW CPR ?
In today’s age and time, when the world is moving at a hectic pace and we don’t have a second to appreciate what’s in front of us there are certain things which bring back the lost perspective in one’s life. Life can be described by many by many adjectives but one thing for sure is that LIFE is UNPREDICTABLE. One second a person is alive and another second he/she is no more. In such instances, the Medical professional will label it as SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST/DEATH.