Importance of CPR in Nursing Practice

CARDIOPULMONARY
RESUSCITATION
(CPR)

CPR
CPR or the cardiopulmonary
resuscitation is a procedure
performed by trained
healthcare professionals when
an adult, children or infants
have stopped breathing or the
heart has stopped functioning
so that breathing and
circulation is maintained back
to normal (Abella, 2013).
ACLS
The ACLS or the advanced
cardiac life support is a
medical procedure in
which the basic life support
procedure is augmented by
the drug administration,
defibrillation, controlling
the cardiac arrhythmias
and use of ventilation
equipments (Abella, 2013).
BLS
The BLS or the basic life
support is defined as the
procedure that helps to
maintain the airway patency
and support the breathing and
circulation of blood without
use of any equipment except a
protective device on the
patients whose heart has
stopped beating (Abella,
2013).

INDICATIONS FOR CPR
The CPR is a combination of rescue breathing including mouth-to
mouth, chest compressions and equipment assisted techniques
during an emergency when the person is not breathing or the
heart has stopped beating. CPR helps in restoring the blood
circulation of oxygenated blood to brain and other vital organs.
Some of the indications for need of CPR are as follows:
 Cardiac Arrest: Ventricular fibrillation, Asystole, Pulseless
electric activity
 Respiratory Arrest: Drowning, smoke inhalation, stroke, drug
overdose, suffocation and coma