What is CPR?
CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation which is a two-step process of delivering chest compressions and rescue breaths to a victim considered to be in cardiac arrest. When cardiac arrest occurs, the heart stops pumping blood and the victim in Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) needs CPR and delivery of a shock to the heart, called Defibrillation. CPR can support a small amount of blood flow to the heart and brain to ‘buy time’ until normal heart function is restored.