How does it feel to perform CPR on a real person?

Unpleasant. Last time I was doing CPR it was on an elderly woman who had been coding for awhile before I started doing compressions, I would swear her sternum felt like it had cracked in half. read more

The first few pushes on the chest usually don't do much, you'll feel some resistance, then the chest will give way and the compressions will feel more like it does on the manikin. You may feel like you've broken a rib or two, but you probably haven't. read more

” A few answers stood out to us, especially one by an ALS instructor named Lou Davis. read more

First of all , you must be trained to perform a CPR.There is numerous basic life support courses for non-medical personnel , you should take one of them.CPR in it's basic manner should be done in any person who losses his consciousness,shows no beathing and you palpate for his carotid pulse(the artery runs in the neck) for 10 seconds, then you find no pulse; Start CPR.If the field or area is not safe (for example an electric shock victim) don't perform CPR until all safety precautions are taken. read more

100% of the time CPR does more good than bad, as long as it is done at the correct time. The only time CPR does more harm than good that I can think of is when you perform it on someone who doesn’t need it. For adults, the only time it is needed is when someone is unresponsive, not breathing, and does not have a pulse. read more