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CPR (CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION)

  CPR (CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION) NOTE: DO NOT PERFORM ANY MEDICAL PROCEDURE WITHOUT TRAINING OR CERTIFICATION] Despite technological advances and new scientific discoveries, heart disease remains the number one cause of death globally, with 17.3 million deaths per year.   HEART Before   you   learn   how   to   perform   CPR,   it’s   important   to   understand how   the   heart,   lungs,   brain and cells perform. The heart consists of four chambers, the right and left atria (singular: atrium) and the right and left ventricles. The atria are located above the ventricles, as can be seen in the above diagram. The heart is a muscular organ supplied by the coronary arteries. It is located below your breastbone (sternum) and, in an adult, is approximately the size of your fist. The heart pumps blood that has been deoxygenated after supplying the body’s tissues into ...