CPR Maneuvers: Chest Compressions & Rescue Breaths - A Comprehensive Guide

Maneuvers in CPR include chest compressions and rescue breaths.

During chest compressions:

- Compress the person's chest at least 2 inches, but not more than 2.4 inches or more deeply by pressing hard and fast in the center of the chest using both hands, interlacing your fingers

- Give approximately 100 to 120 compressions per minute

During rescue breaths:

- pinch the person's nose or seal their mouth with yours

- deliver 2 slow breaths 1 second each allowing the chest to rise fully between breaths