CPR is a technique involving chest compressions that any bystander can and should perform when someone's heart stops, a condition known as cardiac arrest. CPR can help restart the heart and keep ...

Also, chest compressions are tiring, notes Turlington. So, if you have help, switch places every minute or two to ensure each person gets a rest and can perform better during their turn.

How to Do Chest Compressions: Kneel beside the person and place the heel of one hand in the center of the chest, right at the nipple line. Place the other on top of the first. Interlace your fingers.

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Health experts share the importance of knowing what to do in the event of cardiac arrest as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin continues to recover at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Although you may never need to use it, learning CPR is a life-saving skill. Younger members of your household should also know what to do. One never knows when that will become necessary information.

Compressions should be in the middle of the chest about 2 to 3 inches deep and about 100 to 120 beats per minute. The song "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees is still a good pacesetter.

You will be instructed on how to provide compressions that are deep enough, fast enough, while allowing the chest to come back to its normal position after each compression.

KETV NewsWatch 7 spoke with CHI Health life support coordinator Amanda Hashman about the importance of CPR.