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Place one hand on top of the other and interlace the fingers (Figure 2). Lock your elbows and using your body's weight, compress the victims chest. The depth of compressions should be approximately 1 to 2 inches - remember: 2 hands, 2 inches (Figure 3). If you feel or hear slight cracking sound, you may be pressing too hard. Do not become alarmed and do not stop your rescue efforts! Damaged cartilage or cracked ribs are far less serious then a lost life.
Now you've got a good feel for how fast those compressions need to go. CPR is performed in what we call, cycles. One cycle of CPR includes 30 compressions, just like you've already practices, followed by two rescue breaths. Each breath should last about one second. Watch for the chest to rise with each breath. The cycle is then repeated: 30 compressions and two breaths; 30 compressions and two breaths. It is important to change from compressions to breaths and back to compressions as quick as possible.