While mouth-to-mouth breaths have been included in CPR guidelines since the 1960s, overwhelming evidence suggests that bystander mouth-to-mouth resuscitation may do more harm than good. There are three main reasons for this: The first is that the thought of giving rescue breaths makes bystanders less likely to want to perform CPR. The second is that …
30:2 CPR—cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with a ratio of 30 chest compressions to two rescue breaths—is an emergency lifesaving procedure that a bystander can perform if they see someone go into cardiac arrest. But are the rescue breaths really necessary, or can you simply give chest compressions until the emergency medical services arrive? If you might …
Teaching kids CPR for emergencies could save thousands of lives each year, according to an article published in The Lancet. In countries where CPR training is mandatory in schools, lay resuscitation occurs 60-75% of the time, compared to 20-40% in countries where school children do not learn CPR. When provided with the necessary skills, children …
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Hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation was introduced in 2008 as a way to get lay people to act immediately upon witnessing a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Now, more than 10 years later, research shows that this might actually be the best course of action for untrained bystanders. To be better prepared to face an emergency, we’ve prepared …
When performing CPR chest compressions, the best way to maintain the optimal speed is to follow the beat of a popular song. If you’ve taken a CPR course or read any tutorials on the subject, you’ve probably heard the Bee Gees’ Stayin’ Alive used as the popular example. And it’s a good example, too. It’s …
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Doctors are trained to do everything in their power to save a patient’s life in a dire emergency, and bystanders are likewise tasked in many cases to perform CPR on an unconscious individual. But what happens when the patient doesn’t want to be subjected to aggressive lifesaving measures? Can you perform CPR on someone with …
Are you in the market for an automated external defibrillator and want to know what’s the best AED for CPR? Unless you have a considerable amount of life support training, you need a device that provides simple CPR assistance — and Philips devices are second to none. The combination of CPR and defibrillation is proven …
The American Heart Association (AHA) has issued new professional and bystander guidelines for how to perform CPR amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The full guidelines can be found at cpr.heart.org. During a time when social distancing measures are paramount, we must do everything we can to preserve our own health and well-being, even as we work …
The importance of CPR can scarcely be overstated. But cardiopulmonary resuscitation is only effective when significant portions of the population are able to administer it at a moment’s notice. We can’t simply rely on doctors, paramedics, and other emergency responders to master CPR techniques because, in most cases, it will be up to people like …
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save a life in the event of a cardiac emergency, but very few people know how to perform CPR correctly. If you see someone collapse and become unconscious with no signs of breathing, they are likely experiencing cardiac arrest. When that occurs, you need to act immediately. The good news is …
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