It’s Good to Know: Hands-Only CPR

By | Mon, May 12, 2008

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For decades, the recommended CPR method for heart attack victims has included both mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions. But the American Heart Association recently announced that hands-only CPR should now be standard practice when helping someone in cardiac arrest.

The new method: uninterrupted chest presses, 100 per minute, until paramedics arrive or an automated external defibrillator can be used. Mouth-to-mouth is still recommended in some situations, though – if, for example, an adult or child has collapsed as a result of breathing problems, drowning, or carbon monoxide poisoning.

(Source: Associated Press)

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