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The American Heart Association has revised their CPR guidelines. Basically, push hard and push fast on the chest thirty times in a row without stopping. Don't bother to check for a pulse. Keep the blood flowing.
"More than 9 out of 10 cardiac arrest victims die before they get to the hospital." "Effective CPR can double a victim's chance of survival."
Oh, and don't forget to call 911.
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1 comment:
I don't understand that. The whole point of compression is to pump oxygenated blood (via rescue breaths) through the body. If the blood is not oxygenated what is the point of the circulation?!
In the hospital we always did compressions while simultaneously oxygenating the patient. It was always funny to watch the new students come in and count between compressions/breaths.
Anyway, a good rule of thumb when doing CPR is to always look for the xyphoid process before starting. Then, when you place your hands on top of one another, always point your fingers up and out to avoid breaking ribs (although breaking ribs is common in older patients.) Oh! And always use ALL your body weight when pressing on the chest wall if you’re an averaged sized person. Red Cross classes never teach you that, and the dummies are not anything like doing CPR irl.
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