Simpler and Easier CPR Guidelines Will Hopefully Save More Lives
It's estimated that over 300, 000 Americans die every year from sudden cardiac arrest. It's also estimated that the survival rate, outside of a hospital or an emergency room is a dismal 6%. The American Heart Association is advocating new steps to performing CPR which they believe will drastically raise the survival rate. These new CPR guidelines call for chest compressions only. Over the years medical professionals have been frustrated that more people don't initiate CPR. It's been found that people don't start CPR because they're afraid that they'll do the breaths incorrectly or that they might hurt the person doing compressions, potentially breaking or cracking ribs. ...
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