Hands Only CPR Encouraged for Laypersons
Bystanders need not hesitate to perform CPR anymore knowing they don't have to give mouth-to-mouth breaths."The American Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR — rapid, deep presses on the victim's chest until help arrives — works just as well as standard CPR for sudden cardiac arrest in adults."
Hands-only CPR is simpler, easier to remember, and removes a big barrier for people skittish about the mouth-to-mouth breathing.
Hands-only CPR is simpler, easier to remember, and removes a big barrier for people skittish about the mouth-to-mouth breathing.
"You only have to do two things. Call 911 and push hard and fast on the middle of the person's chest," said Dr. Michael Sayre, an emergency medicine professor at Ohio State University who headed the committee that made the recommendation.
Though breaths are still encouraged for children, victims of drowning, drug overdose, and carbon monoxide poisoning. "In these cases, people need mouth-to-mouth to get air into their lungs and bloodstream."
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