CPR Works Best with More Compressions
May 12, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Announcements, First Aid, How To
How long ago did you first start learning CPR?
Were your CPR instructors strict about the number of compressions and breathes to do? Did they stress the need for ‘x’ number of compressions followed by ‘x’ number of breathes? Did you have trouble finding the carotid pulse? Difficulty getting the breathes in?
Well, you can relax. Things have really changed since the early days of CPR training.
Why?
Well, it turns out that the frequent stopping to breath air into the victim isn’t actually best action. Research has shown that even a second of pausing in compressions can cause a 1% reduction in the …read more
