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A Hearty Life

January 7th, 2008

Just Chest Compressions Enough To Save Lives

CPR…very pertinent, important information for each and every person out there! Have you ever actually witnessed someone out and about fall into cardiac arrest? The majority of you are shaking your heads no, but for all that have been a part of this… it is plain out scary.
I live, I mean live for a good […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

August 7th, 2007

A New Suggestion For CPR Resuscitation, No Mouth-To-Mouth

A new study once again on CPR… UA’s Sarver Heart Center, and a CPR research group have pioneered a new type of CPR known as cardio-cerebral resuscitation. This this type of CPR suggests 100 forceful compressions with no mouth-to-mouth.
“Compressions, for them to be effective, have to be fast and forceful. People tend […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

June 12th, 2007

New Approach to CPR Eliminates The Need For Mouth to Mouth

* Chest compression alone nearly doubled the chances of a good neurological outcome in patients at greatest risk (those that stopped breathing, which accounted for 90 percent of those in the study).
* The good outcomes were most likely if the rescue attempt began within four minutes of the collapse.
* Mouth-to-mouth ventilation provided no real benefit.
* […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment