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A Hearty Life

October 24th, 2008

CPR- no mouth needed!

* 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 -- 0 comments

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