Latest CPR Method
Researchers and clinicians are studying and changing even the most modern CPR methods in order to save more lives. The new method for trained first-responders was tried and monitored in Arizona. The results showed a survival rate (those who survived enough to be released from hospital) from cardiac arrest outside of a hospital was increased by a factor of three.
The survival rate prior to the training of emergency workers was 1.8%. After training with the new approach it increased to 5.4%. That difference extended to a general population and national training would translate to thousands of lives saved.
The article stresses that the first four minutes after cardiac arrest are crucial. Bystanders should administer chest compressions.
“After the first 200 compressions, the victim gets a shock, then another worker jumps in and gives another set of 200 chest compressions. At that point, they may give a shot of epinephrine to stimulate the heart, and then insert a tube into the trachea to ventilate the lungs.”
The studies show that more study and more training can still increase the efficiency of the CPR technique. Chest compressions given during the first two minutes are still considered crucial to the final outcome. These can be administered by bystanders -- particularly those with the quick and effective training given by the Red Cross and fire departments across America.
The survival rate prior to the training of emergency workers was 1.8%. After training with the new approach it increased to 5.4%. That difference extended to a general population and national training would translate to thousands of lives saved.
The article stresses that the first four minutes after cardiac arrest are crucial. Bystanders should administer chest compressions.
“After the first 200 compressions, the victim gets a shock, then another worker jumps in and gives another set of 200 chest compressions. At that point, they may give a shot of epinephrine to stimulate the heart, and then insert a tube into the trachea to ventilate the lungs.”
The studies show that more study and more training can still increase the efficiency of the CPR technique. Chest compressions given during the first two minutes are still considered crucial to the final outcome. These can be administered by bystanders -- particularly those with the quick and effective training given by the Red Cross and fire departments across America.
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