CPR
"From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
Conventional CPR combines chest compression and mouth-to-mouth breathing to possibly save someone whose heart has stopped. But researchers say that while the combination is better in some cases, chest compression alone may be better in others.
At Washington University in St. Louis, Peter Nagele combined data from three studies. He says adults who got compression only were 22 percent more likely to live. So he supports that for adults whose hearts suddenly stop beating:
``These patients will definitely benefit from starting CPR from chest compression right away, and doing chest compression-only CPR.’’ (7 seconds)
He says children, drowning victims and others who also need oxygen should get compression plus breathing.
The study in The Lancet was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Learn more at hhs.gov.
HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss."
Last revised: January, 03 2011
Conventional CPR combines chest compression and mouth-to-mouth breathing to possibly save someone whose heart has stopped. But researchers say that while the combination is better in some cases, chest compression alone may be better in others.
At Washington University in St. Louis, Peter Nagele combined data from three studies. He says adults who got compression only were 22 percent more likely to live. So he supports that for adults whose hearts suddenly stop beating:
``These patients will definitely benefit from starting CPR from chest compression right away, and doing chest compression-only CPR.’’ (7 seconds)
He says children, drowning victims and others who also need oxygen should get compression plus breathing.
The study in The Lancet was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Learn more at hhs.gov.
HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss."
Last revised: January, 03 2011