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CPR a Decade Ago vs. CPR Today: What’s Changed
There are a number of CPR guidelines that are re-examined and updated every five years, and over the past ten years we have seen major changes in the way the skill is both taught and performed.
Optimal Conditions for Surviving CPR: Why Some Patient Outcomes are Better Than Others
There is no doubt that the use of CPR can save lives of indivudal in carrdiac arrest; however, the survival rate is low. It is estimated that only approximately 8-10% of people who undergo CPR survive.
Revive a Pet with CPR? Yes, It's Possible - Here's How
The lifesaving technique CPR can bring a caradiac arrest victim back from the brink of death. And did you know that a victim of Cardiac arrest doesn't have to be human? Pets can also benefit from the lifesaving technique of CPR.
First Aid Skills Everybody Should Know
You never know when an emergency could strike—and you might be called upon to deliver emergency care to someone in need. Especially if you’re a parent or in charge of the health and safety of children or adults—but even if you aren’t—it’s essential to be prepared, and your preparation could mean the difference between life and death for an injured person.
How to Become a CPR Instructor
Are you looking to to teach your co-workers CPR, maybe you are wanting to work for a CPR training organization, or just simply deepen your understanding of the skill? Then a CPR instructor course may be just the right thing for you. Here are a few tips for making the leap from CPR certified to CPR instructor.
What's In Those Good Samaritan Laws, Exactly?
Being called on to give someone CPR can be an uneasy and stressful feeling in an emergency situation, and your worries about being asked to do so are not unwarrented. When it comes to preforming CPR there are a number of things to worry about - including being sued.
What are the Differences Between Infant, Child, and Adult CPR?
When it comes to CPR between adults and childern, there are some key differneces. Children’s physiology, bone structures, and the types of dangers they face are different than adults; so the techniques you use on an adult could cause more harm than good if you use them on children or infants.
Prolonged CPR: Why It Sometimes Works
Nobody really knows why prolonged CPR sometimes works. But studies are increasingly showing that it does. A recent study on longer CPR attempts, conducted in hundreds of hospitals, demonstrates that the patient’s chances of surviving rise if medical teams continue CPR just nine minutes longer than the average time.
Public CPR Training Kiosks: Good Idea for CPR?
Did you know that you can learn CPR from a training Kiosk? AHA CPR training kiosks offers fast, one-minute training sessions in hands-only CPR. The kiosks play a short video with instructions and a 30-second test that evaluates test-takers on the rate and depth of their compressions.
Should Rescue Breathing Be Made Redundant?
In 2008, the American Heart Association released new recommendations that bystanders who feel uncomfortable with performing mouth-to-mouth CPR instead perform a form of “hands-only” CPR that does not include the rescue breathing component.
The Difference Between CPR - and Lifesaving CPR
As important as CPR is in saving lives, it’s not always successful. In fact, many doctors report that they remember every patient who leaves their hospital or practice alive after receiving CPR - because the rates of success are so low.