Compression Only CPR
A new study shows that compression only CPR (no rescue breathing) may save more lives than regular CPR (from FireFightingNews.com).
The new CPR developed at the University of Arizona has tripled survival rates for cardiac-arrest patients rescued by Phoenix paramedics, a preliminary study shows. This is the latest in a mounting body of evidence suggesting that the "new CPR" -- doing chest compressions only -- can save more lives than the old CPR, which includes mouth-to-mouth breathing.
However, the evidence has not persuaded the American Heart Association -- the group that issues national guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- to fully adopt chest-compression-only CPR for victims of sudden cardiac arrest.
Interesting. This should be studied further in more cities to see if the results are similar.
