Some people refrain from offering CPR to those who have collapsed suddenly because they are wary about providing mouth to mouth resuscitation, however, according to two new studies CPR that only uses hands may be just as effective as the traditional counterpart.
Gene Emery stated that many times mouth to mouth efforts are not even needed when someone collapses for an unknown reason and in some instances it could actually be more harmful than helpful.
He added that the new findings support a time when people are turning away from mouth to mouth rescue anyhow for sanitary reasons and a time when it is now emphasized instead to properly give chest compressions correctly.
Medical writer Mike Stobbe added that bystanders are usually more apt to give CPR a try if a dispatcher offers them direct and firm instructions then if they are forced to try to recall any previous training on their own.
One of the studies by Emergency Medical Services in King County took a close look at 1,900 people that had called emergency personal after witnessing a person collapse from cardiac arrest. Emery said that most of the people died, but when chest compressions were performed by a bystander at the scene the patient’s chances of surviving and leaving the hospital without serious brain damage were reduced.
While the differences were not large enough to be considered significant, the authors of the study were adamant that bystanders should always attempt chest compressions without stopping to offer breaths.
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