911 telecommunicators improve CPR access for women during cardiac arrest
Women were less likely than men to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in public, however, this disparity improved when 911 telecommunicators provided lifesaving instructions to callers seeking help for someone having a cardiac arrest,
Bystander CPR done within 10 minutes likely increases survival rates
Additionally, those who received CPR within two minutes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest had an 81 percent higher rate of survival up to release from the hospital. They also had a 95 percent higher rate of surviving the episode without significant brain damage compared with those who didn’t receive bystander CPR.
Bystander CPR up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest may protect brain function
The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of survival and brain protection,
New research shows that bystander CPR can substantially improve a person's odds of surviving a cardiac arrest while avoiding ...
The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics update recommendations for untrained lay rescuers and trained rescuers resuscitating adults and children who have drowned.
Overall, the new data showed that CPR was performed in 52% of cases, with 911 operator assistance a big factor in whether ...
Whether or not the operator instructs you on how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation could mean life or death, especially if the victim is female, new research shows. Advertisement In a study ...
The following is a summary of the study “Influences on the duration and success of out-of-hospital resuscitation of geriatric ...
A study of nearly 2,400 cardiac arrest cases in North Carolina found that when emergency dispatchers (telecommunicators) provided cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructions to 911 callers, ...
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has flagged off the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Centre in the nation’s capital city as part of efforts to tackle the surge of cardiac arrest in ...
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New Rescuer Guidelines Tackle Rise of Drowning Deaths in U.S.Anyone removed from the water without signs of normal breathing or consciousness should be presumed to be in cardiac arrest.
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