Is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) still needed?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important tool in reviving victims because it keeps blood flowing to the brain and heart and makes it more likely that an electric shock given by a defibrillator will allow the heart to resume beating normally. Several studies have documented the effects of time to defibrillation and the effects of bystander CPR on survival from SCA. For every minute that passes between collapse and defibrillation, survival rates from witnessed SCA decrease seven to ten percent if no CPR is provided. When bystander CPR is provided, the decrease in survival rates is more gradual and averages three to four percent per minute from collapse to defibrillation. CPR can double or triple survival from witnessed SCA at most intervals to defibrillation. Therefore, CPR should be given to a person having SCA until defibrillation can be done, and it must be resumed for two minutes between electric shocks (the AED voice and text prompt will guide you through CPR. Just follow
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