It's now official that the AHA has approved the Hands-Only CPR for bystanders.
AHA Hands-Only website with information for the public:
http://handsonlycpr.eisenberginc.com/
AHA Says Hands-Only CPR OK
http://www.emsresponder.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=7297
By STEPHANIE NANO
Associated Press Writer
Circulation Journal: (Free Full Article)
Hands-Only (Compression-Only) Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation: A Call to Action for Bystander Response
to Adults Who Experience Out-of-Hospital Sudden
Cardiac Arrest
A Science Advisory for the Public From the American Heart Association
Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee
published online Mar 31, 2008; Circulation
Roger D. White
Michael R. Sayre, Robert A. Berg, Diana M. Cave, Richard L. Page, Jerald Potts and
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.189380v1
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.189380v1
AHA Hands-Only website with information for the public:
http://handsonlycpr.eisenberginc.com/
AHA Says Hands-Only CPR OK
http://www.emsresponder.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=7297
By STEPHANIE NANO
Associated Press Writer
You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing and just press on the chest to save a life.
In a major change, the American Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR - rapid, deep presses on the victim's chest until help arrives - works just as well as standard CPR for sudden cardiac arrest in adults.
Experts hope bystanders will now be more willing to jump in and help if they see someone suddenly collapse. Hands-only CPR is simpler and easier to remember and removes a big barrier for people skittish about the mouth-to-mouth breathing.
Circulation Journal: (Free Full Article)
Hands-Only (Compression-Only) Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation: A Call to Action for Bystander Response
to Adults Who Experience Out-of-Hospital Sudden
Cardiac Arrest
A Science Advisory for the Public From the American Heart Association
Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee
published online Mar 31, 2008; Circulation
Roger D. White
Michael R. Sayre, Robert A. Berg, Diana M. Cave, Richard L. Page, Jerald Potts and
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.189380v1
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.189380v1