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I am reading a fascinating book by Dr. Sanjay Gupta called Cheating Death. Among the true accounts he tells about, he mentions that in 2005 the state of AZ got away from doing the breaths during CPR.....laypeople and healthcare providers are taught compressions only. According to the book, it's based on research a Tucson-based doc has been doing......what's most important is the compressions, and interrupting those to do the breaths is dangerous for the patient.
This strikes me as odd b/c, as I understand it, the AHA is what sets the standard for healthcare BLS, and AHA is a national organization, so how can one state stray from the guidelines?
Anyone familiar with this want to comment?? I don't live in AZ, so I'm not familiar with the standards there, but would like to find out more. This book has piqued my interest.
I am reading a fascinating book by Dr. Sanjay Gupta called Cheating Death. Among the true accounts he tells about, he mentions that in 2005 the state of AZ got away from doing the breaths during CPR.....laypeople and healthcare providers are taught compressions only. According to the book, it's based on research a Tucson-based doc has been doing......what's most important is the compressions, and interrupting those to do the breaths is dangerous for the patient.
This strikes me as odd b/c, as I understand it, the AHA is what sets the standard for healthcare BLS, and AHA is a national organization, so how can one state stray from the guidelines?
Anyone familiar with this want to comment?? I don't live in AZ, so I'm not familiar with the standards there, but would like to find out more. This book has piqued my interest.