Is CPR for the victim or the bystanders?

[MMiz]

Is CPR for the victim or the bystanders?


Even in the very best case scenarios, only about half of victims survive to be discharged from the hospital — and that’s when CPR is enhanced with advanced technology (AEDs) and highly trained personnel at the ready. Most importantly, those success rates happen only when CPR is given to the victims the technique was intended for — people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.

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[mycrofft]

The answer to the post title is "YES".

And "half" is optimistic bordering upon straight-out falsifying.

EDIT:
Money Shot. Post in big letters on the website's masthead:

And I quote:

"CPR was developed for scenarios where the victim is stricken with something that momentarily stops the heart — lightning, a drowning, a minor heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest. Restart the victim’s heart, and life resumes. The technique was never designed to prevent age or disease-related deaths, says David Newman, director of clinical research in the department of medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City."

 

[epipusher]

This should be forwarded to the guy that responded to my SIDS post from another thread.

 

[Household6]

This should be forwarded to the guy that responded to my SIDS post from another thread.

I'm a girl.

The scenario I had was a baby that had been dead for a couple hours already (mottled).. The instructor had made it clear that my patient was dead when I arrived on scene.

I think SIDS calls are a little different with regards to closure for the parent.. Well, our protocols for SIDS are different...

I'd rather over-treat a patient than under-treat them..