CPR is key to survival of sudden cardiac arrest | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2018年6月22日—Cardiacarrestiswhentheheartstopsbeating.Some350,000casesoccureachyearoutsideofahospital,andthesurvivalrateislessthan ...

CPR increases the possibility of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. But its not just trained professionals who can jump in to perform CPR. There are simple, lifesaving steps any bystander can take.

“We think it should be a basic life skill,” such as knowing to call 911 when there’s a fire, said Dr. Clifton Callaway, a professor and executive vice chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

He gives this simple guidance: If someone is unconscious and does not appear to be breathing properly, it’s time to start CPR chest compressions.

Cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating. Some 350,000 cases occur each year outside of a hospital, and the survival rate is less than 12 percent. CPR can double or triple the chances of survival.

Seventy-percent of cardiac arrests happen in homes, but for those that happen in a workplace, a re...