I recently found an article that stated that a revised CPR method can help save many more. Luckily this is very fortunate for us, because according to the American Heart Association cardiac arrest is responsible for over 400,000 deaths each year in the United States.
The fact is, if a persons heart stops pumping blood through their body, and one isn't in a hospital there is a 2 percent chance of survival.
However, a newly discovered regimen by paramedics has tripled the success rate.
(Incredible, I know!)
This new method was developed at the University of Arizona's Sarver Heart Center under Dr.Ewy.
Ewy explains that one's body has enough oxygen to feed the brain for several minutes without any additional air being added by rescue breaths or inserting a breathing tube.
Instead paramedics are now encouraged to alternate a compressing the chest 200 times with a shock from a defibrillator.
So if you are in the situation, take charge and compress someone's chest until professional help arrives.
Thank God for medical research!
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