School age children have higher tendency of engaging in high risk behaviors like extreme sports or car crashes. They may seek jobs that require CPR training like child care, camp counselor, swim or ski instructor. They may live with adults who may require CPR for other health conditions.
What is Hands-Only CPR?
Hands-Only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people who see an adult suddenly collapse in the “out-of-hospital” setting. It consists of following two steps
1. Call 911 (or send someone to do that).
2. Begin providing high-quality chest compressions by pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest with minimal interruptions.
Do I need to take a training course to learn how to do Hands-Only CPR?
CPR is a psychomotor skill. The American Heart Association continues to recommend that you take a CPR course to practice and learn the skills of CPR, including giving high-quality chest compressions. People who have had CPR training are more likely to give high-quality chest compressions and are more confident about their skills than those who have not been trained (or have not trained in the last 5 years). Even a very short CPR training program that you can do at home, like the CPR/AED class from MyCPRCertificationOnline.com, provides skills training and practice that can prepare you to perform high quality chest compressions
Do I still need to learn “conventional” CPR with mouth-to-mouth breathing?
The AHA still recommends that you learn conventional CPR that includes mouth-to-mouth breathing. There are many medical emergencies that cause a person to be unresponsive and to stop breathing normally. In those emergencies, CPR that includes mouth-to-mouth breathing may provide more benefit than Hands-Only CPR. Some examples include
1. Unresponsive infants and children
2. Adult victims who are found already unconscious and not breathing normally
3. Victims of drowning or collapse due to breathing problems
Is Hands Only CPR as effective as conventional CPR?
Hands-Only CPR performed by a bystander has been shown to be as effective as conventional CPR (CPR that includes breaths) in the first few minutes of an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest. Provision of conventional CPR may be better than Hands-Only CPR for certain victims, though, such as infants and children, adults who are found in cardiac arrest or victims of drowning or collapse due to breathing problems. Any attempt at CPR is better than no attempt.
Will Hands-Only CPR increase the chance of a bystander taking action in a cardiac emergency?
Yes. In a national survey, Americans who have not been trained in CPR within the last 5 years stated that they would be more likely to perform Hands-Only CPR than conventional CPR for an adult who collapses suddenly. In addition, Hands-Only CPR offers an easy to remember and effective option to those bystanders who have been previously trained in CPR but are afraid to help because they are not confident that they can remember and perform the steps of conventional CPR
Can you break people’s ribs doing CPR?
Yes. A 2004 review of scientific literature showed that conventional CPR can cause fractures of ribs and/or the breastbone (sternum) in at least 1/3 of cases. In a related study of people who had received such injuries from CPR, the fractures did not cause any serious internal bleeding and, thus, mortality. On the other hand, the chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is near zero for a victim who does not immediately receive high quality chest compressions with minimal interruptions, followed by additional therapy within minutes (a defibrillating shock and/or more advanced care from EMS personnel).
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