Hands-Only Cpr Fact

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HANDS-ONLY™ CPR CAN SAVE LIVES.

Most people who experiene !r"i! !rrest !t ho#e$ wor% or in ! p&'li lo!tion

"ie 'e!&se the( "on)t reei*e i##e"i!te CPR +ro# so#eone on the sene. As !'(st!n"er$ "on)t 'e !+r!i". Yo&r !tions !n onl( help.

,hen !llin //$ (o& will 'e !s%e" +or (o&r lo!tion. 0e spei1$ espei!ll( i+

(o&2re !llin +ro# ! #o'ile phone !s th!t is not !ssoi!te" with ! 1xe" !""ress.

Answerin the "isp!ther2s 3&estions will not "el!( the !rri*!l o+ help.

HO, 4O 5IVE HANDS-ONLY CPR.

I+ (o& see ! teen or !"&lt s&""enl( oll!pse$ !ll -/-/ !n" p&sh h!r" !n" +!st in

the enter o+ the hest to the 'e!t o+ the l!ssi "iso son 6St!(in) Ali*e.6 CPR

!n #ore th!n "o&'le ! person)s h!nes o+ s&r*i*!l$ !n" 6St!(in) Ali*e6 h!s the

riht 'e!t +or H!n"s-Onl( CPR.

H!n"s-Onl( CPR is CPR witho&t #o&th-to-#o&th 're!ths. It is reo##en"e" +or

&se '( people who see ! teen or !"&lt s&""enl( oll!pse in !n 7o&t-o+-hospit!l8

settin 9s&h !s !t ho#e$ !t wor% or in ! p!r%:. It onsists o+ two e!s( steps;

C!ll -/-/ 9or sen" so#eone to "o th!t:.

P&sh h!r" !n" +!st in the enter o+ the hest.

,hen (o& !ll //$ (o& nee" to st!( on the phone &ntil the // "isp!ther

9oper!tor: tells (o& to h!n &p. 4he "isp!ther will !s% (o& !'o&t the e#eren(.

4he( will !lso !s% +or "et!ils li%e (o&r lo!tion. It is i#port!nt to 'e spei1$

espei!ll( i+ (o&2re !llin +ro# ! #o'ile phone !s th!t is not !ssoi!te" with !

1xe" lo!tion or !""ress. Re#e#'er th!t !nswerin the "isp!ther2s 3&estions

will not "el!( the !rri*!l o+ help.

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sientists !n" #e"i!l pro+ession!ls. 4heir ontin&o&s re*iew o+ p&'lishe"rese!rh st&"ies on CPR res&lte" in the +ollowin A#eri!n He!rt Assoi!tion



Siene A"*isor($ p&'lishe" in April =>>? in the #e"i!l @o&rn!l Cir&l!tion;

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C!r"i! Arrest.8

/. ,ho sho&l" reei*e H!n"s-Onl( CPR

H!n"s-Onl( CPR is reo##en"e" +or &se on teens or !"&lts who# (o& see

s&""enl( oll!pse.

=. ,ill H!n"s-Onl( CPR inre!se the h!ne o+ so#eone ne!r the *iti# t!%in

!tion in ! !r"i! e#eren(

Yes. In ! n!tion!l s&r*e($ A#eri!ns who h!" not 'een tr!ine" in CPR within the

p!st 1*e (e!rs s!i" the( wo&l" 'e #ore li%el( to per+or# H!n"s-Onl( CPR th!n

on*ention!l CPR on ! teen or !"&lt who oll!pses s&""enl(. Also$ H!n"s-Onl(

CPR is !n e!s(-to-re#e#'er !n" eBeti*e option +or people who h!*e 'eentr!ine" in CPR 'e+ore '&t !re !+r!i" to help 'e!&se the( !re not on1"ent th!t

the( !n re#e#'er !n" per+or# the steps o+ on*ention!l CPR.

. Are there ti#es when I sho&l" &se on*ention!l CPR with 're!ths

Yes. 4here !re #!n( #e"i!l e#erenies th!t !&se ! person to 'e

&nresponsi*e !n" to stop 're!thin nor#!ll(. In those e#erenies$ on*ention!l

CPR th!t inl&"es #o&th-to-#o&th 're!thin #!( pro*i"e #ore 'ene1t th!n

H!n"s-Onl( CPR. 4he A#eri!n He!rt Assoi!tion reo##en"s CPR with !o#'in!tion o+ 're!ths !n" o#pressions +or;

All in+!nts 9&p to !e /:

Chil"ren 9&p to p&'ert(:

An(one +o&n" !lre!"( &nonsio&s !n" not 're!thin nor#!ll(

An( *iti#s o+ "rownin$ "r& o*er"ose$ oll!pse "&e to 're!thin pro'le#s$ or

prolone" !r"i! !rrest

. ,h( "on2t teens or !"&lts who s&""enl( oll!pse nee" #o&th-to-#o&th're!thin in the 1rst +ew #in&tes !+ter their !r"i! !rrest

,hen ! teen or !"&lt s&""enl( oll!pses with !r"i! !rrest$ his or her l&ns !n"

'loo" ont!in eno&h ox(en to %eep *it!l or!ns he!lth( +or the 1rst +ew

#in&tes$ !s lon !s so#eone pro*i"es hih-3&!lit( hest o#pressions with

#ini#!l interr&ption to p&#p 'loo" to the he!rt !n" 'r!in.

,hen ! teen or !"&lt s&""enl( oll!pses with !r"i! !rrest$ the !&se is &s&!ll(

!n !'r&pt onset o+ !n !'nor#!l he!rt rh(th#. A o##on !'nor#!l rh(th#

!&sin s&""en !r"i! !rrest is *entri&l!r 1'rill!tion 9V<:. V< !&ses the he!rt

to 3&i*er so it "oesn2t p&#p 'loo". 0e+ore ! s&""en oll!pse$ the teen or !"&lt



w!s pro'!'l( 're!thin nor#!ll(. 4his #e!ns there #!( 'e eno&h ox(en in the

person2s 'loo" +or the 1rst se*er!l #in&tes !+ter !r"i! !rrest.

M!n( !r"i! !rrest *iti#s h!*e !spin$ whih o&l" 'rin so#e ox(en into

the l&ns. I+ the *iti#2s !irw!( is open$ !llowin the hest to exp!n" '!% to its

nor#!l position !+ter e!h o#pression #!( !lso 'rin so#e ox(en into thel&ns.

<or these re!sons$ the #ost i#port!nt thin so#eone ne!r the *iti# !n "o +or

! person in s&""en !r"i! !rrest is to p&#p 'loo" to the 'r!in !n" to the he!rt

#&sle$ "eli*erin the ox(en th!t still re#!ins in the l&ns !n" 'loo". Do this

'( i*in hih-3&!lit( hest o#pressions with #ini#!l interr&ptions.

Interr&ptions in o#pressions to i*e #o&th-to-#o&th 're!ths #!( 'rin so#e

!""ition!l ox(en into the l&ns$ '&t the 'ene1t o+ th!t ox(en !n 'e oBset i+

(o& stop the 'loo" ow to the 'r!in !n" he!rt #&sle +or #ore th!n ! +ew

seon"s 9espei!ll( in the 1rst +ew #in&tes !+ter ! s&""en !r"i! !rrest when

there is still plent( o+ ox(en in the l&ns !n" 'loo":.

F. Now th!t I %now !'o&t H!n"s-Onl( CPR$ "o I still nee" to le!rn CPR with

#o&th-to-#o&th 're!thin

CPR is ! s%ill th!t !n 'e i#pro*e" with pr!tie. 4he A#eri!n He!rt Assoi!tion

ontin&es to reo##en" th!t (o& t!%e ! CPR o&rse to pr!tie !n" le!rn the

s%ills o+ CPR$ inl&"in i*in hih-3&!lit( hest o#pressions. People who h!*e

h!" CPR tr!inin !re #ore li%el( to i*e hih-3&!lit( hest o#pressions !n" !re

#ore on1"ent !'o&t their s%ills th!n !re those who h!*e not 'een tr!ine" 9or

h!*e not 'een tr!ine" in the p!st 1*e (e!rs:. E*en ! *er( short CPR tr!ininpror!# th!t (o& !n "o !t ho#e$ s&h !s the =>-#in&te CPR An(ti#eG

pror!#$ pro*i"es s%ills tr!inin !n" pr!tie th!t !n prep!re (o& to per+or#

hih-3&!lit( hest o#pressions.

0esi"es$ there !re #!n( #e"i!l e#erenies th!t !&se ! person to 'e

&nresponsi*e !n" to stop 're!thin nor#!ll(. In those e#erenies$ CPR th!t

inl&"es #o&th-to-#o&th 're!thin #!( pro*i"e #ore 'ene1t th!n H!n"s-Onl(

CPR. So#e ex!#ples inl&"e;

nresponsi*e in+!nts !n" hil"ren

An(one who is +o&n" !lre!"( &nonsio&s !n" not 're!thin nor#!ll(

Viti#s o+ "rownin$ "r& o*er"ose$ or oll!pse "&e to 're!thin pro'le#s

. Is H!n"s-Onl( CPR !s eBeti*e !s on*ention!l CPR

An( !tte#pt !t CPR is 'etter th!n no !tte#pt. H!n"s-Onl( CPR per+or#e" '( !

'(st!n"er h!s 'een shown to 'e !s eBeti*e !s on*ention!l CPR with #o&th-to-

#o&th 're!ths in the 1rst +ew #in&tes o+ !n o&t-o+-hospit!l s&""en !r"i!

!rrest. Con*ention!l CPR #!( 'e 'etter th!n H!n"s-Onl( CPR +or ert!in *iti#s$

tho&h$ s&h !s in+!nts !n" hil"ren$ teens or !"&lts who !re +o&n" in !r"i!



!rrest 9who# (o& "i" not see oll!pse: or *iti#s o+ "rownin$ "r& o*er"ose$ or

oll!pse "&e to 're!thin pro'le#s.

J. H!s the A#eri!n He!rt Assoi!tion h!ne" its reo##en"!tion +or

he!lth!re pro*i"ers

?. I+ I w!s tr!ine" in CPR th!t inl&"es 're!thin 9> o#pressions to = 're!ths:

!n" I see !n !"&lt s&""enl( oll!pse$ wh!t sho&l" I "o

C!ll -/-/ !n" st!rt CPR.

I+ (o& h!*e 'een tr!ine" to pro*i"e CPR th!t inl&"es 're!ths with hih-3&!lit(

hest o#pressions with #ini#!l interr&ptions$ pro*i"e either the on*ention!l

CPR th!t (o& le!rne" 9CPR with ! r!tio o+ > o#pressions to = 're!ths: orH!n"s-Onl( CPR. Contin&e CPR &ntil !n AED !rri*es !n" is re!"( +or &se or EMS

pro*i"ers t!%e o*er !re o+ the *iti#.

I+ (o& h!*e not 'een tr!ine" to pro*i"e CPR th!t inl&"es 're!ths with hih-

3&!lit( hest o#pressions with #ini#!l interr&ptions$ pro*i"e H!n"s-Onl( CPR.

Contin&e H!n"s-Onl( CPR &ntil !n AED !rri*es !n" is re!"( +or &se or EMS

pro*i"ers t!%e o*er !re o+ the *iti#.K

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