Stayin’ Alive: The Life-Saving Power of Hands-Only CPR - AI Podcast
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- Survival rates for cardiac arrest victims go down by 10% with each minute of delay
- Only 42% of bystanders perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in public settings despite over 350,000 Americans experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) annually
- Hands-only CPR (100 to 120 compressions per minute, 2 inches deep) is recommended for untrained bystanders, while health care workers should use the 30-to-2 compression-to-breath ratio
- Immediate actions during cardiac arrest include calling emergency services, locating an automated external defibrillator if available, and beginning CPR promptly without hesitation
- Heart attacks (arterial blockages affecting blood flow) differ from cardiac arrest (electrical problem causing arrhythmia), though heart attacks sometimes lead to cardiac arrest
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