For the more than 350,000 Americans each year who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, the prognosis is not always an optimistic one. But quick action with CPR and a defibrillator can be key.
found that just 18% of people are up to date on their CPR training.
However, with CPR and defibrillation on the scene of an OHCA, odds of making it increase significantly, he says.CPR is best thought of as an"effective bridge" to defibrillation, And even in public places, the location of an AED might not be obvious. In those cases, it's important for one person to start chest compressions immediately. If another person is available, they should be the one to look for the AED, he says.
"I have taken care of countless people ... who have cardiac arrest at the casino and come [into the hospital] talking and awake," he says.Physicians say that if more people got CPR-trained, including in the use of the AED, more lives could be saved. Keeping that training up to date is also important.
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