Hands-Only CPR

http://www.ProCPR.org As of April, 2008, the American Heart Association began promoting hands-only CPR for lay rescuers. Hands-only CPR helps encourage lay rescuers to get involved who may not otherwise help. With this new technique, rescuers deliver 1.5 to 2 inch deep compressions at a rate of approximately 100 compressions per minute without the need to deliver rescue breaths in between. Hands-only CPR eliminates the fear of transmitting disease by removing the mouth-to-mouth component of CPR.

6/2/10 Update - In honor of CPR Awareness Week, ProCPR.org has created a Facebook Application to train people how to perform hands-only CPR and use an AED. You can find the application at http://apps.facebook.com/hands_only_cpr

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Education

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• Hands Only
• CPR
• Compressions Only

[procpr]

Hands-only CPR is being encouraged for use by people who are not professional rescuers and may be uncomfortable performing mouth-to-mouth. Pumping on a person's chest without doing breaths is undoubtedly better than doing nothing at all.

By all means, if you are trained and feel comfortable performing full CPR, go for it. But hands-only CPR is a great alternative.

[wcotto10]

Good video. This is what my teacher is covering this week in my first aid class.

[GHDBack]

survival- sorry typo

[GHDBack]

I think this is setting a bad example, you are eliminating the oxygen needed for survibal. It is also encourging people who would otherwise use breaths (even with a mask) to only do compressions eliminating the needed oxygen to save lives.

[csiguy617]

u said "lay-rescuers" do u mean anyone, ever untrained. I took the Redcross course and am trained for 30-2 cpr. is this the new reccommendation? or something different?

[guitarjoe1234]

I have to take the CPR test for Adult/Child/Infant in 10 days. I use to take a public safety class and Correct me if im wrong, but isn't it 30 compressions and then 2 breaths, im not 100% on that. Also do i have to tap the person and reconize their unconscious and then tell someone to call 911 in the test?! Please Help! Thank You.