Hands Only CPR - The New CPR Guidelines
Posted On:
5/2/2011 4:18:20 PM
Everyone needs to know CPR, whether you are a new mom, taking a position
as a lifeguard, or if you are taking over the local Cub Scout Troop.
We never know when we may need such precious life saving knowledge
until, sometimes, it's too late. It's easy to say that we will not be
in that kind of situation, justifying further by thinking all of the
times that we haven't needed this in the past. In the meantime, the
regulations and guidelines have changed, and changed again. If you do
nothing else today, take a look at these changes and at the very least,
enroll in and online course for CPR, though many of us will require a
hands-on approach.
In the beginning, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation was the only technique
discovered for reviving victims, and this was only known to work for
drowning victims (in 1740). In 1891, a doctor performed the first
recorded chest compression and in 1903, Dr. George Crile was the first
to have success with the technique. He perfected it the following
year. Fifty years later, James Elam found that the old air remaining in
the body from pre-trauma could sustain the body. In 1956, James paired
up with Peter Safar and laid the groundwork for mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation as we know it today. In 1960, CPR was invented and the
American Heart Association came to the forefront, spreading the word to
the general public. Shortly after, the EMS was created so that trained
CPR professionals could walk people through the steps by phone in an
emergency.
More recently, the AHA has been focusing on perfecting the methods,
taking in statistics from medical facilities and 911 operators, etc.
These numbers have caused the AHA to realize that they needed to change
the guidelines for CPR, decreasing the amount of casualties as a
result. In the early 90's the guideline was 5 compressions and 1
breath. In the late 90's the compressions were raised to 15 with 1
breath. in 2005, the amount of compressions was raised once again, to
30 compressions, with 2 breaths. On March 31, 2008, hands only CPR was
introduced to the guidelines, targeting laypersons, as it was the
untrained bystanders that was apparently causing the greater portion of
the issue with casualties. This would not be such and issue, however,
if more people were concerned with getting trained.
Contact us today about CPR training. (877) CPR-2709 or (317) 786-7260.
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