Or how effective it is?<\/p>\n
Well, you\u2019re in luck! Because today is the day I am going to explain hands-only CPR.<\/p>\n
Hands-only CPR, which is also known as compression-only CPR, is probably better termed, \u201ccompression-only resuscitation\u201d because it does not involve rescue breaths.<\/p>\n
(CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, which includes two rescue breaths for every 100\u00a0compressions per minute.)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n If you see someone collapse, you respond by tapping the person and asking if he or she is alright. “Are you okay? Can you hear me? etc.”<\/p>\n If there\u2019s no response and the person does not appear to be moving or breathing, immediately activate the EMS team by calling 911 and go right into compressions.<\/p>\n Place the palm of your hand directly on the center of the chest, lock your fingers together, lock your elbows to keep your arms straight, press straight down on the chest doing at least 100 compressions-per-minute, going at least two inches down with each compression.<\/p>\n Continue these hard and fast compressions over and over again until help arrives or someone with equal or better training can take over.<\/p>\n For more information on how to do hands-only CPR, watch this\u00a0short video<\/a>.<\/p>\n Please note: it is so easy to combine rescue breaths with the\u00a0compressions\u00a0by simply tilting the head back, lifting the chin, pinching the nose, opening the mouth and giving two rescue breaths. <\/em><\/p>\n This will help to circulate the airflow more effectively than solely doing compressions. And until we have more science backing the claim that compression-only resuscitation is equally as good as traditional CPR (which includes the rescue breathing), it\u2019s best to get the full training. <\/em><\/p>\n It is going to be the best way to give your loved one or someone else\u2019s loved one the best chance of survival.<\/em><\/p>\n And don\u2019t forget to sign up for our weekly refresher emails<\/a>, which include review videos to keep you up-to-date on this life-saving skill we call CPR.<\/p>\nHow compression-only resuscitation works<\/h2>\n
Hands-only CPR Video<\/h2>\n