Chest compressions are better than mouth to mouth when performing CPR.
A study in Japan has found that chest compressions help more than mouth to mouth resuscitation. This study mirrors finding last year by the American Heart Association that found people were more likely to recover because chest compressions help keeping the blood moving and supplying the heart and brain with more oxygen and nourishment.
In the new study, researchers led by Dr Ken Nagao of Surugadai Nihon University Hospital in Tokyo analyzed 4,068 adult patients who had cardiac arrest witnessed by bystanders. Of those, 439 received chest compressions only from bystanders, and 712 received conventional CPR — compressions and breaths.
Any CPR attempt improved survival odds. However, 22 percent of those who received just chest compressions survived with good neurological function compared with only 10 percent of those who received combination CPR.
The American Heart Association hopes more bystanders will be more willing to give CPR if only chest compressions are required instead of both chest compressions and mouth to mouth resuscitation.
Learn more at Yahoo News
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