Forget mouth to mouth breathing. This technique, backed by experts, is the right way to perform this lifeguard procedure.
A sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart unexpectedly stops beating, which cuts off blood flow to the brain and other organs. If left unattended, it can cause death in minutes.
In fact, a study by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) says that only 10% of people who suffer sudden cardiac arrest outside a hospital, manage to survive it with intact brain functions.
However, early attention can prevent death: the researchers discovered that when victims of sudden cardiac arrests received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), by people who were there at that time, their chances of surviving with better prognosis increased.
But, the way in which CPR is performed has changed over the years. You no longer have to put your mouth on the victim.
Dr. Vinay Nadkarni, spokesman for the American Heart Association (AHA), says that people, without medical knowledge, who have performed CPR on an adult victim of sudden cardiac arrest were indeed more successful if not They include mouth to mouth breathing.
According to an AHA report in Circulation, if people only do chest compressions during CPR because they can start faster, they also perform more chest pressures with fewer interruptions.
HOW TO DO IT
Before doing anything, call emergency services.
Then, apply CPR , but only chest compressions. Kneel next to the person, place the lower part of the palm of your hand (the heel of the hand) right in the middle of his chest. Put your other hand up.
Push hard and fast, to the rhythm of the song? Satyin Alive? of the Bee Gees.
The rhythm of the song is 100 beats per minute, fast enough to maintain the circulation of oxygen that is already in the victim’s body, basically doing the work of the heart .
Nadkarni indicates that CPR is an exercise and even the fittest types will start to get tired after 2 minutes.
Do not stop, maintaining speed and strength is crucial. Instead, see if someone else can take your place until help arrives or until you are again able to continue.