New CPR technique

from what I hear it shoul dprobably only be the guys in Az. As a nurse it makes sense and with a little more research will probably become the standard nation wide . My .02

I just watched it on the internet. It was a CNN report.

200 chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute. In other words, fast.
Then, defib. (If you have one).
Then, 200 more compressions.

No breaths. They said the body has enough oxygen for a while. They don't even stop to check pulse or airway.

The report said they have tripled the survial rate.

You of course call 911 first.

This has not been approved by the AMA or Red Cross yet. Somewhere in Arizona is trying it out.

I think this would be great. No mouth to mouth. That is what makes people reluctant, and it has neer been easy to make that dummy fill with air anyways. Not hard, but not easy either. It is the part that I always wondered if I would actually do right in a real situation. I know I can pump a chest. Checking the pulse and airway stuff are also iffy.

To me the kicker is that the paramedics and firefighters have a defib. I would think that would increase the survial rate by itself. This study might take that into account though. Not sure.

That is the one thing that bothers me about CPR. First it is 5-1, then 5-2, then 15-2, now I think it is 30-2 or 30-1. And new research is pointing to 200-0.

I just hope they get it figured out exactly before I have my heart attack!