Hands-Only CPR Advisory Statement

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For un-trained bystanders, chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth still helps!

The purpose of the Advisory Statement is to encourage the use of Hands-Only CPR by untrained bystanders and by trained bystanders who are not confident that they can perform conventional CPR. The statement also notes that trained bystanders who are confident that they can perform conventional CPR with minimal interruption to chest compressions can do so or they can perform Hands-Only CPR.

" The procedure is simple: if you see an adult collapse after having a heart attack, immediately call 911 and then push hard and fast in the middle of the chest continuously, until emergency medical personnel arrive or an external defibrillator can be used. "

- New York Times

The Advisory Statement does not change the guidelines for conventional CPR (30 compressions and 2 breaths) for adults whose sudden cardiac arrest is not witnessed, victims of drowning, and infants and children. The National Safety Council’s current CPR materials are technically correct. We will continue to teach conventional CPR and will incorporate Hands-Only CPR in adult CPR instruction for lay rescuers.

Source: http://www.nsc.org/handsonly_cpr.aspx

Source: New York Times