Topic: Thomas Rea

In Japan, bystander CPR often not so helpful

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A nationwide study from Japan shows chest compressions did little to help people who'd collapsed but didn't have underlying heart disease, such as those who had drowned or suffocated.Only 1.5 percent survived a month or more without ...

Chest Compressions Alone Best With CPR

If you haven't been well-trained in CPR and you see someone having what appears to be a heart attack, just doing chest compressions to help keep the blood flowing can be as effective as CPR that includes mouth-to-mouth breathing, new research claims.. ...

Bystander CPR -- no breaths necessary, studies say

BOSTON (Reuters) - When someone collapses suddenly, mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing may not be necessary and could lower the chances of survival, researchers said in two studies on Wednesday that found chest compression alone is enough.The findings add to evidence that the simpler ...