New Technique in CPR Saves More Lives

In its place, the cities are recommending simple chest compressions — pushing down repeatedly on the victim's chest — to mimic a steady heartbeat. The emergency medical directors who are behind the shift say research in various cities suggests it will save many more lives.
Doctors are forgoing the rescue-breathing instructions that have long been given by 911 dispatchers in order to eliminate delays that can be caused by bystanders reluctant to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or unable to understand the technique.
Instead, the goal is to get chest compressions started immediately after a cardiac-arrest victim collapses and to keep the compressions going until trained rescuers arrive. It is a lot easier to tell a panicked person to just compress the chest until rescuers arrive. They can start this critical life saving technique as soon as they leave the phone.

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