Listing Details| ID: | 7 |
| Title: | ERC European Resuscitation Council |
| URL: | http://www.erc.edu/ |
| Category: | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Description: | The Board of the European Resuscitation Council has re-evaluated the recommendations for Basic Life Support in the Guidelines 2005 in the light of several recent scientific studies. Bystanders who have been trained in Basic Life Support (BLS) and who witness a sudden collapse in an adult should immediately initiate rescue actions by providing 30 chest compressions of adequate force and depth at a rate of 100/minute followed by 2 mouth-to-mouth ventilations. The rescuer(s) More... |
| Pagerank: | 6 |
Share an experience on how knowing CPR made a difference |
| Date Added: 2011-02-08 15:24:20 |
| Author: admin |
| Category: United States (USA) |
| According to the American Heart Association: -Less than one-third of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR -Effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest, can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival -Unless CPR and defibrillation are provided within minutes of collapse, few attempts at resuscitation are successful Whats your story on how you helped save a life? |
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| Average rating: 10 (2 votes) |
