Livingston
County Health Center is offering free “Hands-Only” CPR at their office next Thursday, June 26th, over
the noon hour. Those interested should
call to reserve a spot, as there is limited space per session. The health center plans to offer Hands Only
CPR on a quarterly basis, so there will be two more opportunities to get
trained yet this year.
Hands-Only
CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people
who see a teen or adult suddenly collapse in an “out-of-hospital” setting (such
as at home, at work or in a park). It consists of two easy steps:
·
Call
9-1-1 (or send someone to do that).
·
Push
hard and fast in the center of the chest.
Every
five years, the American Heart Association publishes updated guidelines for CPR
and emergency cardiovascular care. These guidelines reflect a thorough review
of current science by international experts. The 2010 guidelines reported that
in studies of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, adults who received Hands-Only
CPR from a bystander were more likely to survive than those who didn’t receive
any type of CPR from a bystander. In other studies, survival rates of adults with
cardiac arrest treated by people who weren’t healthcare professionals were
similar with either Hands-Only CPR or conventional CPR.
When
interviewed, bystanders said panic was the major obstacle to performing CPR.
The simpler Hands-Only technique may help overcome panic and hesitation to act.
Learning
basic CPR skills may help save the life of a loved one in case of heart attack.
Call
646-5506 to find out more, or reserve your spot.
All
services of the health center are provided on a non-discriminatory basis.
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