“If CPR is so effective, why don’t more people do it”?
CPR Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to Be Life-Saving
The most recent tally by the American Heart Association shows only 40 percent of victims received bystander CPR after their out-of-hospital heart event. Some bystanders may fear getting involved, feel squeamish, or worry they will do the wrong thing. Others may simply be in denial that the person even needs the help.
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That said, having CPR training certainly helps. CPR needs to be started within two minutes after a person enters cardiac arrest to increase their likelihood of surviving, says Rosemarie Ennis, an EMT and corporate director of Community Education and Health in the North Shore-LIJ Health System in Great Neck, New York.
“People with training are more likely to give high-quality chest compressions and are more confident about their skills than those not trained,” Ennis says. But she points out that even short classes offered by an american heart association instructor can provide the skills training and practice to enable someone to perform CPR effectively.
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