Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) keeps blood circulating during cardiac arrest until a defibrillator or paramedics arrive. Bystander CPR dramatically improves survival.
In the group today a link to a new CPR awareness video was posted. It’s from Australia and has a humorous nature but get’s the point across really well – in a similar way to the BHF’s Vinnie video a few years back. I’ve heard a number of those who have administered CPR that they … Read more
Well, following Richard’s post, I can not add my bit albeit with somewhat less aplomb. I have never tried to share my experiences before. As Richard said; only I really know… or at least that is what my damaged brain tells me. Cold I had a ‘cold’ in Dec 2015. Being a typical man, I … Read more
Doctor Hans van Schuppen who describes himself as an Anesthesiologist and Resuscitationist tweeted today an impressive statistic coming out of the Dutch resuscitation community… “In Holland, an #AED is placed before ambulance arrival in 65% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases. One-month survival is around 25% (total, all initial rhytms). The AED is getting so … Read more