AHA Gives Nod to Hands-Only CPR

On Monday, the American Heart Association announced that hands-only CPR works as well as the standard CPR previously taught.

More information can be found at http://handsonlycpr.eisenberginc.com/

In short, studies have found that hands-only CPR is just as effective in adults as the traditional compressions/breathing CPR currently taught. Because cardiac arrest in children is usually related to breathing problems, the compressions/breathing technique should still be used for children.

An Associated Press story about the change can be found at

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HANDS_ONLY_CPR?SITE=ILROR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT