10 Things You Didn't Know About CPR
We have all seen dramatic scenes in television and movies that show someone providing CPR to rescue the victim. Because of this, you would think that knowing CPR is more common in the United States. Unfortunately, a shockingly small amount of the public has received training in CPR. Efforts to educate the public more on how to perform CPR have been somewhat recent, but these efforts will hopefully encourage more people to learn CPR so that we can save more lives. Here are some things about CPR that you didn’t know: You Are More Likely to Perform CPR at Home The likelihood that you will need to perform CPR on a loved one is much higher than that of a stranger. According to the American Heart Association, 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home. Cardiac arrests can happen to anyone at any age, and the chance of survival is higher if CPR is given immediately. In fact, a cardiac arrest victim who receives CPR by a bystander before medics arrive is twice as likely to survive a m