Many people don't know that cardiac arrest is one of the main causes of death in the United States. Cardiac arrest is when something goes wrong with the heart and it can't perform its normal function of pumping blood to the rest of the body. A lot of the time when cardiac arrest occurs its in the home. Many people also don't know that death from cardiac arrest can be prevented just by learning CPR ( Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation).
CPR saves lives and is something everyone should learn. Performing CPR will help keep the blood pumping through the person's body. If you feel that you can't give CPR because you don't want to give mouth-to-mouth, think again. Mouth-to-mouth is not necessary when performing CPR. Hands on only has proven to work just as well for people who are uncomfortable with mouth-to-mouth.
You never know when you might be thrown into the position to save someone's life by performing CPR. But knowing how to do it effectively will help reduce stress and make you more confident while you're in that position.
- Jamie Huymaier
CPR saves lives and is something everyone should learn. Performing CPR will help keep the blood pumping through the person's body. If you feel that you can't give CPR because you don't want to give mouth-to-mouth, think again. Mouth-to-mouth is not necessary when performing CPR. Hands on only has proven to work just as well for people who are uncomfortable with mouth-to-mouth.
You never know when you might be thrown into the position to save someone's life by performing CPR. But knowing how to do it effectively will help reduce stress and make you more confident while you're in that position.
- Jamie Huymaier