Also called: Also called: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
If you were with someone who had a heart attack or almost drowned, would you know what to do? When blood flow or breathing stops, seconds count. Permanent brain damage or death can happen quickly. If you know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you could save a life. CPR is an emergency procedure for a person whose heart has stopped or is no longer breathing. CPR can maintain circulation and breathing until emergency medical help arrives.
Even if you haven’t had training, you can do “hands-only” CPR for a person whose heart has stopped beating. “Hands-only” CPR uses chest compressions to keep blood circulating until emergency help arrives. If you’ve had training, you can use chest compressions and rescue breathing. Rescue breathing helps get oxygen to the lungs for a person who has stopped breathing. To keep your skills up, you should repeat the training every two years.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): First Aid(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/first-aid-cpr/FA00061/METHOD=print
- Hands-Only CPR(American Heart Association) - http://handsonlycpr.eisenberginc.com/
- New Concepts of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for the Lay Public(American Heart Association) - http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/116/25/e566
- Focusing on CPR Improves Survival(05/04/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83772.html
- Limited English May Be Life-Threatening(04/24/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83354.html
- CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too(03/09/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_81477.html
- Cough CPR(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4535
- CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care FAQ(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3023119
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End-of-Life Care: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/firstaid/basics/630.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/healthy/firstaid/basics/630.printerview.html
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Learn CPR You Can Do It!(University of Washington, School of Medicine) - http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/
Also available in Spanish http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/spanish/
- Adult CPR Video Demonstration(University of Washington, School of Medicine) - http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/videodemo/adult-cpr-video.html
- Child CPR Video Demonstration(University of Washington, School of Medicine) - http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/videodemo/child-cpr-video.html
- Infant CPR Video Demonstration(University of Washington, School of Medicine) - http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/videodemo/infant-cpr-video.html
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/intervention=cardiopulmonary+resuscitation
- Hands-Only CPR Simplifies Saving Lives for Bystanders(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=377
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More Compressions, Fewer Interruptions Lead to Higher Cardiac Arrest Survival(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=728
- Unified National Effort Needed to Save Lives by Increasing Use of CPR(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3052980
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: A piece of my mind. The code. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19351928&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Should hospices be exempt from following national cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines?... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19325182&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Should hospices be exempt from following national cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines?... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19325181&tool=MedlinePlus
- CPR -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=cardiopulmonary+resuscitation[majr]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+AND+(jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+review[pt]+OR+systematic[sb])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Prepare for Emergencies with American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Courses(American Red Cross) - http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.86f46a12f382290517a8f210b80f78a0/?vgnextoid=aea70c45f663b110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default
- American Heart Association - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
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American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/
Also available in Spanish http://www.cruzrojaamericana.org/
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Statistics(American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4483
- CPR/AED Fact Sheet(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=445
- CPR(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/cpr.html
- CPR: A Real Lifesaver(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/er/cpr.html
- Cardiac Arrest - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cardiacarrest.html
- First Aid - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/firstaid.html
- Blood, Heart and Circulation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodheartandcirculation.html
- Injuries and Wounds - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/injuriesandwounds.html
The primary NIH organization for research on CPR is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/