Chest Compression–Only CPR by Lay Rescuers and Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

2010468 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Bentley J. Bobrow · Arizona Department of Health Services

Daniel W. Spaite

Tyler F. Vadeboncoeur · WinnMed

Lani Clark · University of Arizona

John V. Gallagher · New York City Fire Department

Abstract

Among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, layperson compression-only CPR was associated with increased survival compared with conventional CPR and no bystander CPR in this setting with public endorsement of chest compression-only CPR.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 304, Issue 13, pp. 1447-1447

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1392

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