2010 CPR Guidelines
2010 CPR Guidelines
The American Heart Association has released the new CPR Guidelines! As we all know, when someone has a heart attack their heart stops beating. In the 2005 CPR Guidelines the most important thing for a rescuer to do were the:
ABC’s – Airway, Breathing, and Circulation
The Heart now emphasizes:
CAB’s – Circulation, Airway, and Breathing
- Compressions
The American Heart recommends in the new CPR Guidelines for 2010 that we:
PUSH HARDER: Compress the chest of an adult 1 ½- 2 inches, allowing for complete recoil chest between compressions
PUSH FASTER: Compress the chest at a rate of 100 compressions/ minute
DON’T STOP PUSHING: Interruptions in chest compressions stops blood flow to the brain, which leads to brain death. The AHA says you should keep pushing as long as you can.
If you are not a trained medical person you should consider:
Hands Only CPR: The AHA endorsed this form of CPR in 2008. The Heart Association still wants untrained lay rescuers to do Hands Only CPR on adult victims who collapse in front of them.
