Conventional CPR is still recommended and is a better solution. We are not saying that Hands-Only CPR is better than conventional CPR.

It’s also easier to learn and it’s easier for an untrained bystander to perform. Experts have determined that chest compression’s alone can increase the likelihood of survival. Whatever the reason is, it is better to do something than do nothing. Maybe you just don’t want to lock lips with a stranger. Maybe the victim looks sick or is foaming at the mouth. However, there are many instances where a person needs CPR and bystanders are unwilling to put their mouth on the other person’s mouth. Why would we perform Hands-Only CPR? Aren’t rescue breaths important?Ĭonventional CPR with rescue breaths is still recommended.

Hands-Only CPR – CPR with chest compression’s only. Instead of performing CPR with a combination of chest compression’s and rescue breaths, you perform chest compression’s only.Ĭonventional CPR – CPR with chest compression’s and rescue breaths. Hands-only CPR is CPR without rescue breaths.

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