Why You Should Learn CPR
Health & Nutrition|September 2018

When someone suffers a cardiac arrest, using this simple intervention to restore the hearts rhythm may save their life and help prevent brain damage from occurring.

Dr Menon
Why You Should Learn CPR
Often, in homes and public places, someone’s heart starts beating so fast and erratically that it is unable to pump blood effectively. In a split second, the person collapses and lies motionless on the ground without a pulse.

This is cardiac arrest, an event that 90% of people do not survive when it occurs outside a hospital. That’s why learning how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is important.

When started early and done effectively, CPR significantly increases the likelihood that a victim of cardiac arrest will survive without suffering any permanent damage.

This story is from the September 2018 edition of Health & Nutrition.

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