Learn CPR and Help Someone

Written by Patti Bihn, Chelsea Hospital

If you’ve watched Monday Night Football this year, you have seen the importance of early Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby. According to the American Heart Association, about 90 percent of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double, or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival.

If you see a teen or adult collapse suddenly, follow these 2 steps: 1) Call 911 2) Push hard and fast in the center of the chest at a rate that is about 100-120 times/minute, which is the “beat” of the disco song “Staying Alive”.

Watch the Hands-Only CPR video at heart.org to learn how to save a life. A great next step would be to take an “official” CPR class. To register for a CPR class at Chelsea Hospital, or for more information, call 734-593-6269 or go to www.trinityhealthmichigan.org.

Courtesy of Stockbridge CADL