66% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the home.
Many cardiac arrest are accompanied by intermittent, gasping respirations. That sounds like intermittent, loud snoring.
Fewer than a third of all cardiac arrests benefit from Bystander CPR.
If the person you live with does not know how to perform Bystander CPR, you are ten times more likely to stay dead if you suffer a sudden cardiac arrest, as someone in this country does every 90 seconds.
If the point hasn't escaped you, get your spouse trained in Bystander CPR immediately.
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When you see a cardiac arrest, your brain fights you - "No, this isn't really happening" - and the circumstances fight you - "Dang! in CPR class the manikin didn't weigh very much and wasn't sitting in a deep chair. This blog deals with practical details and presents reports of "saves." Let me have your questions and comments - they will steer the course of this blog. This blog is brought to you by the volunteers at www.slicc.org
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