From: Mark Richardson

Subject: Re: Hands-only CPR

Date: 2008-04-01 15:04

Profesional First Responders and medical staff are not affected by this
change.  EMTs and Paramedics will still be doing ventilations and
compressions.  Improperly done ventilations can be harmful so for
non-professionals this makes alot of sense.

Mark Richardson

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 5:50 PM, galen pewtherer  wrote:

> The American Heart Association is endorsing Hands-Only CPR (no rescue
> breathing).
> http://handsonlycpr.eisenberginc.com/
>
> I'd be interested to hear opinions from anyone with relevant medical
> training; good, bad, indifferent?
>
> Thanks,
>
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