A small rural community in Denmark has showed how learning CPR can really save lives.The Danish island of Bornholm, which recently engaged in community wide CPR training, has witnessed impressive life saving results. Tragically, in between the years 2001 and 2003 in Bornholm, not one casulty who suffered a cardiac arrest survived. The residents of Bornholm decided this statistic had to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Ch 10 The Living Room – It Could Have Been The Last Supper
On tonight’s Channel 10 lifestyle program The Living Room, it could have been the last supper for a number of unsuspecting dinner guests. In his regular cooking segment, Spanish chef Miguel Maestre was tonight tasked with creating a delicious three course meal to serve to twelve dinner guests.The twist was that these guests had a … Continue reading
100 compressions per minute – just right
A new study has confirmed that CPR compressions performed at a rate of 100 compressions per minute, is ideal. The research which was conducted at Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium analysed various rates of compressions in over 130 CPR cases. The study found a strong association between the speed or rate of chest compressions and … Continue reading
Study Finds Broken Ribs From CPR To Be Expected
The results of a Korean-based study has shown that fractured ribs from CPR are to be expected. The study by the Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, found that close to one third of all patients that receive CPR, end up with at least one broken rib. The results also showed that women in … Continue reading