It’s estimated that more than 95 percent of cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital (from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest). A victim’s chances of survival are reduced by 7 to 10 percent with every minute that passes without CPR and defibrillation. Few attempts at resuscitation succeed after 10 minutes. Statistics from Cardiac Science (a Mfr. …
One of the best cardiac arrest survival rates in the U.S. consistently is casinos, like Reno, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, etc. Why? Well, it starts with all staff trained in CPR, and multiple AEDs in every casino (some since early 90’s). Most areas of a casino are under camera coverage with people actually watching security …
Real life story of a 33 year old Mom that suffered cardiac arrest, with “New CPR”, or Hands-Only CPR, performed by her husband. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/cheating.death.harden.cpr/#cnnSTCVideo Learn CPR – Save a Life !