Learn how to perform the lifesaving skill of CPR with FMR

Here is a hard pill to swallow. If somebody goes into cardiac arrest (their heart stops beating) outside of a hospital setting, they only have a 1 in 10 chance of survival.  However, if cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed correctly, that chance of survival goes up to 45%. I like those odds.  Here are the facts. Even when CPR is performed correctly it can only deliver approximately 20% of normal blood flow to the brain.

Without oxygen, brain cells die, and a brain injury can occur. However, one thing we do know is that if we don’t do CPR, the patient’s chance of survival is almost non-existent. Every minute that goes by, there is a 10% decrease in the patient’s chance of survival.

The big question. Can you bring somebody back to life with CPR? Well, if blood flow can be restored, either by CPR or by getting the heart pumping again, the patient could come back from clinical death.

The success or failure of performing CPR is not whether a person survives or not. Please understand that you just doing it, is the success, because by performing CPR you are giving your loved one the best possible chance of survival.

Sign up for our CPR or First Aid class and learn how to perform the life-saving skill of CPR and be somebody’s hero this Valentine’s Day!