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Abstract
Despite the fact that the meaning of the term CPR is widely understood by the general population and that most people understand CPR to be a key to survival in the cardiac arrest victim, CPR is not being performed on the vast majority of people experiencing cardiac arrest. Statistically, approximately 350,000 cardiac arrests occur each year in the United States (AHA, 2003; Weisfeldt and Becker, 2002). Retrospective studies of witnessed cardiac arrest events indicate that no bystander CPR was performed 3 in 55% to 84% of cases (Bossaert, Van Hoeyweghen, and The Cerebral Resuscitation Study Group, 1989; Cummins et al., 1985; Locke et al., 1995).
Even medical professionals are often reluctant to perform the skill. A study by Brenner and Kauffman showed that 80% of 4 registered nurses and 50% of physicians would be unwilling to perform the mouth-to-mouth component of CPR without a barrier device (1993). Because of the emergence of incurable, infectious diseases (HIV, HCV) transmitted through contact with body fluids, investigators have hypothesized that one of the reasons for this is fear of disease transmission from mouth-to-mouth breathing. This study reviews the available body of published research pertaining to ventilation in victims of cardiac arrest. Specifically, the purpose of this study was to review the historical rationale for providing ventilation during CPR, the role ventilation plays in improving the patient's physiological condition during cardiac arrest, mechanics of chest-compression-only CPR (to determine if this method could provide the same or improved benefits as standard CPR to patients in cardiac arrest), and whether ventilation could be deferred or delayed during the performance of CPR in certain situations.
Year of Submission
2004
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Sue Joslyn
Date Original
2004
Object Description
1 PDF file (81 pages)
Copyright
©2004 Karin L. Wille
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Wille, Karin L., "Chest Compression-Only CPR as an Alternative to Traditional CPR in Adult Cardiac Arrest: A Review of Literature" (2004). Graduate Research Papers. 4422.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4422
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