Patients who have coronary disease complications or experience cardiac issues have an increased risk of SCA.18The prompt delivery of CPR can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival, especially if it is performed within the first few minutes of cardiac arrest.19Because loved ones and caregivers are most likely to be present in an emergency, they should be prepared to intervene and provide basic CPR.
In the hospital setting, when a patient is being discharged, there is a unique opportunity to provide CPR instruction to an untrained population of people. This is especially important for the population of people who are most likely to witness an event.
Often, this window of opportunity at the hospital is not wide enough to coordinate a certified instructor to provide a comprehensive training in CPR.20But, it is long enough to explain the importance of learning CPR and to provide self-directed training materials.
这需要记住,实际上是旁观者的家人和朋友的家人和朋友,我们知道immediate CPR given to a cardiac arrest victim by a bystander can double or triple a victim’s chances of survival.21
By preventing the degradation of ventricular fibrillation (VF) - a shockable cardiac arrest rhythm—to a non-shockable cardiac arrest rhythm, CPR increases the number of patients who can be successfully resuscitated through defibrillation. Bystander CPR is also associated with improved health outcomes for individuals who survive cardiac arrest. A number of studies have also found increased quality of life following cardiac arrest for individuals who receive bystander CPR compared to individuals who do not receive bystander CPR.22