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- Response to Carr "CPR - correction"Show More
The statement could be improved for clarity, but is actually accurate.
Previous recommendations used to recommend that chest compressions be performed at a rate of 100 per min. In a large observational study, the compression rate actually performed by rescuers was higher than 100 per min 50% of the time. As it turns out, the highest survival rate was achieved when the compression rate was between 100 and 120 per m...
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There is an unfortunate misprint in the first line of this useful clinical note - the word "not" has been omitted!
Item 1 headline should read: "Chest compressions during CPR should NOT be fast pushes."
The authors point out that more than 50% of the public administer chest compressions too fast. 100 per minute (i.e. walking speed) is ideal.
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