People put off giving CPR by unrealistic TV depictions, researchers say

Most dramas show characters searching for pulse and giving breaths but experts say chest compressions on their own can save lives ...

Why dispatchers in half of Kansas counties can’t give CPR instructions

If you call 911 in Kansas and need help administering CPR there’s roughly a 50-50 chance you’ll get any instructions. That’s ...
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TV Shows Are Promoting the Wrong Idea When It Comes to Performing CPR

“Hands-Only CPR is a simple two-step process — call 911 if you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse and then push hard and ...

CPR on TV is often inaccurate – but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

TV shows can be misleading when it comes to educating viewers on hands-only CPR, along with who experiences cardiac arrest ...
TCTMD

TV Shows Often Fumble When Portraying CPR

Checking for a pulse and giving rescue breaths are just some of the ways TV inaccurately depicts CPR for sudden cardiac ...
Healio

TV CPR often not reflective of real-world scenarios

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...
Quad-City Times

CPR steps receive a makeover

DALLAS (AP) — “Push hard, push fast” next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice. Putting the emphasis on chest ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Giving CPR during the pandemic: 3 tips

Under usual circumstances, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is provided to inpatients unless they have a do-not-resuscitate order on file, but the COVID-19 pandemic has changed considerations ...