Cpr Studies News Today

>> reporter: what youre describing could save lives. the cpr studies do agree, the reason a persons bloodstream contains enough oxygen to live for several minutes. but the oxygen cant nourish brain cells unless it is circulated by chest compressions. if you want to see more on this logon to cnnhealth.com. lets shift topics now. its been almost two weeks since i competed in the nautica and new york city triathlon, alongside six of our cnn viewers. it was the first triathlon for all of us but i ...

Imagine you see the person next to you collapse. no heartbeat. what do you do? the answer is cpr. and now there is a great debate going on. can you save someone by only using chest compressions? two large studies published this week in the "new england journal of medicine" say yes. we investigated this very issue in my special called "cheating death." some would say, look, you know, dont bother with the mouth to mouth at all. youve got oxygen in your bloodstream. the key is to move it around the...