Do you want to be resuscitated? This is what you should think about before deciding
February 11, 2021 | 4:03 pm Font Size STOCK PHOTO Every day, in every hospital, doctors and nurses respond to “code blue” situations. This is an emergency alert for when a patient’s heart stops beating, called a cardiac arrest. To save the patient’s life, medical and nursing staff will often administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). CPR involves repeated chest compressions, artificial breathing, use of medications and an electric shock to jump-start the heart (defibrillation). The aim is to restore a person’s heartbeat and blood pressure to normal, and in turn to rest...
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