cpr guidelines

A new study says that CPR performed by males is more effective than CPR performed by females. A new study conducted by the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel, Switzerland found that women simply aren’t as effective as men are with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Influence of Gender on the Performance of Cardiopulmonary Rescue Teams: A Randomized, Prospective Simulator Study. The...

CPR has changed and you have to retrain! Don't fall for this gimmick. The new CPR guidelines release in late 2015 and effective now are one of the least significant changes (whereas the 2010/2011 changes were probably the most significant) in many years. Nobody with a current CPR card requires retraining at this time (of course studies show that students...