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In message <000001bfc7bc$06da1d80$f406883e@19090>, Dr Matthew Cooke <[log in to unmask]> writes > An article in the NEJM and accompanying editorial suggests that >bystander cardiac compression is as good as full CPR, seems a good > study. > Your thoughts? > >Matthew > >> http://www.nejm.org/content/2000/0342/0021/1546.asp >> They do have very fast response times for an immediate responder in Seattle -- so not sure just how much of this is extrapolatable to UK where it is likely to be much longer to defib/paramedic support. I am not familiar with the rest of the work on CPR with and without breaths though, but it does seem a good study. -- Sam Waddy %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%