Compression-only CPR increases survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

In a Swedish study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, bystander CPR rates nearly doubled and compression-only, or Hands-Only CPR, rates increased six-fold over the 18-year review. Compression-only and standard CPR – with chest compressions and rescue breaths — were associated with doubled survival rates compared with no CPR.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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