Would you perform CPR in an emergency, if a 911 operator told you how? A study analyzing 2,400 emergency calls found that bystanders were more likely to administer the live-saving procedure if the operator talked them through the steps. Without assistance, CPR was performed just 11% of the time for male victims of cardiac arrest, and 9% for female victims. However, when the operator helped 911 callers, these rates climbed to 40% and 44%, respectively. “What encourages me from a research standpoint is that there are so many opportunities to increase that number,” lead author Audrey Blewer said. “That’s really a matter of everybody working together and working towards the chain of survival from cardiac arrest.” (UPI)
Phone Topic: Do you like to have explicit instructions, or prefer to figure things out on your own?