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Peel First to Launch North American CPR Study: CHEST COMPRESSIONS KEY TO SURVIVAL
Peel Regional Paramedics have enrolled in a North American study that will compare two methods of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in hopes of providing some insight as to the optimal method of CPR.
The study — known as Continuous Cardiac Compressions (CCC) — is led by the Resuscitation Outcome Consortium (ROC) and comes on the heels of another recently published ROC study showing that survival rates from cardiac arrest decreased when more time passed between chest compressions and defibrillation.
Peel paramedics and Brampton and Mississauga firefighters were trained for the CCC study, which launched first in Peel on June 6, 2011.
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Dr. Sheldon Cheskes, Peel Regional Paramedic Services’ Medical Director and Co-Principal Investigator of the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, points out that “bystander CPR in Peel currently sits at approximately 34% – almost double that of 10 years ago, but could stand to be a lot higher.”
“Bystanders performing hands-only CPR before paramedics get to the scene is an extremely important factor in the success of a cardiac resuscitation,” says Cheskes. “It can mean the difference between life and death.”
Members of the public can look into CPR training from:
Peel Regional Paramedic Services responds to more than 84,000 emergency medical calls every year.
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