In today's world of extensive tension and stress, its most recommended to everyone to take some precautions to keep themselves healthy. However, best of the people meet accidents everyday. For an inevitable situation like accidents, we can not take precautions measures but can at least try to prevent the damage as much as possible.



Today when technology has taken a leap in last few years, we can still use some old yet effective techniques like CPR. Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading cause of death, claiming an estimated 3, 25,000 lives each year. It is estimated that 95 percent of victims of cardiac arrest die before they reach a hospital or other source of emergency help. However, it has been stated by experts that victims of cardiac arrest can be saved if a defibrillator device is immediately available to deliver an electric shock to restore the heart to its normal rhythm. These Automated external defibrillator (AED) are so effective that there usage procedure is added to the basic life support (BLS) and many first aid guides and programs. It is significantly easy to use an AED. Nowadays every health club, and other such places where vigorous activities are performed, are supposed to keep and AED for emergency. However, CPR techniques are taught to all the health experts.

About 75 percent to 80 percent of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen at home, so being trained to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can mean the difference between life and death for a loved one. Effective bystander CPR, provided immediately after cardiac arrest, cans double a victim's chance of survival. Considering that most of the victims of cardiac arrest die due to lack of immediate assistance, the process of cough CPR can come handy. In cough CPR, the victim can perform CPR on himself without an assistance and continue to do so unless any help arrives or the heart reaches a normal rate. It can be simply performed by coughing as hard as you can, so that it pumps the heart and force the blood to run. This information should be shared with everyone for it may come handy in case of this unfortunate emergency.

Every minute after a cardiac arrest may result in failure of various body organs. CPR is really helpful for the victim to survive till the help arrives. There are numerous health associations all over US which offer free CPR trainings and courses. Everyone should take these trainings and invite their friend and family to do same. You will see how you make life much easier with a little less pain.