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From: ron@brl-smoke.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: CPR, First Aid, & Liability
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Date: Wed, 19-Feb-86 21:33:25 EST
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> This is true.  Even with an absolutely perfect CPR technique the proceedure
> only provides about 30% of normal respiration and cardiac action (assuming
> only mouth-to-mouth and external heart compression).  This is improved only
> slightly by an oxygen fed bag-mask.  If the technique is performed less 
> than perfectly this already low effectiveness drops greatly. 

Actually mechanical CPR (i.e. Thumper) greatly improves this.

-Ron