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What Movies Get Dangerously Wrong About CPR - Cheddar Explains
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November 23, 2021
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9:52Now PlayingIf you’ve ever watched a show or movie where a character is unconscious for some reason - drowning, electrocution, stabbed in a knife fight - you probably know what to expect next. Some hero will come perform what looks like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a minute or two, perhaps in slow motion, and definitely with a dramatic musical score. And bing, bang, boom, the unconscious character miraculously comes back to life.
If you’ve ever suspected that this is a gross exaggeration of the efficacy of CPR, well, you’re right. But exactly how wrong Hollywood gets CPR is hilarious at best and downright dangerous at worst.
Further reading:
CDC
Emergency Medicine Journal
NPR
Newsweek
Medicine (Baltimore) [Journal]
New England J. of Medicine
European Resuscitation Council
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