{"id":1731,"date":"2026-02-17T12:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/?p=1731"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:39:27","slug":"the-importance-of-willing-bystander-cpr-part-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/the-importance-of-willing-bystander-cpr-part-b\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of Willing Bystander CPR &#8211; Part B"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1731\" class=\"elementor elementor-1731\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5398f67a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5398f67a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c974e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53c974e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>It\u2019s Not Just the Tools\u2014It\u2019s Trust and Understanding<\/h2>\nThis is the second Blog related to the posting of<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/blogs\/blog\/1378069-the-big-mistake-aed-s-are-easy-to-use-while-this-is-true-bystanders-are-still-afraid-to-get-involved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong><u>THE BIG MISTAKE<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Blog\u00a0<\/a>where the main driver was that all the experts made a Big Mistake thinking that Automated External Defibrillators (AED) were so easy to use compared to manual defibrillators that the public would start using them if an AED was easily accessible. Well, that was a major error, while thousands and thousands of AEDs have been purchased and placed in public buildings and businesses, not only are lay-rescuers not using AEDs they are rarely even starting CPR before First Responders arrive.\n\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/faOT_tD_dXY?si=l6vEOJPB98k9wUqN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n\n<h2>The Real Barrier: Fear, Not Equipment<\/h2>\nSo, what is the problem?\u00a0Bystanders of afraid!\u00a0 They don\u2019t want to do the wrong thing or cause further injury or get in trouble or sued. They need to fully understand the our\u00a0<u>Good Samaritan Law<\/u>\u00a0protects bystanders from legal action.\u00a0 Everyone bystanders, First Responders, and medical healthcare professionals must get permission from the patient to assist them \u2013 it is called \u201cConsent\u201d.\u00a0 If the patient is unconscious it is called \u201cImplied Consent\u201d and the courts awesome that somebody who is sane and injured would want help, so if the patient is unconscious, it is ok to call for help and start treatment as soon as possible.\n<h2>Why Every Second Counts: CPR Buys Time for the Brain<\/h2>\nWhen the heart stops beating and is no longer making a pulse, blood stops circulating to the brain and the brain will irreversibly and permanently die start to die within five minutes \u2013 long before 9-1-1 Emergency Services arrive. CPR or even more simply Chest Compressions will artificially squeeze the chest and the heart and cause\u00a0 blood to circulate to the brain.\u00a0 On TV drama\u2019s it often shows CPR waking up the patient and saving their life \u2013 this is not true.\u00a0 CPR chest compressions will simply keep blood circulating, and it will help keep the brain alive, but the patient will not wake up. It should give you confidence to by doing chest compressions you are keeping the brain alive until the patient can be defibrillated to restart their heart.\u00a0 If CPR is not performed, even if the patient is \u201cShocked\u201d with the AED, they will not survive because the brain is dead.\n<h2>Not All Organs Are Equal: The Brain Dies First<\/h2>\nOne of the realities is that people need to understand is that different tissues and organs die at different lengths of time.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Skin and muscle: up to 1 hour<\/li>\n \t<li>Vital organs like the liver and kidneys: maybe 20 minutes<\/li>\n \t<li>The brain: begins dying in just 5 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThat\u2019s why CPR must begin immediately \u2014 to keep oxygenated blood circulating to the brain.\n<h2>From Bystander to Lifesaver: Take Action, Even if It\u2019s Scary<\/h2>\nThe focus is on the public \u2013 the bystander to\u00a0<strong>Become a willing bystander<\/strong>\u2122 and even though the situation is very emotional and upsetting they still need to start compressions.\n<h2>Do It Hard, Do It Fast: How to Perform Effective Compressions<\/h2>\nPeople often worry about how hard\u00a0to push during CPR. The answer is: hard.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Compress fast: around 120 beats per minute(2 compressions per second)<\/li>\n \t<li>Compress deep: don\u2019t be afraid to push down firmly \u2014 shallow compressions don\u2019t help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t Let Fear of Injury Stop You<\/h2>\nPeople are afraid of breaking ribs \u2013 what if I break a rib or something. In reality the ligaments that attach the ribs to the sternum can tear and you might feel or hear the clicking sound of the end of the rib brushing against the side of the sternum. The patient is already in cardiac arrest \u2014 you can\u2019t make it worse.\u00a0If you don\u2019t do CPR, the patient will die. Broken ribs are survivable.\u00a0Cardiac arrest is not \u2014 without action.\u00a0What about the 30 compressions and 2 breaths? Since 2010, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has said:\n<blockquote>\u201cIf you are unable or unwilling to do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, then don\u2019t \u2014 just do compressions.\u201d<\/blockquote>\nThis is called\u00a0 Hands-Only CPR, and it\u2019s\u00a0 highly effective. The body already contains about ten minutes of oxygen in the blood, and chest compressions will circulate it.\u00a0Your Hands Are the Pump.\u00a0When you press down during CPR, you eject blood from the heart. When you release, the heart refills. This cycle:\n\n<strong>Eject Blood \u2192 Refill with blood \u2192 Eject blood \u2192 Refill with blood<\/strong>\n\n&#8230;is exactly what keeps the brain alive. Even the lungs get some passive air exchange through this movement. You are artificially pumping the heart \u00a0\u2014 and helping the patient survive. The goal now is to help people\u00a0become WILLING Bystanders and start CPR without hesitation. You spend most of your time with family, friends, coworkers, neighbours \u2014 people you care about. If someone collapses, chances are it\u2019s someone\u00a0you know\n<h2>Final Word: Don\u2019t Be Afraid to Help<\/h2>\nDon\u2019t be afraid to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/pages\/emergency-management-program-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a Willing Bystander\u2122<\/a>. You could be the one to keep someone\u2019s brain alive until help arrives. Please watch this short How CPR Actually Works (and Why IT Saves Lives)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Not Just the Tools\u2014It\u2019s Trust and Understanding This is the second Blog related to the posting of\u00a0THE BIG MISTAKE\u00a0\u2013 Blog\u00a0where the main driver was that all the experts made a Big Mistake thinking that Automated External Defibrillators (AED) were so easy to use compared to manual defibrillators that the public would start using them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.blackbikemedia.com\/rfa771\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}