{"id":10480,"date":"2012-01-04T09:13:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T08:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.protrainings.eu\/?p=359"},"modified":"2012-01-04T09:13:39","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T08:13:39","slug":"british-heart-foundation-is-promoting-no-kissing-just-hard-cpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/british-heart-foundation-is-promoting-no-kissing-just-hard-cpr\/","title":{"rendered":"British Heart Foundation is promoting &#8216;no kissing, just hard CPR&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">The British Heart Foundation is urging people to forget &#8220;mouth-to-mouth&#8221; and to concentrate on chest compressions when performing CPR. \u00a0&#8220;Hands-only CPR&#8221; has\u00a0previously been supported by the Resuscitation Council (UK). \u00a0But it is now being promoted in a new advertising campaign featuring footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones. \u00a0New polling by the BHF suggests many feel worried about the idea of giving the &#8220;kiss of life&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL06A679CA8C165992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video click here<\/a>\u00a0This is nothing new in our training and the course is taught the same and full CPR training must still be trained, it is excellent advice to untrained people and as an alternative to full CPR to anyone. \u00a0All our courses have always had chest only compression training videos.<\/p>\n<p>The official position of the BHF is now that anyone who does not have CPR training should ignore the kiss of life in favour of hard and fast compressions in the centre of the chest. \u00a0\u00a0A new poll conducted across the UK and involving 2,000 respondents showed nearly half were put off from performing CPR because of a lack of knowledge.<\/p>\n<p id=\"story_continues_2\">A fifth worried specifically about the thought of the kiss of life or about contracting an infectious disease. \u00a0Four in 10 people were worried about being sued if they did something wrong, even though the BHF argues no such case has ever succeeded in Britain. \u00a0\u00a0&#8220;The kiss of life can often be daunting for untrained bystanders who want to help when someone has collapsed with a cardiac arrest,&#8221; said Ellen Mason, senior cardiac nurse at the BHF.<\/p>\n<p>She said the kiss of life remained the &#8220;gold standard&#8221; of CPR, but added if a person had not had training the best option would be to just do chest compressions.<\/p>\n<p>Bee Gees hit \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0The BHF is also suggesting people hum to the Bee Gees hit Stayin&#8217; Alive, to get the tempo of chest compressions right, although others have in recent months\u00a0questioned whether this is appropriate, suggesting it may lead to compressions which are too shallow. \u00a0The new BHF advert features Vinnie Jones in his traditional hardman guise, administering chest compressions to a Bee Gees backbeat after being thrown an unconscious body by his henchmen.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the new campaign, he said: &#8220;There really shouldn&#8217;t be any messing about when it comes to CPR. 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