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Survival rates when CPR is applied outsite a hospital is below 10%. About 1/3 of those 10% that survive will have permanent neurological disability and about 50
by M95D 2y ago
Survival rates when CPR is applied outsite a hospital is below 10%. About 1/3 of those 10% that survive will have permanent neurological disability and about 50% whish they died instead of having CPR.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/29/1177914622/a-natural-death-may-be-preferable-for-many-than-enduring-cpr https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/29/1177914...
- spondylosaurus 2y agoA related, longer read: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/the-hidden-harms-of-cpr https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/the-hidden-...
- onemoresoop 2y agoThat still leaves a small percentage of those to survive and continue their lives, I’d say it’s worth it. My father was probably killed by CPR as we found out at autopsy that he had aortic aneurism, an aortic fissure that ruptured badly during CPR. And yet ER tried their best and was his only chance of survival.