Doing CPR on seniors: How effective is it?

Participants practising cardiopulmonary resuscitation on dummies with Red Cross instructors at a life-saving workshop organised by a group of Nanyang Technological University communication students on Feb 27.
Participants practising cardiopulmonary resuscitation on dummies with Red Cross instructors at a life-saving workshop organised by a group of Nanyang Technological University communication students on Feb 27. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER FILE
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Apr 06, 2020, 06:01 AM
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Apr 06, 2020, 05:00 AM
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NEW YORK • Should cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) be administered on elderly patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)?

It is a question arising with greater frequency as more people live to advanced ages, when the odds of surviving an OHCA after CPR are grim and the chances of avoiding significant neurological disability are worse.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 06, 2020, with the headline Doing CPR on seniors: How effective is it?. Subscribe

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