If they are in cardiac arrest, have stopped breathing and no medical help could be expected within the next few minutes...would you stand by and watch them die?
"It’s estimated that about 95 percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital." "Survival is directly linked to the amount of time between the onset of sudden cardiac arrest and defibrillation. If no bystander CPR is provided, a victim’s chances of survival are reduced by 7 to 10 percent with every minute of delay until defibrillation." "The VF sudden cardiac arrest survival rate is only two to five percent if defibrillation is provided more than 12 minutes after collapse." "In some cities with public access defibrillation or “community AED programs,” when bystanders provide immediate CPR and the first shock is delivered within 3 to 5 minutes, the reported survival rates from VF sudden cardiac arrest are as high as 48 to 74 percent."
If a person has stopped breathing and is unconscious it's unlikely the emergency services would arrive in time to save them. CPR is the only way to sustain life until medical help arrives.
That's useful but it should be pointed out, cpr alone will not usually restart the heart beating. You are in effect keeping the blood flowing until a defib can be used. It's vital that the cpr is continued until a defib is available and quite often people need to take turns to administer cpr as done properly it is a very exhausting task.
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