Gary Reis, the president of Access Ambulance Service in Rhode Island, is a trained emergency medical technician. At his business, Gary Reis maintains a skilled staff specially trained in telecommunications technology, emergency medical dispatching, and American Heart Association CPR.
About 80 percent of cardiac arrests occur outside of hospitals, according to reports from the American Heart Association. Because of this, family members, friends, or strangers may have to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to keep the patient alive until emergency medical professionals arrive. Usually, CPR combines mouth-to-mouth breathing with chest compressions. After 911 is called, individuals administer 30 chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 beats per minute, breathe twice into the collapsed person’s mouth, and repeat. This method of CPR is best for children, infants, and any person who is not breathing normally. Victims of drug overdose or drowning can also be helped with traditional mouth-to-mouth CPR. However, this method of CPR takes away critical time from chest compressions. Further, many people who know CPR forget mouth-to-mouth care or are less likely to perform it. Instead, they prefer hands-only CPR. This modified version of CPR involves only chest compressions and is ideal for adults and teens who suddenly collapse. In many cases, these individuals were breathing normally before collapsing, so they still have enough breath in their lungs. Like regular CPR, hands-only CPR requires that chest compressions be administered at 100 to 120 beats per minute.
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AuthorA longtime resident of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Gary Reis attended Tolman High School before pursuing his emergency medical technician credentials at the Community College of Rhode Island. Archives
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