Gasping For Life!

If an unconscious person is gasping but not breathing normally should you call 911 and leave them alone, or should you begin aggressive CPR? In this Video Blog, Roy Shaw, EMT-P tells a true story about how a child may have died due to not having life saving CPR because she was showing signs of agonal breathing. This caused the rescuer to stop the life saving CPR and ended tragically. Watch this Video Blog to learn what agonal breathing is and how to respond to it. http://www.theheart.org/article/924633.do The post Gasping For Life! appeared first on Roy on Rescue.

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