{"id":32669,"date":"2021-03-10T12:36:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T20:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=32669"},"modified":"2021-03-10T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T20:36:44","slug":"during-covid-19-los-angeles-county-emergency-medical-services-urges-the-community-to-use-sidewalk-hands-only-cpr-to-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=32669","title":{"rendered":"During COVID-19, Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Urges the Community to Use Sidewalk Hands-Only CPR to Save Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><em>\u00a0#HandsOnlyCPR can save lives in moments of crisis and protects both parties from the risk of COVID-19 transmission<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_1265297801033215880govd_template_image CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/NlH8-BUEcowzzkydncQOQKjR2BIlkNlclg54Go_F1if9rqZQzIpiKqB2wZAhsVcTFU0xUy40Bzy_8jWJ_OsJecnSiVZDm9FqvPzUx3MeJ4XQ852YYYqjVTQ60IMmBvKR-GLpOEZZ8S_fKrzzpI5LMlPPEXl1uSY=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/CALACOUNTY\/2021\/03\/4237212\/cpr_original.png\" alt=\"CPR\" width=\"560\" height=\"274\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>ABOVE: LA County EMS Hands-Only CPR 2020 training video. This short video outlines the steps needed to perform Hands-Only CPR.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong><br \/>\nLOS ANGELES \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) along with its partners is raising awareness on the importance of knowing\u00a0<strong>Hands-Only CPR<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a lifesaving technique to aid someone experiencing cardiac arrest \u2013 during the COVID-19 pandemic. CPR is typically administered using mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-nose for rescue breathing, which carries increased risk due to the ongoing transmission of the COVID-19 virus in the community. In order to best protect both parties during CPR, using Hands-Only can still be effective in saving a life.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">This approach using Hands-Only can be performed by anyone anywhere with minimal levels of expertise. The new video from EMS released provides background information about sudden cardiac arrest and teaches how to use Hands-Only CPR to save lives.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cSeventy five percent of all cardiac arrests happen at home so the life you save with this skill could be your child, spouse, parent, or friend,\u201d said Dipesh Patel, MD, Medical Director of the Los Angeles County Paramedic Training Program.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Hands Only CPR can triple the chances of survival for a person experiencing cardiac arrest before emergency responders arrive. The frequent chest compressions keep oxygen flowing through the body to keep the heart, brain and other vital organs alive. Many sing along to popular songs like &#8220;Stayin\u2019 Alive&#8221; by the Bee Gees while giving compressions to help keep the correct chest rate needed for effective CPR.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">To learn more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTAuMzY3MTgxNTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Rocy5sYWNvdW50eS5nb3YvZW1lcmdlbmN5LW1lZGljYWwtc2VydmljZXMtYWdlbmN5Lz91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.IiTKd7TogM9K3bv1FfkirSpGWhrQs0Tvj2yDu7wmigo\/s\/1372357670\/br\/99710546725-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTAuMzY3MTgxNTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Rocy5sYWNvdW50eS5nb3YvZW1lcmdlbmN5LW1lZGljYWwtc2VydmljZXMtYWdlbmN5Lz91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.IiTKd7TogM9K3bv1FfkirSpGWhrQs0Tvj2yDu7wmigo\/s\/1372357670\/br\/99710546725-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615494216137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG343IvTM93r1gWDOECpCtcBplAng\">dhs.lacounty.gov\/emergency-<wbr><\/wbr>medical-services-agency<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">To learn Hands-Only CPR, visit \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTAuMzY3MTgxNTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3lvdXR1LmJlL2pIYWljbm85NXNrP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.jmvRcpKeB544xEcVVgtS7q202vzvwB7-jX3OTWkub28\/s\/1372357670\/br\/99710546725-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMTAuMzY3MTgxNTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3lvdXR1LmJlL2pIYWljbm85NXNrP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.jmvRcpKeB544xEcVVgtS7q202vzvwB7-jX3OTWkub28\/s\/1372357670\/br\/99710546725-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1615494216137000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFG_ACxurzQr60JXaqGlLCI_pd9NA\">youtu.be\/jHaicno95sk<\/a>\u00a0and watch the instructional video and share it with the important people in your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0#HandsOnlyCPR can save lives in moments&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32670,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32669\/revisions\/32670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}