Why we all need CRP

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Originally Posted by w_sohl

Been proven to save more lives.

I'll admit it's been a few years, but my recollection is that the act alone doesn't save lives, but doing compressions is better than doing nothing. Since people are more apt to just do compressions than put their mouth on someone else's mouth, teaching to do just compressions will give more people the knowledge and confidence to do something.

On a side note, is it true that compressions is all that's being taught? I can see them teaching full CPR, but emphasizing compressions only when uncomfortable with using breathing as well. If that's true, it shouldn't be called CPR, but just CR.