CPR in Action | A 3D look inside the body

This 3D animation was designed to share life-saving information with the general public to demonstrate the importance of good effective CPR!

Effective compressions create an artificial pump and send oxygenated blood to the brain to keep the brain alive. CPR also keeps blood and oxygen moving through the heart muscle itself so that it has the best chance of being successfully defibrillated when the AED arrives.

After a Sudden Cardiac Arrest, brain damage will start to set in within 4 minutes and is irreversible after 10 minutes. CPR is the person’s only chance of survival while waiting for an automated external defibrillator to arrive.

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[ryang]

Everyone may be scared of the idea of doing CPR but when you are put into a situation where you need it you can and will do it. Source: my moms heart stopped at home and I had to rush and give CPR until the paramedics arrived and she's still with us today. Life and death situations are always scary but when you know what to do you can do it.

[judyl.]

This was excellent. They should show this in every CPR training class.

[zaidorea]

This is one of the REALLY NEEDED things in school education.

[sarahgilliss]

Almost four years ago, I performed CPR untrained on my mother, who'd passed out right in front of me. After about a minute, , she woke up, sat bolt upright, grabbed my shirt, looked me dead in the eyes, and asked me to help her before passing out a second time. I did CPR for another 5 minutes before help arrived. Sadly, about 2 hours later, the ER doctors declared my mother deceased. Her heart just basically gave out because it was so weak from years of suffering from type 1 diabetes, several massive heart attacks, extreme congestive heart failure, a double bypass when I was 10, a couple blocked veins they couldn't repair, and failing valves. They did everything they could...her heart just didn't have the strength to restart.

I'm an asthmatic, and have epilepsy, and nearly gave myself both a seizure and an asthma attack trying to save my mother's life. In that moment, I honestly didn't care what happened to me...I just knew I needed to keep my mom alive. Where they were taking her, I could get help if I needed it, too.

My mom's cardiologist called me a "hero." I don't see myself as one. After all, my mother didn't make it. Heroes save people...I failed to save her. OK, yeah, I didn't stop trying, and that in and of itself may be considered "heroic, " but I still failed to save her.

[arunnegi]

Every human being on this planet should know this process. Each government should make it a compulsory practical in all the schools .

[elana]

This was so informative, I understand it better now. They need to show this in schools so children see and know why we push

[DD-nsff]

This is so well explained that it actually makes CPR seem less scary to ever have to do!

[rachelc]

PSA: the beat to “Staying Alive” is the perfect rate for chest compressions. I am an ICU nurse and I literally sing this in my head when I am giving compressions 😬

[benceringbauer]

The part she says: “If ribs break, thats okay” could be so hilariously used in so many clips.

[YouTubeLate]

I’ve been a certified first aider for years but giving CPR is a critical task that I haven’t done yet in a real life scenario and as the years go by, even with constant re-training, it still scares me to think sooner or later I’ll need to perform this on someone who is relying on me to save their life. Now I realize what emergency crews go through on a daily basis and I respect them so much.

[ZSmith-yylv]

Most important lesson: Don’t stop. Sounds obvious, but don’t stop if the ribs break, don’t stop when someone’s saying you’re going to kill them, don’t stop when they seem dead already, just keep going until ems gets there. They may very well be dead, but you gave them the best chance. They may have every rib in their chest broken, but they just might be alive as well.

[katthunter]

I'm an EMT, and this should be compulsory across the world. There's so many misconceptions about it, and it's such a simple thing to teach but so very powerful.

[hellsworld]

I’m glad that they mention that ribs break. A lot of people have their ribs crack under the pressure but it’s worth it.

[rickroll]

The fact that this is not universally taught in schools is concerning. This would certainly help more than knowing where Napoleon was defeated.

[helmaksi]

Best CPR tutorial by far. Explaining exactly what's going on when you do it wrong vs right is something a lot of tutorials on this lack, but it's SO IMPORTANT

[randomff]

Getsetfly science audiance attendence here❤

[blueshooter]

Damn I can't see why people dislike a very informative video like this, would be a shame if they got a similar situation like this and no one would know what to do :)

[bcmfin]

I had a cardiac arrest at work in March of this year. Fortunately my co-worker was a CPR instructor. She started CPR within minutes of my collapse.
I received 3 shocks from the the AED before the paramedics arrived. They continued CPR all the way to the hospital. If it wasn't for her training and skills I would not be writing this.

[deletedelete]

This stuff freaks me out. But I clicked on this because someone might need me to do this for them some day. And if I don't know this, that person may pass away. Hopefully no one ever needs this.

There was a guy that carried a device that removes objects from someone's throat when they're choking. He had the device in his car for 5 years and never used it. And one day, he was in a restaurant when a baby started to choke. He ran to his car for the device, used it on the baby, and saved his life.

It takes just one occasion, and you will make a massive difference.

[anthonydiaz]

I’ve done cpr a total of 7 times and have saved 5 out of those 7. Cpr is a very important skill to learn and maintain. This is a great video!