Talk:Cough CPR

POV
Cough CPR is generally not a recognized protocol (it is not recognized by the Red Cross either). I think we need to be careful, as warned by the The American Heart Association, "it may be possible for a conscious, responsive person to cough forcefully and maintain enough blood flow to the brain to remain conscious for a few seconds until the arrhythmia disappears or is treated...has been mislabeled "cough CPR," although it's not a form of traditional resuscitation." The "R" in CPR stands for resuscitation, and obviously an unconscious person cannot cough or be made to cough; nor the protocol resuscitate the heart, but rather may help control an arrythmia - an irregular heartbeat. JamieJones 16:42, 25 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Don't add tags unless agreement cannot be reached here. The page presently explains that no organisation recommends cough CPR. JFW | T@lk  02:03, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

While it is essential to be careful about suggesting what to do in cases such as this, why is it that the mwedical authorities do not address the circumstances where this might be the only option available - COULD it prove beneficial in the absence of any other way of getting treatment or surviving? If you are driving and going to a hospital will coughing be of benefit or not.? Those specific questions have not been answered by anyone as far as I can see. (aussie399) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aussie399 (talk • contribs) 05:20, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The "medical authorities" have addressed it. It is not recommended for prehospital use by lay rescuers in any context, period. According to the AHA, the procedure is only useful for prolonging consciousness for a few seconds at the onset of an arrhythmia and in a controlled setting. It is also only useful when performed immediately before loss of consciousness. Because of that, there is absolutely no reason why anybody should be doing it while driving themselves anywhere. A person who is experiencing signs and symptoms of any cardiac problem while driving a car should pull over and call EMS immediately. They will stand a much better chance of surviving and will be much less likely to lose consciousness and plow their car into an innocent bystander. If somebody wants to sit in their car on the side of the road and cough themselves unconscious while waiting for an ambulance, fine, but it is not likely to improve the situation and they should not be driving at all if they are having a cardiac event.Akigawa (talk) 20:20, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

UnOrphan this document?
“Cardiopulmonary resuscitation” has a section called “Self-CPR”, In that, there is the term “Cough CPR”. If that was changed to a link, would it be sufficient for this document to no longer be an orphan? &#91;&#91;User:Cs1kh&#93;&#93; (talk) 10:29, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation has a link to this page. However, the information presented there under the "Self-CPR" section is similarly comprehensive to the content presented here. There should definitely be a link back to the main CPR article and maybe this page should be merged. Any ideas? --Moaltmann (talk) 18:27, 15 March 2009 (UTC)