What are some of the most common reasons for needing CPR?

Question

What are some of the most common reasons for needing CPR?

Answer 1

Heart stops. Breathing stops. Drownings, electrical shock, heart attack, prolonged seizure: anything that stops the heart or breathing and thats alot of things to list.

Answer 2

drowning and heart attack ... first things that come to mind.

Answer 3

Full CPR (chest compressions and artificial breathing) is performed after a cardiac arrest i.e. When the person has no pulse. The common reversible causes of cardiac arrest are:

Hypothermia

Hypovolaemia (low blood volume - i.e. blood loss)

Hypoxia (low oxygen levels)

Disturbance in metabolite levels

Cardiac tamponade (blood around the heart)

Pulmonary embolism (clots in the lungs)

Toxins

Tension pneumothorax (air trapped in the chest around the lung)

Answer 4

Cardiac arrest for any number of reasons, including arrhythmia, hypoxia, hypotension, etc.