WEBVTT - How does CCC, the new form of CPR, work?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Brain staff from house stuff works dot com

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<v Speaker 1>where smart happens. Hi. I'm Marshall Brain with today's question,

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<v Speaker 1>what is c CC or continuous chess compressions and how

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<v Speaker 1>does it compare to CPR. The technique known as CPR,

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<v Speaker 1>or cardio pulmonary resuscitation, has saved thousands of lives since

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<v Speaker 1>it was invented and promoted several decades ago. Millions of

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<v Speaker 1>people have gone through training classes with the Red Cross

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<v Speaker 1>and other organizations. But CPR is now getting a facelift

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<v Speaker 1>and it no longer requires formal training. It's now called

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<v Speaker 1>c c C or continuous chess compression, and you don't

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<v Speaker 1>even need to do the mouth to mouth part anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>You can find videos on YouTube that show you the technique,

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<v Speaker 1>but here are the basic steps. Step one, you find

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<v Speaker 1>a person who's collapsed, you should first call Step two

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<v Speaker 1>roll the person onto his or her back. Step three,

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<v Speaker 1>put the heel of one hand down on the chest

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<v Speaker 1>between the person's nipples. Step four, put the heel of

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<v Speaker 1>a second hand on top of the first and interlock

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<v Speaker 1>your fingers. Step five line your shoulders up over your

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<v Speaker 1>hands and lock your elbows, and then step six push

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<v Speaker 1>down with the shoulders. That's the compression part of c

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<v Speaker 1>c C. Step seven release with the hands coming off

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<v Speaker 1>the chest. What you want is for the chest to

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<v Speaker 1>rebound a little bit and provide some vacuum, so you're

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<v Speaker 1>getting both compression and that vacuuming back up so that

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<v Speaker 1>you get maximum circulation. And then step eight. Do this

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred times a minute. That's a pretty good pace.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about one and a half times every second. The

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<v Speaker 1>only thing you do in c c C is pump

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<v Speaker 1>on the chest until professional help arrives. You do it

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<v Speaker 1>even if a person is gasping. That gasping happens in

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<v Speaker 1>about half the people who collapse from a heart attack.

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<v Speaker 1>This chest pumping moves enough oxygen to the brain because

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<v Speaker 1>the oxygen is already in the body. Studies have shown

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<v Speaker 1>that c c C is actually more effective than traditional CPR,

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<v Speaker 1>even without the rescue breathing, possibly because it's much easier

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<v Speaker 1>to remember and to administer, just start pumping. For more

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