1.原材料引用
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.
Cardiopulmonaryresuscitation,orCPR,cansavethelifeofsomeonewhosehearthas
stopped.Theconditioniscalledcardiacarrest.Theheartstopspumpingblood.The
personstopsbreathing.Withoutlifesavingmeasures,thebrainstartstodiewithinfour
tosixminutes.
CPRcombinesbreathingintothevictim'smouthandrepeatedpressesonthechest.
CPRkeepsbloodandoxygenflowingtotheheartandbrain.
However,anewJapanesestudyquestionstheusefulnessofmouth-to-mouth
breathing.
ThestudywaspublishedintheBritishmedicalmagazine,TheLancet.DoctorsinTokyo
ledtheresearch.Itexaminedmorethanfourthousandpeoplewhohadsuffered
cardiacarrest.Inallthecases,witnessessawtheeventhappen.
Morethanonethousandofthevictimsreceivedsomekindofmedicalassistancefrom
witnesses.SevenhundredandtwelvereceivedCPR.Fourhundredandthirty-nine
receivedchestpressesonly.Nomouth-to-mouthrescuebreathsweregiventothem.
TheresearcherssayanykindofCPRimprovedchancesofthepatient'ssurvival.But,
theysaidthosepeopletreatedwithonlychestpressessufferedlessbraindamage.
Twenty two percent survived with good brain ability.Onlytenpercentofthevictims
treatedwithtraditionalCPRsurvivedwithgoodbrainability.
TheAmericanHeartAssociationchangeditsguidelinesforCPRchestpressesintwo
thousandfive.Itsaidpeopleshouldincreasethenumberofchestpressesfromfifteen
tothirtyforeverytwobreathsgiven.
GordonEwyisaheartdoctorattheUniversityofArizonaCollegeofMedicineinTucson.
Hewroteareportthatappearedwiththestudy.DoctorEwythinkstheCPRguidelines
shouldbechangedagain.Hesaidtheheartassociationshouldremoverescuebreaths
fromtheguidelines.
Hearguesthatmorewitnessestocardiacarrestswouldprovidetreatmentifrescue
breathsarenotapartofCPR.Hesaysthiswouldsavelives.Studiesshowthatmany
peopledonotwanttoperformmouth-to-mouthbreathingonastrangerforfearof
gettingadisease.
CardiacarrestkillsmorethanthreehundredthousandpeopleintheUnitedStates
everyyear.TheAmericanHeartAssociationsaysaboutninety-fivepercentofvictims
diebeforetheygettoamedicalcenter.
Andthat'stheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport,writtenbyCatyWeaver.I’mBob Doughty.
2.信息与事实
心肺复苏术，简称CPR，能够拯救心脏骤停的人的生命，在心脏停搏和心脏停止泵血的情况下，人停止了呼吸，如果没有拯救生命的措施，大脑将在4-6分钟内开始死亡。
CPR包括将呼吸送到临终者的嘴里，并重复按压胸部。
CPR能持续把血液和氧气流向心脏和大脑。
3.感受与评价
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