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Don’t Eliminate CPR Breaths: Life Start

The COVID-19 pandemic has left some people feeling hesitant to perform CPR, particularly on strangers. Some organizations like the Heart and Stroke Foundation have revised their guidelines and recommend hands-only CPR with no rescue breaths during the pandemic.

Heart charity discourages mouth-to-mouth during CPR

Saint John - The New Brunswick Heart and Stroke Foundation has discouraged mouth-to-mouth breathing during CPR due to potential COVID-19 transmission. But one first aid group says it's still safe to do so within your household bubble.