Can you actually bring someone back to life with CPR?

You most certainly can! It is very rare though, and the best results happen when immediate CPR is initiated. I, personally, brought back an overdose patient who's heart had stopped with just one round of compressions. read more

While you may not get a victim back with CPR alone, it is the only thing that gives us a salvageable patient when we arrive with a defibrillator and medications. The medic you spoke to was correct, CPR doesn’t often revive someone, but it does give the responding crew something to work with. read more

So don’t be surprised if someone doesn’t immediately come back to life. It doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong; it’s rare for CPR to rouse someone from unconsciousness straight away. You wouldn’t get that impression from fiction, though. read more

You most certainly can! It is very rare though, and the best results happen when immediate CPR is initiated. I, personally, brought back an overdose patient who's heart had stopped with just one round of compressions. read more