Comment CPR Is better than nothing! Indeed! (Score 3, Interesting) 59
As pointed out, the save ratio is bad, however, it can work. As a former firefighter/EMT as one of my careers, I have had about 20 real CPR encounters with only 2 saves. One was an 18 month old little girl who drowned across the street from me and she made a full recovery. The other save was a 40 year old female with miscellaneous health problems with none of them being heart issues up until that time, and she made a full recovery. All the others were failures due prolonged heart issues for years. If done quickly, it can work, but don't bet the farm.