CPR First Response: Prioritizing Chest Compressions for Adult Cardiac Arrest

To start chest compressions as quickly as possible

- Chest compressions are more likely to be effective and save a life if they are started within the first few minutes of cardiac arrest.

- Defibrillation is the only definitively life-saving intervention once a patient is in cardiac arrest, but a defibrillator may not always be available.

- CPR can help to circulate blood and oxygen, and it can also help to keep the heart rhythm regular until defibrillation can be performed.