‘Tongue swallowing prevention maneuvers’ delay CPR, could contribute to brain injury or death for collapsed athletes
by Elsevier edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite widespread public health efforts, the dangerous myth of “prevention of tongue-swallowing” continues to persist during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). New research in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology exposes the mainstream and social media’s detrimental role in perpetuating this misconception, which often leads to critical delays in proper CPR […]
