[Ryobi]

With all due respect.

I agree a hospital is an extreme example of success in using CPR. Even a Pro rescuer doesn't have the option of opening the chest.

I don't agree that you can't harm a person doing CPR. Yes, better than dead but, you can still cause harm.

As a Pro rescuer and CPR instructor, I found it interesting when the change was made for a choking person falls unconscious. Now, we teach chest compressions to clear the airway. Most likely, no cardiac arrest there. Do it wrong and puncture a lung because of choking, now you have bigger problems.

I have some concerns with starting with chest compressions.
1.) why am I doing them? If the person has a pulse, and is breathing, compressions aren't needed. If I start with compressions, I don't know the other two.
2.) if there is no initial assessment during the A. and B. portion, what if the person has a pacemaker or other devise. Yeah, you can hurt someone.
3.) heart attack is a typical cause for cardiac arrest. not the only cause.

I agree, doing something is better than doing nothing. I agree people should get training in the skills. And I agree, because I know first hand, CPR doesn't always work.