CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. CPR is an emergency procedure for preserving brain function until something else can be done to restore blood circulation and breathing into a person. How it is done is based on whether a person is an adult or a child. CPR alone is not to restart the heart its purpose is to restore partial flow of blood into the brain and heart. It is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies including cardiac arrests, drowning, unconsciousness, and choking or
patients (p. 2). Body Hypothermia protocol is not universally used at all hospitals, but the facilities that do use it have similar methods. Based on two studies done in 2002 the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Task Force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) suggested that “unconscious adult patients with spontaneous circulation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be cooled to 32°C to 34°C for 12 to 24 hours when the initial rhythm was ventricular fibrillation (VF)”