Editing Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (section)

== Medical uses ==
CPR is indicated for any person unresponsive with no breathing or breathing only in occasional [[agonal respiration|agonal]] gasps, as it is most likely that they are in [[cardiac arrest]].<ref name=CircEx10/>{{rp|S643}} If a person still has a [[pulse]] but is not breathing ([[respiratory arrest]]), [[artificial ventilation]]s may be more appropriate, but due to the difficulty people have in accurately assessing the presence or absence of a pulse, CPR guidelines recommend that lay persons should not be instructed to check the pulse while giving healthcare professionals the option to check a pulse.<ref>{{cite web |author=European Resuscitation Council |title=Part 2: Adult basic life support |year=2005 |work=Guidelines for resuscitation |url=https://www.erc.edu/index.php/guidelines_download_2005/en/ |quote=The following is a summary of the evidence-based recommendations for the performance of basic life support: Rescuers begin CPR if the victim is unconscious, not moving, and not breathing (ignoring occasional gasps).[...] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530094242/https://www.erc.edu/index.php/guidelines_download_2005/en/ |archive-date=2010-05-30 |access-date=2012-03-28 }}</ref> In those with cardiac arrest due to [[Trauma (medicine)|trauma]], CPR is considered futile but still recommended.<ref name=AHAPart12>{{cite journal | vauthors = Vanden Hoek TL, Morrison LJ, Shuster M, Donnino M, Sinz E, Lavonas EJ, Jeejeebhoy FM, Gabrielli A | title = Part 12: cardiac arrest in special situations: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care | journal = Circulation | volume = 122 | issue = 18 Suppl 3 | pages = S829–S861 | date = November 2010 | pmid = 20956228 | doi = 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.971069 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Correcting the underlying cause such as a [[tension pneumothorax]] or [[pericardial tamponade]] may help.<ref name=AHAPart12/>