This document outlines 15 issues that can fracture the chain of survival in resuscitation efforts. These issues include problems with detecting agonal breathing and pulses, low rates of bystander CPR, incorrect dispatch instructions, chest compressions being too slow, fast, or shallow, interruptions during compressions, overinflating lungs or hyperventilating, delays and interruptions, and ineffective resuscitation techniques.

1. 15 ISSUES IN RESUSCITATION
THAT FRACTURE
THE CHAIN OF
SURVIVAL

2. AGONAL BREATHING

3. PULSE DETECTION

4. BYSTANDER CPR RATES

5. INCORRECT DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS

6. CHEST COMPRESSIONS TOO SLOW

7. CHEST COMPRESSIONS TOO FAST

8. CHEST COMPRESSIONS TOO SHALLOW

9. INTERRUPTIONS

10. OVER INFLATION & HYPERVENTILATION

11. DELAYS AND INTERRUPTIONS

12. INEFFECTIVE

14. ISSUES
RESUSCITATE