This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
ðɪs ɪz ðə vi-oʊ-eɪ ˈspɛʃəlˈɪŋglɪʃ hɛlθ rɪˈpɔrt.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, can save the life of someone whose heart has stopped.
kɑrdioʊˈpʊlməˌnɛri rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃən, ɔr si-pi-ɑr, kæn seɪv ðə laɪf ʌv ˈsʌmˌwʌn huz hɑrt hæz stɑpt.
The condition is called cardiac arrest. The heart stops pumping blood.The person stops breathing.
ðə kənˈdɪʃən ɪz kɔld ˈkɑrdiˌæk əˈrɛst. ðə hɑrt stɑps ˈpʌmpɪŋ blʌd. ðəˈpɜrsən stɑps ˈbriðɪŋ.
Without lifesaving measures, the brain starts to die within four to six minutes.
wɪˈθaʊtˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ ˈmɛʒərz, ðə breɪn stɑrts tu daɪ wɪˈðɪn fɔr tu sɪks ˈmɪnəts.
CPR combines breathing into the victim's mouth and repeated presses on the chest.
si-pi-ɑr kəmˈbaɪnz ˈbriðɪŋ ˈɪntu ðəˈvɪktəmz maʊθ ænd rɪˈpitɪd ˈprɛsəz ɑn ðə ʧɛst.
CPR keeps blood and oxygen flowing to the heart and brain.
si-pi-ɑr kips blʌd ændˈɑksəʤənˈfloʊɪŋ tu ðə hɑrt ænd breɪn.
However, a new Japanese study questions the usefulness of mouth-to-mouth breathing.
haʊˈɛvər, ə nuˌʤæpəˈniz ˈstʌdi ˈkwɛsʧənz ðə ˈjusfəlnəs ʌv maʊθ-tu-maʊθ ˈbriðɪŋ.
The study was published in the British medical magazine, The Lancet.
ðə ˈstʌdi wʌz ˈpʌblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃˈmɛdəkəlˈmægəˌzin, ðə ˈlænsət.
Doctors in Tokyo led the research.
ˈdɑktərz ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ lɛd ðə riˈsɜrʧ.
It examined more than four thousand people who had suffered cardiac arrest.
ɪt ɪgˈzæmənd mɔr ðæn fɔr ˈθaʊzənd ˈpipəl hu hæd ˈsʌfərd ˈkɑrdiˌæk əˈrɛst.
In all the cases, witnesses saw the event happen.
ɪn ɔl ðəˈkeɪsəz, ˈwɪtnəsəz sɔ ði ɪˈvɛnt ˈhæpən.
More than one thousand of the victims received some kind of medical assistance from witnesses.
mɔr ðæn wʌn ˈθaʊzənd ʌv ðəˈvɪktəmz rəˈsivd sʌm kaɪnd ʌvˈmɛdəkəl əˈsɪstəns frʌm ˈwɪtnəsəz.
Seven hundred and twelve received CPR. Four hundred and thirty-nine received chest presses only.
ˈsɛvənˈhʌndrəd ænd twɛlv rəˈsivd si-pi-ɑr. fɔrˈhʌndrəd ænd ˈθɜrdi-naɪn rəˈsivd ʧɛst ˈprɛsəz ˈoʊnli.
No mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths were given to them.
noʊ maʊθ-tu-maʊθ ˈrɛskju brɛθs wɜr ˈgɪvən tu ðɛm.
The researchers say any kind of CPR improved chances of the patient's survival.
ðə ˈrisərʧərz seɪ ˈɛni kaɪnd ʌv si-pi-ɑr ɪmˈpruvdˈʧænsəz ʌv ðə ˈpeɪʃənts sərˈvaɪvəl.
But, they said those people treated with only chest presses suffered less brain damage.
bʌt, ðeɪ sɛd ðoʊz ˈpipəl ˈtritəd wɪð ˈoʊnli ʧɛst ˈprɛsəz ˈsʌfərd lɛs breɪnˈdæməʤ.
Twenty-two percent survived with good brain ability.
ˈtwɛnti-tu pərˈsɛnt sərˈvaɪvd wɪð gʊd breɪn ə ˈbɪləti.
Only ten percent of the victims treated with traditional CPR survived with good brain ability.
ˈoʊnli tɛn pərˈsɛnt ʌv ðəˈvɪktəmzˈtritəd wɪð trəˈdɪʃənəl si-pi-ɑr sərˈvaɪvd wɪð gʊd breɪn əˈbɪləti.
The American Heart Association changed its guidelines for CPR chest presses in two thousand five.
ði əˈmɛrəkən hɑrt əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən ʧeɪnʤd ɪts ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fɔr si-pi-ɑr ʧɛstˈprɛsəz ɪn tu ˈθaʊzənd faɪv.
It said people should increase the number of chest presses from fifteen to thirty for every two breaths given.
ɪt sɛd ˈpipəl ʃʊdˈɪnˌkris ðə ˈnʌmbər ʌv ʧɛstˈprɛsəz frʌm fɪfˈtin tuˈθɜrdi fɔr ˈɛvəri tu brɛθsˈgɪvən.
Gordon Ewy is a heart doctor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson.
ˈgɔrdən ˈeɪvi ɪz ə hɑrtˈdɑktər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvɜrsəti ʌv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈkɑlɪʤ
ʌv ˈmɛdəsən ɪn ˈtuˌsɑn.
He wrote a report that appeared with the study.
hi roʊt ə rɪˈpɔrt ðæt əˈpɪrd wɪð ðə ˈstʌdi.
Doctor Ewy thinks the CPR guidelines should be changed again.
ˈdɑktərˈeɪvi ˈθɪŋks ðə si-pi-ɑr ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ʃʊd bi ʧeɪnʤd əˈgɛn.
He said the heart association should remove rescue breaths from the guidelines.
hi sɛd ðə hɑrt əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən ʃʊd riˈmuv ˈrɛskju brɛθs frʌm ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz.
He argues that more witnesses to cardiac arrests would provide treatment if rescue breaths are not a part of CPR.
hi ˈɑrgjuz ðæt mɔrˈwɪtnəsəz tu ˈkɑrdiˌæk əˈrɛsts wʊd prəˈvaɪd ˈtritmənt ɪf ˈrɛskju brɛθs ɑr nɑt ə pɑrt ʌv si-pi-ɑr.
He says this would save lives.
Studies show that many people do not want to perform mouth-to-mouth breathing on a stranger for fear of getting a disease.
ˈstʌdiz ʃoʊ ðæt ˈmɛni ˈpipəl du nɑt wɑnt tu pərˈfɔrm maʊθ-tu-maʊθˈbriðɪŋ ɑn ə ˈstreɪnʤər fɔr fɪr ʌvˈgɛtɪŋ ə dɪˈziz.
Cardiac arrest kills more than three hundred thousand people in theUnited Statesevery year.
ˈkɑrdiˌæk əˈrɛst kɪlz mɔr ðæn θri ˈhʌndrəd ˈθaʊzənd ˈpipəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtəd steɪts ˈɛvəri jɪr.
The American Heart Association says about ninety-five percent of victims die before they get to a medical center.
ði əˈmɛrəkən hɑrt əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən sɛz əˈbaʊt ˈnaɪnti-faɪv pərˈsɛnt ʌv ˈvɪktəmz daɪ bɪˈfɔr ðeɪ gɛt tu əˈmɛdəkəlˈsɛntər.
And that's the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver. I’m Bob Doughty.
ænd ðæts ðə vi-oʊ-eɪ ˈspɛʃəlˈɪŋglɪʃ hɛlθ rɪˈpɔrt ˈrɪtən baɪ ‘keɪti ˈwivər aɪm bɑb ˈdoʊti.
