Someone Can Be Breathing and Still Need CPR
by Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Beth Skwarecki from Lifehacker on (#4QQV3)
I've taken a few CPR classes, and I admit I walked away with the mistaken impression that a person who needs CPR will be unresponsive and not breathing at all. But a common symptom of cardiac arrest is agonal breathing, which can look like the person is gasping or snoring.