Tourism in Greece traces its roots to the ancient times. Cultural exchange took place between the Greek colonies of Magna Graeca and the young Roman Republic before Rome's rise to dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
âGasping is an indication that the brain is still alive and it tells you that if you start and continue uninterrupted chest compressions, the person has a high chance of surviving. The challenge is to educate bystanders that if they are helping someone in cardiac arrest, not to mistake gasping for breathing.
1 When someone is choking with a completely blocked airway, no oxygen can enter the lungs. 2  The brain is extremely sensitive to this lack of oxygen and begins to die within four to six minutes. 3  It is during this time that first aid must take place.