Re: CPR

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Re: CPR

Posted By: Brian Nystrom
Date: Wednesday, 29 May 2002, at 1:03 p.m.

In Response To: CPR (Tim Mattson)

In the CPR course that Linda and I recently took, we were taught that if the victim had an obstructed airway that couldn't be cleared via a head tilt, jaw thrust or removal of an obstructing object, you administer CPR and hope that the force on the chest clears the airway. At that point, the person is a goner, so if your efforts help at all, it's a plus. Whether their heart is beating is irrelevent,since as they put it "100% of people who cannot breathe, die".
We were also told that the chances of reviving someone who's had a heart attack or stroke were infinitesimally small; it ain't like on TV. However, CPR works well for people who have been hit by lightning, have inhaled poisons or have drowned. Considering that the first and last instances are possibilities on the water (the latter much more likely than the former), I would say that. yes, it's worth learning CPR. If you're in a situation where you cannot use it due to not enough people or arriving too late, that's a shame, but unavoidable. On the other hand, if you had the opportunity and manpower to save a life and no one in the group knew how, that would be a real tragedy!

Messages In This Thread

CPR
Tim Mattson -- Wednesday, 29 May 2002, at 3:07 a.m.

Re: CPR
Brianne Corbett -- Wednesday, 29 May 2002, at 7:13 a.m.

Re: CPR
Linda -- Wednesday, 29 May 2002, at 10:10 a.m.

Re: CPR
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 29 May 2002, at 1:03 p.m.

Re: CPR
Ben Staley -- Wednesday, 29 May 2002, at 1:22 p.m.

Re: CPR
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 29 May 2002, at 3:30 p.m.