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Are you CPR certified?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:17 am
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:17 am
If not, why? I think every adult, especially if you have kids, should be certified in CPR.
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Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:22 am to TechDawg2007
I am... but I'm very selective in who I will actually perform it on.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:23 am to TechDawg2007
Yes.
And as Terd said, I will only perform on hot girls.
Call it preference, call it Neo-Darwinism....
And as Terd said, I will only perform on hot girls.
Call it preference, call it Neo-Darwinism....
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:23 am to TechDawg2007
I am, sorry I just saw this, is everything ok?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:24 am to TechDawg2007
I can do it if needed....maybe wrong but it would be better than nothing
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:24 am to TechDawg2007
I am....out of all the people I've done compressions on...someone who OD'd on coke is the only person I've gotten back.....that survived.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:26 am to Topwater Trout
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but it would be better than nothing
And that's what the training has turned to in the sense of doing CPR.
Even if you don't know how to do it properly or the right combination of breaths and compressions, at least something is better than nothing.
Some places tell you now that breaths aren't that important and compressions with good form are what do it. Like 30 compressions then 2 breaths.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:26 am to TechDawg2007
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This post was edited on 5/17/16 at 8:27 am
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:26 am to TechDawg2007
I am. You need a rib broke, baw?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:27 am to geauxtigers6492
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I am....out of all the people I've done compressions on
Of course I'm CPR certified(BLS). I'm also PALS and NRP certified for work(every 2 years).
Fun fact....15 years as a nurse....and I've never actually performed compressions on an actual person. The very rare times a code situation happens on the peds acute floor...it's more about bagging the kid while we rush them next door to the PICU than actually having to perform compressions.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:29 am to TechDawg2007
I hear that Wendy Peffercorn is CPR certified.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:30 am to TechDawg2007
Yes. Son was born 10 weeks early so the hospital made us get certified before we could take him home.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:30 am to Pectus
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at least something is better than nothing.
For adults...best bet is being able to do CPR until an AED is available.
Luckily....more AEDs are more readily available in public places.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:31 am to terd ferguson
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I am... but I'm very selective in who I will actually perform it on.
This post was edited on 5/17/16 at 8:34 am
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:31 am to TechDawg2007
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Are you CPR certified?
No. I'd prefer not to open myself to litigation if I tried to help, but made the situation worse somehow in the deceased families viewpoint.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:32 am to TechDawg2007
Yes.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:33 am to terd ferguson
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I am... but I'm very selective in who I will actually perform it on.
No fat chicks
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:33 am to ThatMakesSense
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I'd prefer not to open myself to litigation if I tried to help
Good Samaritan law would cover you.
And what if it was a family member that you saw collapse right in front of you? Would you rather feel helpless as you dial 911 and wait....or would you want to feel like you could actually do something to save them?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:34 am to TechDawg2007
FYI. CPR has an amazingly low survival rate. Around 7%. But the AHA has done a wonderful marketing job with the program. Fun fact, the AHA leads people to believe they are some quasi-government health agency when they are in fact a private fund raising juggernaut like Susan G Komen. $2 profit for every person that gets a CPR card.
If someone has a cardiac incident, skip the CPR and run to get an AED. Early defibrillation DOES save lives. CPR is intended to extend their viability temporarily until defibrillation and not to "bring them back" like on TV.
I don't like the AHA because they mislead the public for the purpose of making money.
If someone has a cardiac incident, skip the CPR and run to get an AED. Early defibrillation DOES save lives. CPR is intended to extend their viability temporarily until defibrillation and not to "bring them back" like on TV.
I don't like the AHA because they mislead the public for the purpose of making money.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 8:35 am to ThatMakesSense
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No. I'd prefer not to open myself to litigation if I tried to help, but made the situation worse somehow in the deceased families viewpoint.
There are Good Samaritan laws in place to protect you. Just don't pull a McGuyver and try to do a trach with a pocket knife and ink pen.
I think it is an invaluable skill to have for your family's sake.
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