Cardiac Arrest

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Originally Posted by Shar

That's quite interesting, haven't had to give anyone cpr myself though

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It's not very nice so I hope you never have to preform it

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Originally Posted by Catzsy

Hey Josh great to see you. I have done first aid courses but never had to do it irl. I think more people may have a go with the new policy.

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Hello you! Another reason why people don't give it ago is the risk of being sued if it goes wrong, so I'm told. Although my understanding was that if you're trying to save a persons life and cause accidental damage doing so then you cannot be sued as it's classed as a rescue attempt. You probably know a bit more about that kind of thing than I do though haha :)

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Originally Posted by Jssy

Only had to do it on dummies when I did st johns ambulance

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Originally Posted by Mathew

Yep, I did it on a dummy too when I did the Young First Aider course! :P

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Glad you've both been trained!

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Originally Posted by Stephen!

hi can someone let me try it out on them

thanks

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Try it on a dummy, doing it on a real person is horrific, especially if you're just a bystander

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Originally Posted by triston220

For what reason are they no longer advising Mouth-To-Mouth?

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There are a few reasons that I'm aware of, one being that the majority of people who come across someone in cardiac arrest don't want to give mouth to mouth for hygiene reasons, I know I only would in exceptional circumstances. Another reason is it's really difficult to manage someones airway at the same time as breathing for them, it takes paramedics a long time to master this skill so it isn't really fair to have that expectation thrown onto the public when they haven't had any proper training in it.

I think a lot of people are afraid to get involved when someone goes into cardiac arrest, they just phone an ambulance and hope for the best. I wish more people would help rather than sit back and wait on someone else to do it (a bit like myself).

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Originally Posted by Richie

I think a lot of people are afraid to get involved when someone goes into cardiac arrest, they just phone an ambulance and hope for the best. I wish more people would help rather than sit back and wait on someone else to do it (a bit like myself).

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I'm glad I've never been in a situation where I'd have to do it before but I'm still not sure how to perform CPR properly and I'd be too afraid to try and perform it on someone.

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Originally Posted by Shar

I'm glad I've never been in a situation where I'd have to do it before but I'm still not sure how to perform CPR properly and I'd be too afraid to try and perform it on someone.

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You just have to remember that the person is basically dead, you can't really go wrong.

Haven'tdone it on anyone other then a dummie :P

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Originally Posted by Futz

Ribs will be broken!

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Better to break their ribs than die I suppose :P

Some ambulance workers came to our school in activity week (I believe it was St. John's, although I can't be sure) and we all learnt how to perform CPR. Thankfully, I've never had to do it to anyone.

Fantastic advert, I've never had to perform it though.

I thought some of you maybe interesting is watching what real life CPR looks like, it's not as dramatic as you think, or that might just be because I've been to quite a few. The video also demonstrates how easy it is to compress someone's chest, it's not about being perfect at it, it's about giving the person a chance.

This man in the video survived thanks to the efforts made by the bystanders and ambulance crew, a little thing such as performing CPR for a few minutes can literally mean the difference between life and death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxpYu...eature=related