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on 11/13/2008 Great article!
on 10/10/2008 I've taken CPR training every year for the past 20 years. If you don't break ribs, you are not doing CPR correctly. CPR is a bit of a joke--only 1/2 of 1% of people who's heart stops are brought back to a MEANINGFUL life. Most are not brought back from death; some never recover even marginally from the event. With that said, would you want to take a chance?
on 10/4/2008 Great Advice that saves lives.
on 8/12/2008 you need the hand on training at a training site like the Red Cross or American Heart Association. Wrong hand position can cause broken ribs or puntured organs. Do it right and get the training
on 12/14/2007 It is very important for everone to have basic life support skills. You can always go to websites like http://www.aceinstructors.com and get your cpr/aed or first aid card for only $19.95. They have updated instructions.
on 6/18/2007 Unfortunately, the NEW plan is 30:2 @100-110 BPM EVERYWHERE, not only New York. Now there will be a heapa folk in disagreement with me but I think the change to 30:2 vs 15:2, (Adult one-person), is nuts. The success of CPR is "ifie" in the best of situations. The theory of it's performance is to supply get up and go to the brain/heart. Its change STILL issues 2 breathes AND delays further O2 by at least the time needed to "inflict" 15 additional compressions. I am in fairly good shape and it tires me. Can you imagine the impact on a small or weaker person?
on 6/11/2007 you must know in your assessment if it is cadiac or respiratory arrest before activating EMS.
on 4/15/2007 A Cool Fact or 3: In NY state the emergency protocols (by the american heart association) tell professional rescuers to pereform 30 compressions to 2 breaths at a rate of about 100-110 beats per minute. I remember how fast to do thesse compressions by the tempo of the song "another one bites the dust" by Quueen. Ty
on 4/15/2007 A Cool Fact or 3: In NY state the emergency protocols (by the american heart association) tell professional rescuers to pereform 30 compressions to 2 breaths at a rate of about 100-110 beats per minute. I remember how fast to do thesse compressions by the tempo of the song "another one bites the dust" by Quueen. Just to be clear... the above information is accurate for CPR performed by the layperson. Ty
on 4/15/2007 Correction: the last sentence may be wrong. I will check with aa CPR instructer I know. Because I am an EMS explorer, that is how I would do CPR.
on 3/13/2007 HOW ABOUT A CPR VIDEO FOR ALL
on 3/13/2007 COULD DO WITH A VIDEO, BUT OTHERWISE OK
on 2/12/2007 The new AHA guidelines now recommend 100cpms and a ratio of 30:2 for 1 person CPR.
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