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How do you know whether it has a pulse? It's an elephant, so they have arteries in analogous places to humans? I'm that note I also wondered whether I'd be con
by lordnacho 6y ago
How do you know whether it has a pulse? It's an elephant, so they have arteries in analogous places to humans?
I'm that note I also wondered whether I'd be confident enough to detect a missing pulse in someone. I was showing my kids the other day and it wasn't so easy to find theirs. Not sure what my error rate would be on real cases.
- StavrosK 6y agoPlus the elephant is opening and closing its mouth, would it do that if it were in cardiac arrest?
- kzrdude 6y agoHe's a rescue worker so I assume the on-site man had a good feel for the situation.
- arnoooooo 6y agoIn the first aid training I took, I was not taught to look for a pulse, just for breathing. If there is no breathing, you perform CPR.
- OJFord 6y agoDig your fingers deep into your neck from the front, to the side of your throat, not just limply touching the surface. That aside, as others saying you do CPR when they're not breathing, not when there's no pulse. (Otherwise would you check for a pulse every few compressions and stop them but continue breaths?)
- Etheryte 6y agoIn a real crisis situation your error rate is 100%. This is the same for trained professionals as well as complete laymen, when you're in a life or death situation your own pulse shoots up sufficiently so that you won't be able to tell whether it's your own pulse or theirs. Pulse is irrelevant, if they're not breathing or unresponsive, you start CPR.