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So if you're performing CPR, could it increase the chance of survival if someone else performed mouth-to-anus on the person? Maybe in the future first aid kits
by ravenstine 5y ago
So if you're performing CPR, could it increase the chance of survival if someone else performed mouth-to-anus on the person? Maybe in the future first aid kits won't just come with CPR masks but also anal dilators and a brush.
- barbazoo 5y agoOnly if the airway is blocked to a degree that ventilation through the anus would be more effective
- armatav 5y agoNow this is a quality comment on the speculation of new and advanced technology for saving peoples lives.
- harveywi 5y agoIt could be more hygienic than with mouth contact, for example if a bicycle tire pump were used.
- jandrese 5y agoSuch a kit would probably come with a oxygenated liquid enema if the article is to be believed. Even if this is effective it would probably have some pushback from CPR instructors. I'm thinking it would probably be more of a first responder tool. Something in the ambulance.
- swiley 5y agoThere are so many futurama jokes that this article would make possible.
- giardini 5y agoPerhaps some nose clips or a HAZMAT suit?