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From 2013, but still highly relevant and something all adults should be aware of.

by lsllc 5y ago

abfan1127 5y ago
this type of training should accompany CPR training, something all adults should know also.
- SavantIdiot 5y ago
  The last time I took CPR certification the instructor said it shouldn't be taught anymore because it is essentially useless in day-to-day life. The speed at which the brain dies without immediate hospital attention is just too rapid for CPR to be effective outside of a hospital. EDIT: I'm not lying, I was literally told this by the person performing the certifications. She said only 1 in 20 people survive without severe brain damage. Which is better than death to some people I guess.
  - lsllc 5y ago
    According to the American Heart Association [0], CPR can double or triple the chances of survival: "Each year nationwide, more than 350,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital; only about 10 percent survive. When the heart stops beating, a lack of oxygenated blood can cause death within minutes. If CPR is performed immediately, it can keep blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs, doubling or tripling a person’s chance of survival." [0] https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/08/22/cpr-training-at-school-now-required-in-38-states https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/08/22/cpr-training-at-sch...
    - pdovy 5y ago
      Not to mention that AED's are more prevalent in public spaces these days. If you can provide CPR _and_ use the AED the chances of survival increase dramatically.
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    - choeger 5y ago
      Counter example: Danish captain at the Euro 2020 opening game.
      - lsllc 5y ago
        I think this proves the point -- Simon Kjaer was hailed a hero for 'life-saving' response to Christian Eriksen's collapse [0] and Eriksen was discharged from the hospital 6 days later (he had a defibrillator implanted). Had no-one done CPR he may well have died. [0] https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-denmark-captain-simon-kjaer-hailed-a-hero-for-life-saving-response-to-christian-eriksen-collapse-12331399 https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-denmark-captain-simon-k...
  - willyt 5y ago
    That sounds like nonsense and it's certainly not what I've been taught when I've taken advanced first aid courses. It's true that the statistics are not on your side in that the CPR has only a 1 in 5 chance of being successful and that is if you start immediately after the persons heart stops, but that's no reason not to try it. Recently, an acquaintance of mine was saved by two of his employees who performed CPR on him for 30 mins until the ambulance arrived. He was very lucky to have collapsed in front of them and that they had both been in the army and had good first aid medical. He was hospitalised for 3 weeks and he has memory problems now, but he's out of bed and there for his kids.
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From 2013, but still highly relevant and something all adults should be aware of.

by lsllc 5y ago

From 2013, but still highly relevant and something all adults should be aware of.

abfan1127 5y ago

this type of training should accompany CPR training, something all adults should know also.

SavantIdiot 5y ago
The last time I took CPR certification the instructor said it shouldn't be taught anymore because it is essentially useless in day-to-day life. The speed at which the brain dies without immediate hospital attention is just too rapid for CPR to be effective outside of a hospital. EDIT: I'm not lying, I was literally told this by the person performing the certifications. She said only 1 in 20 people survive without severe brain damage. Which is better than death to some people I guess.
- lsllc 5y ago
  According to the American Heart Association [0], CPR can double or triple the chances of survival: "Each year nationwide, more than 350,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital; only about 10 percent survive. When the heart stops beating, a lack of oxygenated blood can cause death within minutes. If CPR is performed immediately, it can keep blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs, doubling or tripling a person’s chance of survival." [0] https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/08/22/cpr-training-at-school-now-required-in-38-states https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/08/22/cpr-training-at-sch...
  - pdovy 5y ago
    Not to mention that AED's are more prevalent in public spaces these days. If you can provide CPR _and_ use the AED the chances of survival increase dramatically.
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  - choeger 5y ago
    Counter example: Danish captain at the Euro 2020 opening game.
    - lsllc 5y ago
      I think this proves the point -- Simon Kjaer was hailed a hero for 'life-saving' response to Christian Eriksen's collapse [0] and Eriksen was discharged from the hospital 6 days later (he had a defibrillator implanted). Had no-one done CPR he may well have died. [0] https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-denmark-captain-simon-kjaer-hailed-a-hero-for-life-saving-response-to-christian-eriksen-collapse-12331399 https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-denmark-captain-simon-k...
- willyt 5y ago
  That sounds like nonsense and it's certainly not what I've been taught when I've taken advanced first aid courses. It's true that the statistics are not on your side in that the CPR has only a 1 in 5 chance of being successful and that is if you start immediately after the persons heart stops, but that's no reason not to try it. Recently, an acquaintance of mine was saved by two of his employees who performed CPR on him for 30 mins until the ambulance arrived. He was very lucky to have collapsed in front of them and that they had both been in the army and had good first aid medical. He was hospitalised for 3 weeks and he has memory problems now, but he's out of bed and there for his kids.
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