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> So yeah, CPR is great but if you don't also have an AED, it's just theater. There’s at least one scenario where this is less true: drowning. An otherwise hea
by snowwrestler 3y ago
> So yeah, CPR is great but if you don't also have an AED, it's just theater.
There’s at least one scenario where this is less true: drowning. An otherwise healthy person, pulled promptly from the water but not breathing, has a chance of being revived with CPR.
There are a lot of drowning situations where an AED or EMT are far away, and CPR should definitely be attempted.
- dreamcompiler 3y agoTrue. And drowning is one of the few CPR scenarios where early ventilation may be more important than early chest compressions. Follow medical direction and local guidelines to be sure.