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From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39850383#39863280 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39850383#39863280 : > Basic life support (BLS) https://en.wiki
by westurner 2y ago
From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39850383#39863280 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39850383#39863280 :
> Basic life support (BLS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_life_support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_life_support :
>> DRSABCD: Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR, Defibrillation
> "Drs. ABCD"
From "Defibrillation devices save lives using 1k times less electricity" (2024) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42061556 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42061556 :
> "New defib placement increases chance of surviving heart attack by 264%" (2024) https://newatlas.com/medical/defibrillator-pads-anterior-posterior-cardiac-arrest-survival/ https://newatlas.com/medical/defibrillator-pads-anterior-pos... :
>> Placing defibrillator pads on the chest and back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the odds of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by more than two-and-a-half times, according to a new study.
From SBA.gov blog > "Review Your Workplace Safety Policies" (2019) https://www.sba.gov/blog/review-your-workplace-safety-policies https://www.sba.gov/blog/review-your-workplace-safety-polici... :
> Also, consider offering training for CPR to employees. Be sure to have an automatic external defibrillator (AED) on site and have employees trained on how to use it. The American Red Cross and various other organizations offer free or low-cost training.