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I seem to recall that last bit being a reason in china, some guy took legal action against someone who gave him cpr and broke his ribs and won.

by Vexs 11y ago

ZeroGravitas 11y ago
edited, because I'd misremembered this and having bad medical knowledge floating around is to be avoided. I originally said: According to Breaking Bad they don't do that compression bit in CPR anymore. But in actuality, it's the mouth to mouth bit that Breaking Bad mentioned as not being current advice. But the link provided in a reply below, suggests that it is still recommended in certain circumstances, infants and young children for example. Another in-depth treatment is here on Quora: http://www.quora.com/Is-CPR-no-longer-taught-as-requiring-mouth-to-mouth-resuscitation-as-was-suggested-in-Breaking-Bad http://www.quora.com/Is-CPR-no-longer-taught-as-requiring-mo...
- stevewilhelm 11y ago
  That is wrong. Hands-Only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people who see a teen or adult suddenly collapse in an “out-of-hospital” setting (such as at home, at work or in a park). It consists of two easy steps: Call 9-1-1 (or send someone to do that). Push hard and fast in the center of the chest. [1] [1] http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/HandsOnlyCPR/LearnMore/Learn-More_UCM_440810_FAQ.jsp http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/HandsOnlyCPR/LearnMo...
strickjb9 11y ago
Broke his ribs? My wife, a critical care cardiac nurse, tells me that if you're doing it right then it is very likely that you will break ribs when giving CPR.
tomjen3 11y ago
I have had CPR training on one of those dolls. Probably half of the class broke rips and I broke probably all the ribs in both sides.
analyst74 11y ago
It's very sad, the amount of apathy in China nowadays is unbelievable. I don't know the exact time when the tide start to shift, but I remember people were much less litigious in the early/mid 90s. It took less than 20 years for a society to make such dramatic shift.

I seem to recall that last bit being a reason in china, some guy took legal action against someone who gave him cpr and broke his ribs and won.

by Vexs 11y ago

I seem to recall that last bit being a reason in china, some guy took legal action against someone who gave him cpr and broke his ribs and won.

ZeroGravitas 11y ago

edited, because I'd misremembered this and having bad medical knowledge floating around is to be avoided. I originally said: According to Breaking Bad they don't do that compression bit in CPR anymore. But in actuality, it's the mouth to mouth bit that Breaking Bad mentioned as not being current advice. But the link provided in a reply below, suggests that it is still recommended in certain circumstances, infants and young children for example. Another in-depth treatment is here on Quora: http://www.quora.com/Is-CPR-no-longer-taught-as-requiring-mouth-to-mouth-resuscitation-as-was-suggested-in-Breaking-Bad http://www.quora.com/Is-CPR-no-longer-taught-as-requiring-mo...

stevewilhelm 11y ago
That is wrong. Hands-Only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people who see a teen or adult suddenly collapse in an “out-of-hospital” setting (such as at home, at work or in a park). It consists of two easy steps: Call 9-1-1 (or send someone to do that). Push hard and fast in the center of the chest. [1] [1] http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/HandsOnlyCPR/LearnMore/Learn-More_UCM_440810_FAQ.jsp http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/HandsOnlyCPR/LearnMo...

strickjb9 11y ago

Broke his ribs? My wife, a critical care cardiac nurse, tells me that if you're doing it right then it is very likely that you will break ribs when giving CPR.

tomjen3 11y ago

I have had CPR training on one of those dolls. Probably half of the class broke rips and I broke probably all the ribs in both sides.

analyst74 11y ago

It's very sad, the amount of apathy in China nowadays is unbelievable. I don't know the exact time when the tide start to shift, but I remember people were much less litigious in the early/mid 90s. It took less than 20 years for a society to make such dramatic shift.