How many of you lot know how to resusitate someone?

Know CPR, recovery position and treatment of cuts, abrasions, lacerations arterial bleeds, missing limbs and gunshots and was trained in use of a defrib although the latter authorisation has ran out now.

Top tip. Tampons make excellent initial dressings on a gunshot wound.
 
Muban said:
Yes, but I've never had to do it. I first went on a course when I was at school (it was part of the mandatory curriculum, if you didn't sucessfully complete the course you had to do it again).
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Yea same here, that was a few years ago now though and not sure how confident I would feel about trying it.
 
Von Smallhausen said:
Know CPR, recovery position and treatment of cuts, abrasions, lacerations arterial bleeds, missing limbs and gunshots and was trained in use of a defrib although the latter authorisation has ran out now.

Top tip. Tampons make excellent initial dressings on a gunshot wound.
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You just poke them in the hole?
 
Doesnt CPR have a miserably low success rate though, i remember in school some saint johns folk came in to cover some basic first aid and that mentioned that CPR only resuscitates in less then 3% of cases.

was a while ago so my memory may be playing tricks.
 
Yea, I do for my job, done it several times, also tried a precordial strike and defib
You have to realise though it's generally not about bringing someone back to life, it's to keep oxygenated blood pumping through vital organs until medical treatment can restore a normal heart rhythm.
It keeps changing though, it used to be 5:1 (chest compressions to breathes) with 2 people then 10:2 then 15:2 but only ever do it on your own, now 30:2.
The latest research for a heart attack suggests no breathes at all.
 
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matthewhotdude said:
Next step is to remove the Bra, well thats what we was taught
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Then mouth to chest resuscitation, or was that mouth to mouth, can never remember! :confused:

I've been lucky enought to have been on three different types of first aid course which means I have been taught everything from gunshot wounds (albeit 10 years ago now...) to oxygen admin (doesn't expire which is slightly worrying), wilderness first aid and the use of tourniquets.

TBH though it is quite hard to remember most of the stuff after a few months but as long as you know the basics it shouldn't be too bad (number of breaths to chest compressions isn't too important for example). Also was taught im my latest one that there is no set way to do a recovery position, it's all about moving them into a comfortable position (open airways), if at all, with the least possible movement. Having said that my last F/A cert is about to expire so it may have changed again.

EDIT: never had to do it yet, however I'd be petrified if I did, even people that have fallen over skiing I'm always a bit off asking them if they are ok. Hopefully if I do ever find someone out completely I won't be as "timid"...
 
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