"hesitation about doing direct mouth-to-mouth until one arrived. Is this barrier a response to real risks, or is it an aesthetic matter to increase people's willingness to do CPR? If the risks are real, do you have any figures on just how risky it is? Likewise on the compressions-only -- is that based on outcomes or aesthetics?" It's medical fact David. We have a lot of transmittable diseases these days that did not exist years ago when some of these tactics for CPR help began. The chest-compressions-only is also based on medical fact. No hospitals teach CPR using mouth-to-mouth anymore. I carry one of those little plastic barrier devices in my van. Bob ... with his current CPR card "This card certifies that the above individual has successfully completed the national cognitive and skills evaluation (with a rubber dummy) in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association for the BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED Program." |
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